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Domnall Brecc (
Donald the Freckled) (d. 642 in
Strathcarron) was king of
Dál Riata, in modern
Scotland, from about 629 until 642. He was the son of
Eochaid Buide.
He first appears in 622, when the
Annals of Tigernach report his presence at the battle of Cend Delgthen (probably in
Meath) as an ally of
Conall Guthbinn of
Clann Cholmáin. This is the only battle known where Domnall Brecc fought on the winning side.
Domnall suffered four defeats after he broke Dál Riata's alliance with the
Cenél Conaill clan of the
Uí Néill. In
Ireland, Domnall and his ally
Congal Cáech of the
Dál nAraidi were defeated by
Domnall mac Áedo of the
Cenél Conaill, the
High King of Ireland, at the
Battle of Mag Rath (
Moira, County Down) in 637. He also lost to the
Picts in 635 and 638 and lastly to
Eugein I of Alt Clut at Strathcarron in 642, where he was killed.
An
Old Welsh verse attributed to
Aneirin recalls the defeat of Domnall Brecc (
Dyfnwal Frych in Welsh) at the hands of the men of
Alt Clut:
I saw an array that came from Pentir,
And bore themselves splendidly around the conflagration.
I saw a second one, rapidly descending from their township,
Who had risen at the word of the grandson of Nwython.
I saw great sturdy men who came with the dawn,
And the head of Dyfnwal Frych, ravens gnawed it.
Domnall's son
Domangart mac Domnaill was later to be king of Dál Riata and from him the later kings of the
Cenél nGabráin were descended. A second son, Cathasach, died c. 650, and a grandson of Domnall, also called Cathasach, died c. 688.
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