Conall Gulban (died c. 464) was an Irish

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and eponymous ancestor of the '' Cenél Conaill'', who founded the kingdom of '' Tír Chonaill'' in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now

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. He was the son of Niall Noígiallach. His by-name Gulban derives from '' Benn Ghulbain'' in County Sligo, from which centre the sons of Niall set out upon their conquest of the North. King Conall Gulban was murdered by the Masraige at '' Magh Slécht'' (located in the west of modern County Cavan) in 464, on a Friday. He was buried by

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at Fenagh, County Leitrim. He is important in the history of Irish Christianity as he was the first nobleman baptised by St. Patrick, thus opening the way for the conversion of the ruling classes of Ireland. He appears as a host and companion of Caílte mac Rónáin, one of the central Fianna figures in the tale '' Acallam na Senórach'' (''Colloquy of the Ancients'') who survive into Christian times and recounts tales of the Fianna and the meaning of place names to a recently arrived Saint Patrick. Caílte performs the same function to Conall in Tír Conaill and uncovers the treasures of the Fianna from the various megalithic tombs of its members on their journeys. He was apparently very close to his brother Eógan mac Néill who died of grief over his brother's death the next year.''Annals of the Four Masters'', M465.3 His sons included Fergus Cendfota, Dauí (founder of the ''Cenél nDuach'') and Énna Bogaine (founder of the ''Cenél mBogaine'').

Descendants

His descendants were known as the Cenél Conaill. Their territory ''

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'' was organised as the Diocese of Raphoe in 1111 at the Synod of Ráth Breasail. It did not at that time include the Inishowen peninsula. The

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of Inishowen in the north of

was taken from the McLoughlins by the Cenél Conaill Ó Dochartaigh clan (known modernly as Doherty, Daugherty, Docherty, Dougherty, etc.) who were then given the title of Princes of Donegal, or Tir Conaill. This family also descends from Conall. The '' Cenél nEógain'', descended from his brother Eoghan, became the other premier Uí Néill sept in the North. Their kingdom was known as ''

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''. Modern day County Tyrone shares both its name and much of its territory. Its respective royal dynasties, the

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and the

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. Its last ''

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'' native rulers fled abroad in the episode known as the Flight of the Earls but, as with all the major Irish kingships, the line of descent continues into the present day.

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* ''Annals of the Four Masters'' a
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Cenél Conaill

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