Posted on February 7, 2013 by Donald
Cuilén mac Iduilb was king of Alba from 967 to 971. He was one of three known sons of Idulb mac Causantín, the others being Amlaíb and Eochaid.
It is supposed that Cuilén was implicated in the death of his predecessor Dub mac Maíl Coluim, who had defeated Cuilén in battle in 965.
The Chronicle o...
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Donald
Cináed mac Maíl Coluim was King of Alba. The son of Máel Coluim mac Domnaill, he succeeded Cuilén mac Iduilb on the latter's death at the hands of Amdarch of Strathclyde in 971.
In 973, the Chronicle of Melrose reports that Cináed, with Máel Coluim mac Domnaill, the King of Strathclyde, "Maccus, ...
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Donald
Causantín mac Cuilén was king of Scots from 995 to 997. He was the son of Cuilén mac Iduilb.
Causantín became king upon the death of Cináed mac Maíl Coluim, supposedly killed by Finnguala, daughter of Cuncar, Mormaer of Angus, a killing with which Causantín is associated in several accounts. John...
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Donald
Cináed mac Duib (Kenneth III) was King of Scots from 997 to 1005. He was the son of Dub mac Maíl Coluim.
The only event reported in Cináed's reign is the killing of Dúngal mac Cináeda by Gille Coemgáin mac Cináeda, by the Annals of the Four Masters s.a. 999. It is not certain that this refers to ...
Posted on February 7, 2013 by Donald
Máel Coluim mac Cináeda (Malcolm II) was King of Scots from 1005 until his death. He was a son of Cináed mac Maíl Coluim; the Prophecy of Berchán says that his mother was a woman of Leinster and refers to him as forranach (the Destroyer or Avenger).
To the Irish annals which recorded his death, Má...