second cousin Murchad mac Máele Dúin was chosen to be King of Ailech and chief of Cenél nEógain. It was not until 823, when the Annals of Ulster record that Murchad was deposed, that Niall became king of Ailech.

King of Ailech

In 827 a conflict within the important church at Armagh led to war. The late Annals of the Four Masters provide a long account of the

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