 In it he is called "Donncoirce, king of Dál Riata".Donncoirce is not listed as a king in the "Synchronisms" of Flann Mainistrech, or in the "Duan Albanach", nor does he appear under this name in any surviving genealogies.Likewise, he was not a king of the Dál nAraidi misreported as a king of Dál Riata, or otherwise associated with Ireland, as proposed by John Bannerman.