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The Cenél Aenghusa, or 'kindred of Angus', are only mentioned as being of the Cenél nEóghain by a citation in the Annals, with a similar reference in the Book of Lecan.
The Cenél Aenghusa, or 'kindred of Angus', are only mentioned as being of the Cenél nEóghain by a citation in the Annals, with a similar reference in the Book of Lecan. Other Septs
The Cenél Aenghusa, or 'kindred of Angus', are only mentioned as being of the Cenél nEóghain by a citation in the Annals, with a similar reference in the Book of Lecan.
miles from Limavady where Angus Og (of Bannockburn fame) married the local Lord’s daughter, Agnes O’Cahan ( “chiefest Uraight” , main sub-king of Cenel nEoghain ).
…branches of Niall’s descendants, the Cenél nEogain, of the northern Uí Néill, and the Clan Cholmáin, of the southern Uí Néill, alternated as kings of Ireland from 734 to 1002, a fact that suggests a formal arrangement between the two septs (i.e., descendants of a common ancestor).
The sons of Niall who settled in the north of Ireland became collectively known as the ‘Northern Uí Néill’. Two of these families in particular rose to prominence: Cenél Conall and Cenél nEóghain. They took the title ‘Kings of Aileach’ and ruled from The Grianán – an imposing stone fort overlooking Lough Swilly in Donegal.
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In the Gaelic text, both the Annals of Tigernach and Chronicon Scotorum employ the word Cenél to describe the kindred of Eogan and of Conall, whilst the Latin word ‘Genus’ is used in the Annals of Ulster.
