Niall of the Nine Hostages

Niall Noígíallach
Niall Noígíallach
High King of Ireland, "Venomous Niall"
Reign	c. 405 (27 years)
Coronation	Tara
Predecessor	Eochaid Mugmedon
Spouse	1. Rignach; 2. Indiu;
Father	Eochaid Mugmedon
Mother	Cairenn Chasdub

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Niall Noígíallach (pronounced [ˈn͈ʲiːal͈ n͈oiˈɣʲiːal͈əx]; Old Irish "having nine hostages"),^[1] or Niall of the Nine Hostages, was a legendary, semi-historical Irish king who was the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated Ireland from the 6th to the 10th centuries.^[2] Historical Irish annalistic and chronicle sources place his reign in the late 4th and early 5th centuries, although modern scholars date him about half a century later.

^ noí, nine; gíall, a human pledge or hostage; the possessive suffix -ach (Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, 1990, pp. 360, 479–480; Rudolf Thurneysen, A Grammar of Old Irish, 1946, p. 220). Also spelt Noí nGiallach, Naígiallach, Naoighiallach etc
^ "Was Niall of the Nine Hostages a real person? – SidmartinBio". www.sidmartinbio.org. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[1] noí, nine; gíall, a human pledge or hostage; the possessive suffix -ach (Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, 1990, pp. 360, 479–480; Rudolf Thurneysen, A Grammar of Old Irish, 1946, p. 220). Also spelt Noí nGiallach, Naígiallach, Naoighiallach etc

[2] "Was Niall of the Nine Hostages a real person? – SidmartinBio". www.sidmartinbio.org. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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Niall Noígíallach
High King of Ireland, "Venomous Niall"

Reign	c. 405 (27 years)
Coronation	Tara
Predecessor	Eochaid Mugmedon
Spouse	1. Rignach 2. Indiu
Father	Eochaid Mugmedon
Mother	Cairenn Chasdub