Eógan mac Néill (abt. 400 - 465)

Born about 0400 in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland.

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 0465 at about age 65 in Grianan of Aileach, County Donegal, Ireland

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Eógan mac Néill has Irish ancestors.

Biography

Eógan Mac Néill was a son of Niall Eochaid and Rignach Ingen Meadaib. He was an Irish king who lived in the mid 5th century, and whose territory included north-west Ireland and Argyll, Scotland. ^[1]

The people of Cenél nEógain (Kindred of Owen) descend from this Eógan (Owen) mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. The Cenél nEógain are a branch of the Northern Uí Néi ll, their centre was Kingdom of Ailech in Inishowen, its capital the hill fort of Grianan of Aileach (Grianán Ailigh) in County Donegal.

Converted to Christianity around 442; said to have been baptised by Saint Patrick.^{[2] [3]}

Eoghan, King of Tír Eoghain, and Prince of Inis Eoghain is buried at St. Patrick's Church in Iskaheen, Innishowen, Donegal. A plaque there states "Eoghan Prince of Iniseoghain, Son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. He died in 465 of grief for his brother. He was baptized by St. Patrick and buried in Uisce Chaoin".^{[4] [5]}

The sons of Eógan Mac Néill include - (Should be 11 sons) YDNA shows 17 possable sons

Muiredach Mac Eógain; of the Cenél nEógain

NOTE: Some of the following may be the sons of Muiredach

Binech

Fergus Mac Eoghain; founder of the Cenél Fergusa

Anghusa Mac Eoghain; founder of the Cenel Anghusa.

Echen

Oengus

Dallan

Cormac

Illann

Feideilmid

Eochaid

Ailill.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia : Eógan mac Néill
2. ↑ The Peerage M, #150245
3. ↑ Wikipedia : Eógan mac Néill
4. ↑ Eoghan's Wikipedia Page
5. ↑ 0465 - Eógan son of Niall died.Celt : Annuls of Ulster U465.2 corpus of electronic texts edition

• Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties by Bart Jaski Table-6,9,10 Early Irish Kingship Succession by Jaski Bart, Published by Four Courts Press, 2013, ISBN 10: 1846824265 ISBN 13: 9781846824265
• Albert F. Schmuhl, The royal line : chart prepared for the New York Stake Genealogical Board, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints centennial exhibition, March, 1936 (Salt Lake City: self published, 1929) https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/239856?availability=Family%20History%20Library. Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 7 June 2015). Revised 1980. Purports to go back to Adam, "Genealogical lineages shown on the chart may not always be from father to son, especially in the reigning houses of Kings; some ancient connections are based on legends, believed to be true."
• McQuaid, Timothy - Genetic Footprints Explored: Unraveling the Ancestry of Y-DNA Haplogroup R-FGC19831 in Cenél Eógain