Eochaid (died 733), king of the Dál Riata

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 733.

The date is given by Anderson, by Fraser (p. 293), and by Baldwin. It is recorded in the Annals of Tigernach s.a. 733.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Eochaid or Eochu (died 697), king of the Dál Riata.

This relationship is given by Anderson, by Fraser, and by Baldwin. Anderson gives the name as Eochaid, and Baldwin argues that the name is Eochu. Fraser calls him Eochaid, and his father Eochu. Woolf (p. 221) doubts that Eochaid father of Eochaid was the same person as Eochaid son of Domangart.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

Áed Find (died 778), king of the Dál Riata.

Fergus (died 781), king of the Dál Riata.

References

Anderson, Marjorie O. “Dál Riata, kings of (act. c.500-c.850)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Annals of Tigernach (Donnchadh Ó Corráin, compiler). (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 1996).

The Annals of Ulster (Pádraig Bambury, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2000).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Eochaid mac Echach” in The Henry Project.

Fraser, James E. From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795. (Edinburgh University Press, 2009).

Woolf, Alex. From Pictland to Alba: 789 - 1070. (Edinburgh University Press, 2007).