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Description: This website is a genetic genealogy project devoted to the descendants of Conn Cétchathach, or Conn of the Hundred Battles, who lived circa 125 A.D. and was the putative progenitor of the Dál Cuinn; which includes the Connachta (Uí Briúin, Uí Fiachroí, and Uí Ailella) and the Uí Néill.
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This is the home of the Genelach Dáil Cuinn Project , or Genealogy of the Tribe of Conn Cétchathach Project, a genetic genealogy project. Tribe is one translation of the Old Irish word dál and means the progeny or descendants of a common male ancestor or progenitor. We are a dedicated group of people interested in the heritage of those family groups who historically descend from Conn Cétchathach , AKA Conn of the Hundred Battles. From the Irish annals, he was a High King of Ireland who lived ~125 AD. From h
Two of the most well known Dál Cuinn dynastic groups are the Teóra Connachta and the Uí Néill . The Teóra Connachta were composed of the Uí Briúin , the Uí Fiachroí , and the Uí Ailello ; this last dynasty either dying out or being exterminated in the first millennium AD.
All four of these dynasties were originated by one of the sons of Eochád Muigmedón , who was descended from Conn Cétchathach and also a High King of Ireland ~350 AD. The Uí Briúin descend from Brión , the Uí Fiachroí from Fiachróe Foltsnáthach , and the Uí Ailella from Ailill . These three men were full brothers from Eochád Muigmedón ’s first wife Mongfind . The Uí Néill descend from Niall Noígíallach , or Niall of the Nine Hostages. He was the paternal half-brother of Brión , Fiachróe Foltsnáthach , and Ai
Genelach Dáil Cuinn Project • Home
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