Dúnlaing
Dúnlaing was ancestor of the sept of Uí Dúnlainge, and probably lived in the mid-fifth century. (Baldwin LaI)
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: uncertain.
Baldwin (LaI) notes that in official genealogies, Dúnlaing is called “Énnae Niad, son of Bressal Bélach, son of Fiachu Ba hAiccid, son of Cathair Már,” but it is not clear at what point the genealogy passes from historical to mythical.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: uncertain.
Baldwin (LaI) notes that Dúnlaing’s wife is given as Cuach ingen Chóelbaid, but that this appears to be a late addition to the genealogy.
Children:
Ailill (died about 549).
Illann (died 527).
References
Baldwin, Stewart. Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ancestor table. (Hosted at Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Accessed 23 May 2014).
Byrne, Francis J. Irish Kings and High-Kings. (Four Courts Press, 2001).
Jaski, Bart. “The traditional rule of succession in early Ireland” (Ph.D. thesis, Trinity College Dublin, 1994). Appendix 2, Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties. Online PDF:
https://www.academia.edu/4144299/Genealogical_tables_of_medieval_Irish_royal_dynasties
A New History of Ireland. Moody, T.W., F.X.Martin, and F.J. Byrne (eds.). Volume 9 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984).
O’Brien, Michael (ed.) Genealogies from Rawlinson B502. Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin. (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 1997/2010).