Kings of Ailech

The Kings of Ailech were the over-kings of the medieval Irish province of Ailech in north-western Ireland.

After the battle of Cloítech in 789 its kings were exclusively from the Cenél nEógain.

The royal fort for Ailech was the Grianan of Aileach,[1] a hillfort on top of Greenan Mountain in modern-day County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.

Some were also High Kings of Ireland: From 1185, the Cenél nEógain ruled as Kings of Tír Eógain.

The last to actually be styled King of Ailech was Áed Buide Ua Néill (died 1283).