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1 Eochaid BUIDE1,2 (aft583-621) [14582]. Born btw 0583 and 0584.2 Died 0621.3
A Chronological Genealogical and Historical Dissertation of the Royal Family of the Stuarts by Matthew Kennedy, reports that Domnall Brecc's (here shown as Donald Breac) grandfather was Aidan (also commonly shown as Aedan). Aidan was the father of Eochaid Buide.
The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens by Mike Ashley, 2012, states that Eochaid Buide's father was Aedan mac Gabhran (or son of Gabhran). Eochaid Buide was born about 583/84. This states that he was succeeded by his son Connad Cerr (also known as Kenneth-caer or Kenneth the Awkward). This would, of course, make him a brother to Domnall Brecc. (see below)\
From The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens by Mike Ashley, 2012.
"EOCHAID BUIDE (THE YELLOW-HAIRED) Dal Riata, 608-29.
According to Admonan's Love of Columbia, Columbia identified Eochaid as the successor to AEDAN MAC GABHRAN, even though he was one of Aedan's younger sons, recognizing that the elder sons would be killed in battle. This prophecy happened before the battle against the Maetae in around 590, at which time Eochaid was still young enough to sit on Columba's lap, which suggests he was probably born around the year 583 or 584. Although he ruled for twenty years nothing specific is stated in the surviving records about his reign, but we can infer certain actions by later events. Firstly, at his death, Eochaid is styled "king of the Picts". Although he is not incorporated in the Pictish king-lists, this does not preclude Eochaid conquering certain Pictish territory, probably to the north of Dal Riada in the western highlands, and possibly also re-establishing an overlordship in the territory of his father's conquests around Aberfoyle. It was during Eochaid's reign, in 617 that ATHELFRETH of Northumberland died, and his children sought refuge from EDWIN in the lands of the Picts and the Scots. It seems likely that OSWALD and OSWY found refuge on Iona. They grew to manhood under Eochaid's protection and they also became involved in Eochaid's campaigns in Ireland. There was continued trouble between Eochaid and the rulers of Ulster, where the Irish territory of Dal Riata was. This came to a head after the death of Eochaid, but it is almost certain that Eochaid was involved in battles and skirmishes with the rulers of Ulster over his homeland territory. There is a possibility that his son and successor, CONNAD CERR, was appointed a sub-king over the Irish territory, perhaps around the year 627. The problems were not resolved in Eochaid's day, and we can regard him as a king who managed to hold the Dal Riatan kingdom together during period of considerable conflict."
In The History of Scotland, With a Survey of the Religious History of Scotland by Thomas Wright, 1873, we also learn that Aidan was born about 517 and died in 605. Also, Eochaid Buide's eldest son Kenneth ruled for only three months and died in 621.
2 Aedan MAC GABHRAN2,4 (aft517-bef608) [14583]. Born btw 0517 and 0533.2,5,6 Died btw 0605 and 0608, Kintyre, Scotland.2,5,6 Buried Kilcheran, Scotland.6
From Glenochel: A Descriptive Poem in Two Volumes by James Kennedy, 1810. This provides a different birth date for Aidan - 525 as opposed to 517. It also reports that he died in Kintyre, Scotland and was buried in Kilcheran, Scotland.
From The American Historical Magazine, Publishing Society of New York, 1908.
"Aidan, son of Gauran, after the fall of Conol, successfully maintained his rights to the inheritance on the battlefield of Loro. In 574 he was inaugurated at Iona by Columba, and in the next quarter of a century he gained many victories over his rivals in his own family and over the Saxons and other fighting men of that period. Frequently beaten by the Saxons, he lost his sons, Arthur, Eocha-fin, and Domangart in battle, and in his defeat by the Northumbrians under Aethelfred at the battle of Dawstane in 603 the Dalriadini were then so completely overcome that for many generations thereafter they did not attempt to extend their territory far to the south. Aidan was the greatest of the Dalriadinian monarchs and was called "the king of the noble portion." He died quietly at Kintyre, at the age of eighty, in 605.
4 GABHRAN2,7 ( -558) [14586]. Died 0558.2
From The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens by Mike Ashley, 2012.
"GABHRAN Dal Riata, 538-58.
The successor of COMGALL as the fourth king of the Irish Scots. If the genealogies are correct, Gabhran's father, DOMANGART, had died in 507, so that Gabhran was probably then quite young. During his reign, Comgal had succeeded in establishing a strong Dal Riatan kingdom in the area of Argyll and Kintyre. It seems that Gabhran endeavored to expand that kingdom westward into the territory of the Picts, taking advantage of the inter-tribal battles between not only the Picts and the British, but also those two cultures and the invading Angles. Gabhran was initially successful, and he seems to have established a rapport with a northern British enclave of the Gododdin in the Mearns around modern Brechin. The name of the territory of Gowrie is apparently a corruption of Gabhran or Gaftran. Gabhran married Luan, the daughter of Brychan of the Gododdin and granddaughter of DUMNAGUAL HEN. However, Gabhran's expansion was curbed in 558 soon after the succession of BRUDE MAC MALLCHON as ruler of the Picts. After a series of battles, the Scots were routed and forced back into their core territory. Gabhran's death is recorded in the same year, but whether that was a consequence of the battles, or another reason, is not known. He was succeeded by his nephew CONALL MAC COMFGALL."
From The American Historical Magazine, Publishing Society of New York, 1908.
"Gauran [Gabhran], brother of Comgal and son of Domangart, succeeded in 535 in the direct line from Domangart to Kenneth McAlpin, who was the progenitor of the great royal house of Scotland. His reign of twenty-two years passed away "without reproach" until in 557 he was overpowered by Bridei, a king of the Picts. Power passed into the hands of his nephew Conal, son of Comgal, who was a protector of the sainted Columba, but Conal's administration of fourteen years was unlucky and closed in 571 in civil war.".
8 DOMANGART2,7,8 ( -bef511) [14588]. Died btw 0507 and 0511.2,7,8
From The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens by Mike Ashley, 2012.
"DOMANGART (1) Dal Riata, 501-7.
The son of Fergus Mor, Domangart was probably already in his late forties or fifties by the time his father died. He had married an Irish princess called Fedlim the Fair. Domingart's name was not included amongst contemporary records and seems to be only a later genealogical suggestion, so it is uncertain whether he actually ruled as king. If anything the record suggests that he entered the church. It is more likely, considering that Fergus died soon after the arrival in Scotland, that his brothers Loarn and Angus took over authority, perhaps shared with Domangart, and that the real kingship did not start until the time of Domangart's sons, COMGALL and GABHRAN. His brief reign is recorded as "turbulent" with out further comment, though this as likely refers within the Dal Riatan territory (probably amongst his cousins) than to any external conflict."
From The American Historical Magazine, Publishing Society of New York, 1908.
"Domangart, son of Fergus, followed his father and ruled the turbulent Scots and Picts for five years, dying in 511, his life having been "full of troubles"
From The English Historical Review edited by Mandell Creighton, et al, 1892.
As Domangart died, according to the corrected feria, in A.D. 508, after a reign of five years, there is a gap of one year between the death of Feargus in 502 and the accession of Domangart in 503. Flann in his list of the Alban King inserts Angus mor between Feargus and Domangart.".
9 Fedlim FOLTCHAIN2,9 ( - ) [14592].
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