Domnall macMuirchertaig O'Néill, King of Ireland^[1]

- 980

• Name	Domnall macMuirchertaig O'Néill
  Suffix	King of Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	956
  Death	980
  Burial	Armagh
  Notes	King of Ailech. «b»http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal09633 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domnall_ua_N%C3%A9ill Domnall ua Néill«/b» (died 980) («u»English «/u»: «i»Donald grandson of Niall, Donald of Armagh«/i») was «u»High King of Ireland «/u» from 956 to 980. Domnall was the son of «u»Muirchertach mac Néill «/u», and grandson of «u»Niall Glúndub «/u», a member of the «u»Cenél nEógain «/u» northern «u»Uí Néill «/u». He became co-«u»King of Ailech «/u» with his brother «u»Flaithbertach «/u» on the death of his father in 943. He became High King of Ireland on the death of his maternal cousin «u»Congalach Cnogba «/u» of the southern Uí Néill sept of the «u»Síl nÁedo Sláine «/u». Domnall is considered to have been an effective ruler who introduced military reforms later credited to «u»Brian Boru «/u». Much of his reign was spent in war against his sister Dúnflaith's husband «u»Amlaíb Cuarán «/u», the «u»King of Dublin «/u». In 980 he abdicated and entered the monastery «u»Armagh «/u» where he died shortly afterwards. Domnall is the first king to be called "High King of Ireland" (ard-rí Érenn) in his obituary. He was succeeded as High King of Ireland by «u»Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill «/u» of «u»Clann Cholmáin «/u». Domnall's children included Muiredach, whose son Lochlann may have been the ancestor of «u»Domnall Ua Lochlainn «/u», and Muirchertach, ancestor of the «u»O'Neills «/u» of «u»Tír Eógain «/u». His grandson «u»Flaithbertach Ua Néill «/u» was King of Ailech and the leading figure among the Uí Néill, certainly from the death of Máel Sechnaill in 1022, if not earlier. «b»References «tab»«u»«/b»Byrne, Francis John «/u» (1973), «i»Irish Kings and High-Kings«/i», London: Batsford, «u»ISBN «/u» «u»0-7134-5882-8 «/u» «tab»Downham, Clare (2007), «i»Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014«/i», Edinburgh: Dunedin, «u»ISBN «/u» «u»1-903765-89-0 «/u» «tab»Hudson, Benjamin (2005), «i»Viking Pirates and Christian Princes: Dynasty, Religion, and Empire in the North Atlantic«/i», New York: Oxford University Press, «u»ISBN «/u» «u»0-19-516237-4 «/u» «u»«tab»Hudson, Benjamin T.«/u» (2004), "«u»Domnall ua Néill (Domnall of Armagh) (d. 980) <http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50106>«/u»", «i»Oxford Dictionary of National Biography«/i», Oxford: Oxford University Press, «u»<http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50106>«/u», retrieved 2007-10-27 «u»«tab»Woolf, Alex «/u» (2007), «i»From Pictland to Alba, 789\endash 1070«/i», The New Edinburgh History of Scotland, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, «u»ISBN «/u» «u»0-7486-1234-5 «/u»
  Person ID	I9970	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Muirchertach macNéill Glúndub O'Néill, King of Ailech   d. 26 Feb 943
  Mother	Flann   d. 940
  Family ID	F4356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Muiredach macDomnaill O'Néill   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Aed macDomnaill O'Néill, King of Ailech   d. 1004   3. Muirchertach macDomnaill O'Néill, King of Mide   d. 977
  Family ID	F4355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).