An important ceremony undergone by these people involved a singing stone phallus standing near the grave of one of them who had the epithet "of the Nine Hostages."
An important ceremony undergone by these people involved a singing stone phallus standing near the grave of one of them who had the epithet "of the Nine Hostages." A building belonging to this group was repeatedly burned down until a hero was able to keep awake by stabbing himself with a poisoned spear in order to kill the arsonist Aillen; that location is the Palace of Tara, where these nobles lived before moving to Cashel. The earliest historical ones are Niall NoÃ­gÃ­allach and his son LÃ³egaire, who may have converted to Christianity. In some stories, this position was determined by the screaming of the Lia FÃ¡il or Stone of Destiny, one of its nation's four treasures. The Baile Chuind lists the first two dynasties of these rulers, the DÃ¡l Cuinn and UÃ­ NÃ©ill. For 10 points, name this royal title held in the 11th century by Brian Boru.
An important ceremony undergone by these people involved a singing stone phallus standing near the grave of one of them who had the epithet "of the Nine Hostages."
High King of Ireland [or Ard RÃ­gh Ã‰renn; accept King of Tara before mentioned; prompt on King]