Eógan mac Muiredaig is named in some

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sources as a king of

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, probably in the 730s. Presumed to be the son of Muiredach mac Ainbcellaig, and thus a king of the Cenél Loairn, Eógan is not named in any surviving

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, nor does he appear in the

Duan Albanach The Duan Albanach (Song of the Scots) is a Middle Gaelic poem. Written during the reign of Mael Coluim III, who ruled between 1058 and 1093, it is found in a variety of Irish sources, and the usual version comes from the '' Book of Lecan'' and ' ...

, which passes from Muiredach to Áed Find. The ''Chronicle of the Kings of Dál Riata'' names Eógan son of Muiredach as king after Muiredach, and the king-list in the

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includes him. Later genealogies of the Mormaers of Moray trace their descent from the Cenél Loairn through one Ruadrí, a presumed brother of Eógan's father. Eógan's reign falls in the period when Dál Riata was invaded and conquered by the

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under Óengus mac Fergusa. The name of his successor is unknown, and the next king to appear in the record is Áed Find of the

Cenél nGabráin The Cenél nGabráin was a kingroup, presumed to descend from Gabrán mac Domangairt, which dominated the kingship of Dál Riata until the late 7th century and continued to provide kings thereafter. Kings of Alba and of Scotland traced their desc ...

, some three decades after Eógan's time.

References

* Anderson, Alan Orr, ''Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500–1286'', volume 1. Reprinted with corrections. Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. {{DEFAULTSORT:Muiredaig, Eogan Mac Eogan mac Muiredaig Eogan mac Muiredaig 8th-century Irish monarchs 8th-century Scottish monarchs Year of birth unknown