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Aedan mac Gabhran King of Dál Riada
(Abt 0559-0608)
Eochaid I mac Aeden King of Dál Riada
(Abt 0580-Abt 0630)
Domnall I "the Freckled" mac Eochaid Brecc King of Dál Riata
(Abt 0600-Abt 0642)

 

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Domnall I "the Freckled" mac Eochaid Brecc King of Dál Riata

  • Born: Abt 600
  • Marriage (1): Unknown
  • Died: Abt 642 about age 42

bullet   Cause of his death was Died in Battle.

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bullet  General Notes:

Domnall I the Freckled (Scottish Gaelic : Domnall mac Eochaid Brecc; English : Donald) (d. 642 in Strathcarron ) was king of Dál Riata from about 629 until 642 . He was the son of Eochaid I and father of Domangart II.

Domnall suffered four defeats after he broke Dál Riada's alliance with the Uí Néill clan of Irish High Kings . In Ireland , Domnal was defeated by the Uí Néill at Mag Rath in 637 . He lost to the Picts in 635 and 638 and finally, and fatally, to the Strathclyde Britons at Strathcarron in 642, where he died. He was succeeded by Ferchar I. 1874

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bullet  Life Events:

1. Acceded: King of Dál Riata, 629-642. 1874


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Domnall married.



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