Lethlobar mac Echach
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Lethlobar mac Echach was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne
in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the son of Eochaid Iarlaithe
mac Lurgain (died 666), a previous king. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim. He ruled from 708 to 709.
He succeeded to the throne upon the assassination of Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni
(died 708) of the Eine branch of the family in 708. The annals record his death at the Battle of Dul in Mag Eilne (between the Bush and the Bann in modern County Antrim). The victors are not named, one possibility is the Dal Fiatach who had just acquired the kingship of Ulaid.
Lethlobar's daughter Barrdub was said to be a wife of Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic
(died 718) a Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid. His son Indrechtach mac Lethlobair
(died 741) was a King of Dal nAraidi.
Cruthin
The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....
in Ulaid (Ulster). He was the son of Eochaid Iarlaithe
Eochaid Iarlaithe
Eochaid Iarlaithe mac Lurgain was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He was the son of Fiachnae mac Báetáin a king of all Ulaid and possible high king...
mac Lurgain (died 666), a previous king. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim. He ruled from 708 to 709.
He succeeded to the throne upon the assassination of Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni
Cú Chuarán mac Dúngail Eilni
Cú Chuarán mac Dúngaile was a Dal nAraide king of Ulaid. He was the son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail and brother of Ailill mac Dúngaile Eilni , previous Kings of Dál nAraidi...
(died 708) of the Eine branch of the family in 708. The annals record his death at the Battle of Dul in Mag Eilne (between the Bush and the Bann in modern County Antrim). The victors are not named, one possibility is the Dal Fiatach who had just acquired the kingship of Ulaid.
Lethlobar's daughter Barrdub was said to be a wife of Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic
Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic
Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic was king of Ulaid from 692 to 707 from the Dal Fiatach clan. He was the son of Blathmac mac Máel Cobha , a previous king. His byname Bairrche refers to the region of the Mourne Mountains in south County Down...
(died 718) a Dal Fiatach King of Ulaid. His son Indrechtach mac Lethlobair
Indrechtach mac Lethlobair
Indrechtach mac Lethlobair was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He was the son of Lethlobar mac Echach , a previous king. He belonged to the main ruling dynasty of the Dal nAraide known as the Uí Chóelbad based in Mag Line, east of Antrim town in modern county Antrim.It is uncertain...
(died 741) was a King of Dal nAraidi.