Page "Constantine II of Scotland" Paragraph 27

In this period the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba reports the death of Cormac mac Cuilennáin, king of Munster, in the eighth year of Constantine's reign.

This is followed by an undated entry which was formerly read as " In his time Domnall Dyfnwal, king of the Britons died, and Domnall son of Áed was elected ".

This was thought to record the election of a brother of Constantine named Domnall to the kingship of the Britons of Strathclyde and was seen as early evidence of the domination of Strathclyde by the kings of Alba.

The entry in question is now read as "... Dynfwal ... and Domnall son Áed king of Ailech died ", this Domnall being a son of Áed Findliath who died on 915 .< ref > Domnall's death is recorded by the Annals of Ulster.

For the re-reading by Benjamin Hudson, see Woolf, Pictland to Alba, pp. 127 – 129 and 152 – 157 ; Dumville, " Chronicle of the Kings of Alba ", p. 77.

Smyth, Warlords and Holy Men, pp. 222 – 223, is typical of the interpretation found in older works.

The phrase in question reads " et Dunenaldus filius Ede elig < sub > 7 </ sub >".</ ref > Finally, the deaths of Flann Sinna and Niall Glúndub are recorded.