The Kings of Ailech were the over-kings of the medieval Irish province of Ailech in north-western Ireland. It encompassed the territories of the Cenél nEógain and Cenél Conaill. 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, a hillfort on top of Greenan Mountain in modern-day County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.

Early kings (5th–8th centuries)

Earlier Kings of Cenél nEógain and Ailech included:

Kings between 700 and 1185

The following is a list of their Kings from 700 to 1197. Some were also High Kings of Ireland:

Kings post-1185

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).

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