Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni
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Who is Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni?
Aillil mac Dúngaile Eilni was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail, a previous king. He ruled from 682-690.
In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid and were the dominant members. Ailill belonged to a branch of this family settled in Mag nEinli, a plain between the Bann and Bush in County Antrim. He is styled King of the Cruithne in the Fragmentary Annals' of Ireland. The annals record that Ailill was killed but the circumstances are not mentioned.
His brother Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni was also King of Dal nAraide as well as all Ulaid as was his son Cathussach mac Ailello.
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