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Niall Noígíallach | |
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High King of Ireland | |
Reign | c. 405 (27 years) |
Coronation | Tara |
Predecessor | Eochaid Mugmedon |
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Father | Eochaid Mugmedon |
Mother | Cairenn Chasdub |
Niall Noígíallach (pronounced [ˈn͈ʲiːal͈ n͈oiˈɣʲiːal͈əx]; Old Irish "having nine hostages"),[1] or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries.[2] Historical Irish annalistic and chronicle sources place his reign in the late 4th and early 5th centuries, although modern scholars date him about half a century later.