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Niall of the Nine Hostages founded by the Ui Néill's conquests in Ulster, noting that the early Irish legal text "Lebor na gCeart" ("The Book of Rights") says that the only duty of the Airgialla to the King of Ireland was to give him nine hostages. Bold indicates a High King of Ireland. Niall of the Nine Hostages Niall "Noígíallach" (, Old Irish "having nine hostages"), or in English, Niall of the Nine Hostages, was an Irish king, the ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties that dominated the northern half of Ireland from the 6th to the 10th century. Irish annalistic and chronicle sources place