The historical evidence for Gabrán is limited to the notice of his death in the
Irish and
Welsh annals.[2] It is possible that Gabrán's death should be linked to a migration or flight from
Bridei mac Maelchon, but this may be no more than coincidence.[3]
Lane, Alan & Campbell, Ewan, Dunadd: An early Dalriadic capital, Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2000.
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Sharpe, Richard, "The thriving of Dalriada" in Simon Taylor (ed.), Kings, clerics and chronicles in Scotland 500–1297. Four Courts, Dublin, 2000.
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