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ceutuxy and the begiiiuing of the fifth. Loigiiire son of Niall was king of 

 Ireland at St. Patricia's coming in 432, and died in 462 (AU). Eogan son of 

 Niall died in 465 (AU), Conall Crenithainne sou of Niall in 480. Nathi son 

 of Fiachra succeeded Niall and preceded Loiguire as king of Ireland. 



64. The uncertainty of the genealogical tradition at this period is 

 exemplified by the following eounterstatements (Lecan 454) : — 



S^mt qui dictint Fiachrach [read Fiachra'] Brian Maine tri meic Domnaill 

 meic Fiachrach Sraiftim. Sunt qui cUciont tri meic Fiachrach Fir Ba Giall 

 meic Ccdrpii Lifeochair A. na tri Cholla .i. Colla Uas 7 Golla Mend 7 Colla da, 

 Crich a n-anmand. 



65. The Ui Neill do not subdivide into further septs named in this 

 formula. Under Ui Briun (BB 89) arise Hui Chanann from Cano son of 

 Brion ; Hui Du[i]b Dumaeh from Dub Dumach s. o. Annad s. o. Fothad, s. 0. 

 Conall s. 0. Brion ; Hui Baeitliin from Baeithin s. 0. Dui Galach s. 0. Brion. 

 Hui Cormaic from Cormac s. 0. Fergus Cnoc s. o. Dui Galach. The eponyms 

 in this line belong to the fifth and sixth centuries. 



66. Under Ui Fiachrach (BB 107) arise Ui Amalgada (Amolngado) from 

 Amolngid s. 0. Fiachra; Ui Echach Muaide from Eachaid (reete Eochu) s. o- 

 Nathi s. 0. Fiachra ; Ui Suanaig were a subsept of Ui Echach, but I have not 

 found their pedigree. Excluding Suanach, the eponyms in this line belong to 

 the fifth centmy. I have no account of subsepts named in the Ui-formula 

 under Ui Ailello and Ui Fergusso. 



67. Hence it appears, so far as has been investigated, that in the Connacht 

 and Meath branches of Dal Cuinn, sept-names in Ui arise from eponyms 

 referable generally to the fifth century. 



68. Airgialla (BB 118) : Ui Tuirtre from Fiachra Tort s. 0. Ere s. 0. 

 CoUa Uais s. o. Eochu Doimlen. Hui Echach from Eochu s. 0. Feidlimid s. 0. 

 Fiachra s. 0. CoUa Da Chrich. Hui Bresail from Bresal s. 0. Feidlimid aforesaid. 

 Hui Sinaig from Sinach, fifth in descent from Feidlimid. Hua Niallain from 

 Niallan s. 0. Fiacc s. 0. FeidUmid. Hui Cruind from Crond s. 0. Feid- 

 limid. Hui Meith from Muredach Meith s. 0. Imchad s. o. Colla Da 

 Chrich. Hui Fiachrach from Fiachra s. o. Ere s. 0. Eochu s. 0. Colla 

 Uais. Hui Segain from Segan s. 0. Tuathal s. 0. Feidlimid. Hui Maicc 

 Cairthinn from Mace Cairthinn s. 0. Eiehen s. o. Fiachra Tort. Hui 

 Maine from Mame Mor s. 0. Eochu Fer Da Giall s. 0. Domnall s. 0. Imchad 

 s. 0. CoUa Focrich (= Da Crich). Ui Cormaic Maenmaige from Cormac s. o. 

 Bresal s. 0. Maine. Hui Duach from Duach (Dui, Daui) s. 0. Dalian s. 0. 

 Bresal s. o. Maine. 



69. At 513 (AU) is recorded the death of Cairpre Daim Argit, king of the 

 Airgialla, s. 0. Eochu s. 0. Crimthann s. o. Fiac s. 0. Daig Duirn s. 0. Eeochaid 



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