Notes:

Aedan succeeded to the kingship upon his cousin Conall's death in 574. There is an entertaining story in Adomnan's "Life of Columb"a which relates how Columba would have preferred to support Eoganan as king. According to the life, an angel commanded Columba three times to support Aedan, and Columba did not relent until the angel struck him with a scourge. In 575 Aedan attended the Convention of Druim Cett in Ireland, which apparently convened to decide the political relationship between Dal Riata and the kings of the Northern Ui Neill in Ireland, whose power was growing. In 581 he led an expedition to the Orkney islands, and he won a victory at the Isle of Man in the following year. In 590, he won a battle against the Maetae, his British neighbours, but lost two of his sons in the battle. In 596, in the first battle between Scots and English, two more of his sons were slain. In 600, he lead an army against the English of Northumbria, but was decisively defeated at Degsastan. He was victorious in a battle against the Picts sometime between 596 and 606. He died, at the age of seventy-four according to the annals, in 606, and was succeeded by his son Eochaid Buid. The "Senchus" notes that he fathered seven sons, but other sources tell of two others, Artur and Domangart.

Aedan — . [Group Sheet]

1. Eochaid Buid Mac Aedan, King Of Dal Riata died 629.

Notes:

Gabran succeeded to the kingship upon his brother's death in 538. Welsh sources claim that Gabran married a certain Luan, daughter of Brychan, the founder of the Welsh kingdom of Brycheiniog. There are problems, however with accepting this as fact, as it appears that the traditions of two Brycheiniogs, one in Wales and the other in northern Britain, were merged by medieval writers. Gabran's forces were defeated by the Picts in 558. He died in the same year, and was succeeded by Comgall's son Conall. Gabran gave his name to the Cenel nGabrain, one of the four divisions of the Dal Riata. Most of the kings of Dal Riata, and later Scotland, were drawn from the Cenel nGabrain. According to the "Senchus", Gabran was the father of five sons.

Notes:

Domangart succeeded to the kingship upon his father's death in 501. The "Senchus" and other sources note that Feidelm Fotchain bore Domangart two sons. According to the genealogies, Feidelm was the daughter of Brian mac Eochaid Mugmedon, the ancestor of the kings of Airgialla, in the northern part of Ireland. Annals make no mention of Domangart excepting his death in 507, and he was succeeded by his son Comgall.

Domongart — Feidelm Fotchain. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Like all those that appear in this genealogy, Fergus' birthdate is unknown. The "Annals of Ulster" in 499 note "A battle in which Mac Erca was victory." This may or may not refer to Fergus. Annals record that he
died in 501, and he was the father of at least one son, who succeeded him in the kingship.