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Niall Frossach (or Niall mac Fergaile) (718–778) was an 8th-century Irish king of Ailech, sometimes considered to have been High King of Ireland.[1]

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  1. 24 relations: Áed Allán, Áed Muinderg, Áed Oirdnide, Branches of the Cenél Conaill, Branches of the Cenél nEógain, Clann Cholmáin, Columba, Domnall Midi, Donnchad Midi, Epithet, Fahan, Fergal mac Máele Dúin, Flaithbertach mac Loingsig, High King of Ireland, Inishowen, Iona, Kings of Ailech, List of High Kings of Ireland, Máel Dúin mac Áedo Alláin, Northern Uí Néill, Rí, Saint Patrick, Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire, Uí Néill.

  2. 778 deaths

Áed Allán

Áed Allán (or Áed mac Fergaile) (died 743) was an 8th-century Irish king of Ailech and High King of Ireland. Niall Frossach and Áed Allán are 8th-century Irish monarchs and High Kings of Ireland.

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Áed Muinderg

Áed mac Flaithbertaig (died 747), called Áed Muinderg, was a chief of the Cenél Conaill of the northern Uí Néill in Ireland. Niall Frossach and Áed Muinderg are 8th-century Irish monarchs.

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Áed Oirdnide

Áed mac Néill (died 819), commonly called Áed Oirdnide ("the anointed"), was King of Ailech. Niall Frossach and Áed Oirdnide are 8th-century Irish monarchs and High Kings of Ireland.

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Branches of the Cenél Conaill

The Cenél Conaill, or "kindred of Conall", are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, and allegedly the first Irish nobleman to convert to Christianity.

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Branches of the Cenél nEógain

The Cenél nEógain or Kinel-Owen ("Kindred of Owen") are a branch of the Northern Uí Néill, who claim descent from Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages.

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Clann Cholmáin

Clann Cholmáin is the dynasty descended from Colmán Már mac Diarmato, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill.

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Columba

Columba or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

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Domnall Midi

Domhnall Mac Murchada (born c. 700, died 20 November 763), called Domnall Midi (Donald of Meath), was High King of Ireland. Niall Frossach and Domnall Midi are 7th-century births, 8th-century Irish monarchs and High Kings of Ireland.

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Donnchad Midi

Donnchad mac Domnaill (733 – 6 February 797), called Donnchad Midi, was High King of Ireland. Niall Frossach and Donnchad Midi are 8th-century Irish monarchs and High Kings of Ireland.

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Epithet

An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.

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Fahan

Fahan is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km (3 miles) south of Buncrana.

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Fergal mac Máele Dúin

Fergal mac Máele Dúin (died 11 December 722) was High King of Ireland. Niall Frossach and Fergal mac Máele Dúin are 8th-century Irish monarchs and High Kings of Ireland.

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Flaithbertach mac Loingsig

Flaithbertach mac Loingsig (died 765) was a High King of Ireland. Niall Frossach and Flaithbertach mac Loingsig are 8th-century Irish monarchs and High Kings of Ireland.

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High King of Ireland

High King of Ireland (Ardrí na hÉireann) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. Niall Frossach and High King of Ireland are High Kings of Ireland.

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Inishowen

Inishowen is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland.

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Iona

Iona (Ì Chaluim Chille, sometimes simply Ì) is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland.

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Kings of Ailech

The Kings of Ailech were the over-kings of the medieval Irish province of Ailech in north-western Ireland.

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List of High Kings of Ireland

Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had a High King (Ard Rí) based at Tara since ancient times, and compilations like the 11th-century Lebor Gabála Érenn, followed by Early Modern works like the Annals of the Four Masters and Foras Feasa ar Éirinn, purported to trace the line of High Kings. Niall Frossach and List of High Kings of Ireland are High Kings of Ireland.

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Máel Dúin mac Áedo Alláin

Máel Dúin mac Áedo Alláin (died 788) was a King of Ailech and head of the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill. Niall Frossach and Máel Dúin mac Áedo Alláin are 8th-century Irish monarchs.

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Northern Uí Néill

The Northern Uí Néill was any of several dynasties in north-western medieval Ireland that claimed descent from a common ancestor, Niall of the Nine Hostages.

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Rí

Rí, or commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'.

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Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick (Patricius; Pádraig or; Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland.

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Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire

Tuileagna Ó Maoil Chonaire (fl. 1585) was an Irish poet.

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Uí Néill

The Uí Néill (meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405.

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See also

778 deaths

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Frossach

Also known as Niall Frosach.