 Abt 0532 - 0608 (76 years)
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| Name |
MACGABRAIN Áedán |
| Birth |
Abt 0532 |
Dál Riata (now western Scotland)  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 Apr 0608 |
Kilkerran, Islay, Dál Riata (now western Scotland) |
| Notes |
- Áedán MacGabran a King of Scotland, Aidan The Treacherous
The story of Aedán's birth as the twin of Brandub, both sons of Eochu and of his being fostered by Gabrán is told in the Gein Branduib maic Echach ocus Aedáin maic Gabráin [1]
The kingdom of Dál Riata reached its height under Áedán mac Gabráin (r. 574–608). Known from Adomnán of Iona's Life of Saint Columba and from many entries in the Annals.
Áedán (Aidan) mac Gabráin was a king of Dál Riata from about 574 until his death in 606[2], 608 or 609.[3]
Aedan was established as king by Columba upon the death of his cousin, Conall. King Aidan secured the independence of Dalriada in about 575. He was ordained King of Dalriada by Saint Columba. He was succeeded by his son Eochodius or Eocha Buidhe. [2]
He was defeated in battle by Aethelfrith of Northumbria [4]
In 582, Áedán MacGabráin of Dál Riata won a decisive victory on the Isle of Man. [5]
The Annuls of Innisfallen record the death of Aedán, son of Gabrán in 0609; the Annuls of Ulster in 0606 [6] [7]
Sources
↑ https://celt.ucc.ie//published/G100041/index.html Celt : Gein Branduib maic Echach ocus Aedáin maic Gabráin] "The Birth of Brandub son of Eochu and of Aedán son of Gabrán here below." corpus of electronic texts edition
↑ 2.0 2.1 William F. Skene, Chronicles of the Picts, Chronicles of the Scots (Edinburgh: H. M. General Register House, 1867), p. cxi-cxii, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=XVkJAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR112, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 14 June 2015).
↑ Wikipedia, (http:www.wikipedia.com: accessed 31May 2015), "Áedán mac Gabráin," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ed%C3%A1n_mac_Gabr%C3%A1in
↑ Senchus : The Battle of Degsastan
↑ AT:582 Cath Mannon in quo victor erat Áedán mac Gabráin. Celt: The Annals of Tigernach : T:579.1 - The battle of Mano in which the victor was Aodán son of Gabrán again; T:5780.1 - The battle of Mano in which the victor was Aodhán son of Gabrán.
↑ Celt : Annals of Innisfallen AI609
↑ Mors Aedhain m. Gabrain mc. Domangairt righ Alban Celt : Annuls of Ulster U606.2 corpus of electronic texts edition
See also:
The Henry Project: The Ancestors of King Henry II of England, Baldwin, Stewart, ed., Farmerie, Todd, ed., Cináed mac Ailpín (Kenneth I, (Online https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/, 2001), Áedán mac Gabráin.
...Cináed son of Alpín son of Eochaid son of Áed Find son of Domangart son of Domnall Brecc son of Eochaid Buide son of Áedán son of Gabrán son of Domangart son of Fergus Mór ... Celt : Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502: 1696 Genelach Ríg n-Alban
Gein Branduib maic Echach ocus Aedáin maic Gabráin Celt: The Birth of Brandub son of Eochu and of Aedán son of Gabrán corpus of electronic texts edition
Wikipedia : List of Kings of Dál Riata
Clan Munro files - Hoffman, Frederick G., Frederick G. Hoffman, Pedigree chart for Domangart - 27 Jun 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1l_Riata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kings_of_D%C3%A1l_Riata
http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CONTENTS.htm
John of Fordun's Chronicle (14th C.) Skene, Felix J.H. (ed.) John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish Nation pub: Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas (1872), p:399, p:453,
Albert F. Schmuhl, The royal line : chart prepared for the New York Stake Genealogical Board, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints centennial exhibition, March, 1936 (Salt Lake City: self published, 1929) https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/239856?availability=Family%20History%20Library. Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 7 June 2015). Revised 1980. Purports to go back to Adam, "Genealogical lineages shown on the chart may not always be from father to son, especially in the reigning houses of Kings; some ancient connections are based on legends, believed to be true."
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| Person ID |
I59256 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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