Conall Gulban

Conall Gulban (died c. 464) was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Conaill, who founded the kingdom of Tír Chonaill in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now County Donegal in Ulster. 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 (County Cavan) in 464. He was buried by Saint Caillin 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 was apparently very close to his brother Eógan mac Néill who died of grief over his brother's death the next year.
His sons included Fergus Cendfota, Dauí (founder of the Cenél nDuach) and Énna Bogaine (founder of the Cenél mBogaine).

His descendants were known as the Cenél Conaill.

The peninsula of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal was fought for by the Ó Dochartaigh clan (known modernly as Doherty, Daugherty, Docherty, Dougherty, etc.) who were then given the title of Princes of Donegal. This family also descends from Conall (see Clann Ua Dochartaig).

The Cenél nEógain, descended from his brother Eoghan, became the other premier Uí Néill sept in the North. Their kingdom was known as Tír Eógain. Modern day County Tyrone shares both its name and much of its territory. Its respective royal dynasties, the Kings of Tir Connaill and the Kings of Tír Eógain. Its last de jure 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.

Niall Noígiallach, died c. A.D.455.||______________________________________________________________________________||||||||||||Conall Gulban EoghanCoirpreFiachaConall CremthainneLóegaire|||||||||||||Cenél nEógain|Cenél Fiachach|Cenél Lóegaire||||Cenél Cairpre/ \|/\|/\|Clann CholmáinSíl nÁedo Sláine|Cenél Conaill of In Fochla||_______________________________________________||||||Fergus CennfotaDoiEnna Bogaine|(Cenél nDuach)(Cenél mBogaine)|||||||Ninnid, fl. 561Melge|||||||Baetan, d. 586Brandub|||_________?|||||GarbanSetnaFeidlimid||||||Sechnasach, Rí Cenél mBogaine, d. 609|Columb Cille, 521-597||_______________________________|______________||||||||||Ainmire, d. 569ColumLugaidMael TuileBresal, d. 644|||||||Cenél Lugdach Dungal, Rí Cenél mBogaine, d. 672||||||_____________|Ronan||||||||SechnasachDub Diberg, d. 703|Garb||||?||||Flaithgus, d. 732||Forbasach|||Rí Cenél mBogaine?|Cen Faeladd. 722|||Rogaillnech, d. 815|_______________________||||||||Mael DuinFiaman||||??||||AirnelachMaenguile|||||||||||||Cen FaeladDochartach||(Clann Ua Dochartaig)||||____________________________________________|||||||Dalach, 'Dux' Cenél Conaill,d. 870.Bradagain|||||||Eicnecan, Rí Cenél Conaill, d. 906Baigill||(Clann Ua Baighill)||||______________________________________________________________|||||||||||||||two sonsFlannAdlannDomnall MorConchobar|d. 956 & 962.Abbot of Derry(Clann Ua Domnaill)|d. 950.||___________________||||Aed, d. 598Ciaran|||||Fiachra, founder of Derry, died 620.||__________________________________________________________||||||||Domnall, d. 642Conall CuMael Cobo, d. 615Cumuscach, d. 597High King of Irelandd. 604|||_____________|||||||CellachConall Cael||both died658/664|||(Clann Ua Gallchobair)|||________________________________________________________________||||||||||Oengus, d. 650ConallColguAilill FlannesdaFergus Fanat|d.663d.663d.666d.654|||||Congal Cenn Magair|d. 710|||__________|__________|||||||||DonngalFlann GohanConaig|d. 731d.732 d.733|Loingsech, d. 703||____________________________________________________________________||||||||||Flaithbertach, deposed 734.Fergus, d. 707three other sons, all killed 703||_____________________________________________________________________||||||Aed Muinderg, Ri In Tuisceart, d. 747.LoingsechMurchad|Rí Cenél ConaillRí Cenél Conaill|_______________d. 754d. 767||||||DomnallDonnchadMael Bresaild. 804fl. 784Rí Cenél Conaill|d. 767||Flaithbertach||Oengus||Canannan|(Ua Canannain)Mael Doraid(Ua Maildoraid)|_______|_______||||FogartachMael BresailRí Cenél Conaill Rí Cenél Conailld. 904d. 901