Galam Cennalath (died 580) was a king of the Picts. The Pictish Strathpeffer eagle stone, Highland, Scotland. ...
The Pictish Chronicle king lists have him reign for between two and four years, with one year being jointly with Bruide I according to some versions. Some variants place his reign between Gartnait IV and Drest IV which may be a copyist's error, or alternatively he may have had two reigns. The Pictish Chronicle is a name often given by (especially older) historians to an pseudo-historical account of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded in Pictavia and ending after Pictavia had been enveloped by Scotland. ... Bridei (or Brude), called MacMaelchon, was king of the Picts from 556 to 586 after the abdication of his cousin, Galam II. He was baptised by St Columba about 564. ... Gartnait (Gartnait son of Domnach or Gernard son of Dompneth in the king lists of the Pictish Chronicle) was king of the Picts. ... Drest son of Girom was a king of the Picts. ...
The death of "Cennalath, King of the Picts" is reported by the Annals of Ulster and the Annals of Tigernach for 580. The Annals of Ulster are a chronicle of medieval Ireland. ... The Annals of Tigernach (abbr. ...
References
Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History A.D 500–1286, volume 1. Reprinted with corrections. Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. ISBN 1-871615-03-8
Alan Orr Anderson (1879-1958) was a Scottish historian and compiler. ...
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork includes the Annals of Ulster, Tigernach, the Four Masters and Innisfallen, the Chronicon Scotorum, the Lebor Bretnach (which includes the Duan Albanach), Genealogies, and various Saints' Lives. Most are translated into English, or translations are in progress.