Eoghan King of Aileach and Prince of Ulster
- Marriage (1): Princess Indorb Fionn "the White"
- Died: 465
General Notes:
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1 - It is said that Niall's son Eoghan was baptized by St. Patrick.
2 - Eoghan, King of Aileach in North Donegal, who died in 465 AD, he joined three of his brothers in taking the entire northwest corner of Ireland from the Ulidians who had heretofore held it, around 425 AD and established his kingdom in the Peninsula of Innisowen (Eoghan's Island). He converted to Christianity about the year 442 AD and married Indorb Fionn ('The White'), a foreign princess, and with her was ancestor of the Cenel Eoghain. the principal family of whom were the 0 Neills. including the famous Hugh 0 Neill, the Great, Earl of Tyrone and nemesis of Queen Elizabeth I of England, who died in Rome in 1603 after fleeing Ulster in what became known as the Flight of the Earls. (http://www.clancleary.com) [2]
Eoghan married Princess Indorb Fionn "the White".
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