Áed mac Boanta (died 839) is believed to have been a king of Dál Riata. The only reference to Áed in the

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is found in the

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, where it is recorded that " Eóganán mac Óengusa, Bran mac Óengusa, Áed mac Boanta, and others almost innumerable" died in a battle in 839 fought by the men of

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against

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. The Duan Albanach lists an "Áed An" who ruled for four years over

Dál Riata Dál Riata or Dál Riada (also Dalriada) () was a Gaels, Gaelic Monarchy, kingdom that encompassed the Inner Hebrides, western seaboard of Scotland and north-eastern Ireland, on each side of the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North ...

and the Synchronisms of Flann Mainistrech place him between Caustantín mac Fergusa and Eóganán mac Óengusa, Caustantín's nephew. It is doubtful whether Caustantín and Eóganán ruled over Dál Riata, but Áed is thought to have done so. Áed may have been preceded as king by Domnall mac Caustantín.Broun. It is not known what kings followed him, if any, before the region fell under the dominance of Norse-Gaels such as the

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in the latter part of the ninth century.

References

* Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500–1286'', volume 1. Reprinted with corrections. Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. * Bannerman, John, "The Scottish Takeover of Pictland" in Dauvit Broun & Thomas Owen Clancy (eds.) ''Spes Scotorum: Hope of Scots. Saint Columba, Iona and Scotland.'' T & T Clark, Edinburgh, 1999. * Broun, Dauvit, "Pictish Kings 761–839: Integration with Dál Riata or Separate Development" in Sally M. Foster (ed.), ''The St Andrews Sarcophagus: A Pictish masterpiece and its international connections.'' Four Courts, Dublin, 1998. 839 deaths Kings of Dál Riata 9th-century Irish monarchs 9th-century Scottish monarchs Monarchs killed in action Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub