An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Ailill Molt"

''Feictear '''Ailill mac Nath Í''' (diedbás c. 482), calledar a glaodh '''Ailill Molt''', issa includedchuid inis mostmó listsde of theliostaí [[HighArd-Ríthe Kingsna of IrelandhÉireann]], andagus isglaodh also called [[King ofRí Connacht]] fosta. His [[cognomen]],Ní fios go cruinn cad as a leasainm ''molt'', means(reithe "[[sheep|ram]]"nó butgabhar its origin is unknowncoillte).

==FamilyTeaghlach==

''Ailill was said to be the son of [[Nath Í mac Fiachrach|Nath Í]] andagus EthneEithne ingeniníon Chonrach Cais. His paternal grandfather [[Fiachrae]] is called a brother of [[Níall Noígíallach|Niall of the Nine HostagesNaoighiallach]]. Ailill thus belonged to the [[Connachta]], a kindred united by supposed descent from [[Conn of the Hundred BattlesCéadchathach]], which included the [[Uí Néill]], the [[Uí Briúin]] and, named for Ailill's grandfather, the [[Uí Fiachrach]].

''Although Ailill's descendants are not reckoned High Kings of Ireland, his grandson [[Eógan Bél|Eoghan Béal]] and great-grandson [[Ailill Inbanda]] are counted as Kings of Connacht. Ailill's son Mac Ercae may have been an important historical figure, but the record conflates Mac Ercae mac Ailello Muilt and the Uí Néill king [[Muirchertach mac Muiredaig]], called Muirchertach Mac Ercae, probably confusing events beyond recovery.

==HistoricityStair==

''The broad agreement of generally pro-Uí Néill sources that Ailill was High King is offered as proof that this was the case. Although the chronology of 5th century High Kings has been the subject of manipulation, it is seen as unlikely that later historians and genealogists would have added a non-Uí Néill king had the belief that Ailill was king not been widespread. Ailill is said to have become High King following the supernatural death of [[Lóegaire mac Néill|Laoghaire mac Néill]], supposedly c. 463. The [[IrishAnnála na annalshÉireann]] contain many references to him, but most of these are taken to be late additions, or come from the now lost ''[[Book ofLebor Cuanu]]'', extracts of which are preserved in the ''[[AnnalsAnnála of UlsterUladh]]''. Tradition has him killed in battle at [[Faughan Hill]], fighting against the sons of Niall. The king lists say that he was succeeded by [[Lugaid mac Lóegairi|Lughaidh mac Laoghaire]].

''Opposing the view that Ailill was included as a High King from the earliest times, [[Thomas Charles-Edwards]] suggests that the inclusion of Nath Í and Ailill Molt was a means to reinforce links between the Uí Néill and the other branches of the Connachta in the late 7th or 8th centuries, when he presumes the king lists and the annals related to [[SaintNaomh PatrickPádraig]] to have been collected and edited. This without giving undue support to any contemporary claims by the other Connachta kindreds, the Uí Ailello and, in particular, the powerful Uí Briúin, to the High Kingship.