Dál Fiatach
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The Dál Fiatach were a group of related dynasties located in eastern Ulster
in the Early Christian and Early Medieval
periods of the history of Ireland
.
, a King of Ulster and High King of Ireland
, and are thought to be related to both the Voluntii and Darini
of Ptolemy
's Geographia
, and, perhaps more directly, to the pre-historic Dáirine
, and the later Corcu Loígde
of Munster
. Kinship with the Osraige is also supported, and more distantly with the Dál Riata
.
The Ulaid
, of which the Dál Fiatach were the ruling dynasty, are further associated with the so-called Érainn by genealogists and linguists, and all appear to have at one point formed a single population group in the not-so-remote prehistoric past, which was still vaguely recalled in the Early Medieval period. The Dál Fiatach claimed kinship with the legendary Cú Roí mac Dáire and the Clanna Dedad.
Although Francis John Byrne
describes the few La Tène artifacts discovered in Ireland as 'rather scanty', most of the artifacts (mostly weapons and harness pieces) have been found in the North of Ireland, suggesting 'small bands of settlers (warriors and metalworkers) arrived' from Britain in the 3rd century BC, and may have been absorbed into the Ulaid population.
The Dál Fiatach are considered by scholars to be the true historical Ulaid (< *Uluti), but after the fortunes of the dynasty declined in the 7th century, the legendary heroes of the Ulster Cycle
were in fact claimed as ancestors by the rival and unrelated Dál nAraidi
or Cruthin
, claiming for political reasons to be the "true Ulaid" themselves and descendants of Rudraige mac Sithrigi
through Conall Cernach
. The legendary Ulaid, a people presumably related in some way to the ancestors of the Dál Fiatach, although this is not clearly preserved in the later genealogical traditions, are sometimes called the Clanna Rudraige. However, rather than contesting the quite false claims of the Cruthin to their ancient glory, the Dál Fiatach appear to have chosen to stress their kinship with the Clanna Dedad of Munster, fearsome rivals of the Clanna Rudraige. Thus with their own ancestors appropriated by the Dál nAraidi, the Dál Fiatach apparently had no choice but to transform themselves into descendants of their nearest kin they could remember. While kinship with the Dáirine and/or Clanna Dedad (Érainn) is not contested by scholars, it can be assumed the early generations of the Dál Fiatach pedigree are quite corrupt. This is also true for the pedigree of the Dáirine and Corcu Loígde. Their natural kinship with the Munster dynasties can only be reconstructed in studies of Ptolemy's Ireland and by linguistics.
Every known king of Dál Fiatach became King of Ulster (Ulaid), but they did not monopolise the kingship as the Dál nAraidi supplied a number of powerful kings. Among the more influential Dál Fiatach kings were:
A junior branch of the Dál Fiatach ruled the Leth Cathail (Cathal's half), now the Lecale peninsula
near Downpatrick
. The prestigious monastic site of Downpatrick remained under the control of the main line of Dál Fiatach kings.
The Dál Fiatach were displaced as rulers of all Ulster by the Uí Néill
kindred, invading from north-eastern Connacht
in the 5th century to settle in north-western Ulster or Donegal
and gain the allegiance of the Airgialla
of central Ulster. As a result the Ulaid were left in control only of Counties Antrim
and Down
and the title King of Ulster came to mean ruler only of the east of the province.
County Down was the centre of the Dál Fiatach lands, and the chief royal site and religious centre of the Dál Fiatach was at Downpatrick. In later times, from the 9th century, Bangor
, originally controlled by the neighbouring Dál nAraidi, became the main religious site patronised by the kings.
The descendants of this royal line include the clans MacDonlevy/MacDunleavy (> MacNulty), and their parent house O'Haughey
/O'Hoey
(sometimes alternatively prefixed MacCaughey). The last kings of the MacDonlevy line were defeated by the Normans
under John de Courcy
. They rallied and counterattacked but were unable to retake their kingdom from the better armed Normans. Most of the MacDonlevys eventually went west to Donegal
, where they became hereditary physicians to the ruling O'Donnell dynasty
of Tyrconnell, and many would later go by the name Mac an Ulltaigh (Son of the Ulstermen), anglicized MacNulty. The O'Haughey/O'Hoeys are still mainly found in County Down
.
Dáire mac Forgo is listed as an early king of Emain Macha
at ¶1481: Dáre m. Forgo m. Feideilmid (m. h-Uamunchinn) (m. Corráin m. Caiss m. Argatmáir). As Feideilmid is also the father of Fachtna Fáthach
according to this particular scheme, Forgo is thus an uncle of Conchobar mac Nessa
. Elsewhere Fachtna is a son of Cas, son of Rudraige mac Sithrigi
(a quo Clanna Rudraige), (son of Sithrig), son of Dub, son of Fomor, son of Airgetmar.
However, Forgo (Forggo) also appears as an ancestor of Deda mac Sin at ¶1696: Dedad m. Sin m. Roshin m. Triir m. Rothriir m. Airnnil m. Maine m. Forggo m. Feradaig m. Ailella Érann m. Fiachach Fir Mara m. Óengusa Turbich Temra.
A Forgo later appears in the line of the historical kings of Dál Fiatach as the father of Muiredach Muinderg
: Eochu m. Ardgair m. Matudáin m. Áeda m. Eochucain
m. Áeda m. Echdach
(qui habuit filios .xii.) m. Fíachnai
m. Áeda Roín
m. Béce Bairche
m. Blaithmeic
m. Máile Coba
m. Fíachnai Duib Tuile
m. Demmáin
m. Cairill
(qui credit Patricio) m. Muiredaigh Mundeirg
m. Forgo m. Dallaín m. Dubthaig m. Miennaig m. Ludgach m. Óengusa Find m. Fergusa Dubdhétaig
(Móen ingen Chuind Chétchthaig
máthair na trí Fergus a ndochersat i cath Crinna) m. Imchado m. Findchado m. Fíatach Find
(a quo Dál Fíatach) m. Fir furmi m. Dáiri m. Dlúthaig m. Deitsini m. Echach m. Sín m. Rosin m. Treín m. Rothrein m. Rogein m. Arndil m. Mane Mair m. Forgo.
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
in the Early Christian and Early Medieval
Early Medieval Ireland 800–1166
The History of Ireland 800–1169 covers the period in the history of Ireland from the first Viking raids to the Norman invasion. The first two centuries of this period are characterised by Viking raids and the subsequent Norse settlements along the coast...
periods of the history of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
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The Dál Fiatach were descended from Fiatach Finn mac DáireFiatach Finn
Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a distant descedant of Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the Ulaid, later a High King of Ireland, and the eponymous ancestor of the early Medieval Ulster dynasty of the Dál Fiatach...
, a King of Ulster and High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland
The High Kings of Ireland were sometimes historical and sometimes legendary figures who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over the whole of Ireland. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken sequence of High Kings, ruling from Tara over a hierarchy of...
, and are thought to be related to both the Voluntii and Darini
Darini
The Darini were a people of ancient Ireland mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography as living in south Antrim and north Down...
of Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
's Geographia
Geographia (Ptolemy)
The Geography is Ptolemy's main work besides the Almagest...
, and, perhaps more directly, to the pre-historic Dáirine
Dáirine
The Dáirine , later known dynastically as the Corcu Loígde, were the proto-historical rulers of Munster before the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century AD. They appear to have derived from the Darini of Ptolemy and to have been related to the Ulaid and Dál Riata of Ulster and Scotland...
, and the later Corcu Loígde
Corcu Loígde
The Corcu Loígde , meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centered in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Munster, the Dáirine, of whom they were the principal royal sept...
of Munster
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
. Kinship with the Osraige is also supported, and more distantly with the Dál Riata
Dál Riata
Dál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
.
The Ulaid
Ulaid
The Ulaid or Ulaidh were a people of early Ireland who gave their name to the modern province of Ulster...
, of which the Dál Fiatach were the ruling dynasty, are further associated with the so-called Érainn by genealogists and linguists, and all appear to have at one point formed a single population group in the not-so-remote prehistoric past, which was still vaguely recalled in the Early Medieval period. The Dál Fiatach claimed kinship with the legendary Cú Roí mac Dáire and the Clanna Dedad.
Although Francis John Byrne
Francis John Byrne
Francis John Byrne is an Irish historian.Born in Shanghai where his father, a Dundalk man, captained a ship on the Yellow River, Byrne was evacuated with his mother to Australia on the outbreak of World War II...
describes the few La Tène artifacts discovered in Ireland as 'rather scanty', most of the artifacts (mostly weapons and harness pieces) have been found in the North of Ireland, suggesting 'small bands of settlers (warriors and metalworkers) arrived' from Britain in the 3rd century BC, and may have been absorbed into the Ulaid population.
The Dál Fiatach are considered by scholars to be the true historical Ulaid (< *Uluti), but after the fortunes of the dynasty declined in the 7th century, the legendary heroes of the Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle
The Ulster Cycle , formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the traditional heroes of the Ulaid in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties Armagh, Down and...
were in fact claimed as ancestors by the rival and unrelated Dál nAraidi
Dál nAraidi
Dál nAraidi was a kingdom of the Cruthin in the north-east of Ireland in the first millennium. The lands of the Dál nAraidi appear to correspond with the Robogdii of Ptolemy's Geographia, a region shared with Dál Riata...
or Cruthin
Cruthin
The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....
, claiming for political reasons to be the "true Ulaid" themselves and descendants of Rudraige mac Sithrigi
Rudraige mac Sithrigi
Rudraige, son of Sitric, son of Dub, son of Fomor, son of Airgetmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, Crimthann Coscrach, and ruled for thirty or seventy years, after which he died of plague in...
through Conall Cernach
Conall Cernach
Conall Cernach is a hero of the Ulaidh in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is said to have always slept with the head of a Connachtman under his knee. His epithet is normally translated as "victorious" or "triumphant", although it is an obscure word, and some texts struggle to explain it...
. The legendary Ulaid, a people presumably related in some way to the ancestors of the Dál Fiatach, although this is not clearly preserved in the later genealogical traditions, are sometimes called the Clanna Rudraige. However, rather than contesting the quite false claims of the Cruthin to their ancient glory, the Dál Fiatach appear to have chosen to stress their kinship with the Clanna Dedad of Munster, fearsome rivals of the Clanna Rudraige. Thus with their own ancestors appropriated by the Dál nAraidi, the Dál Fiatach apparently had no choice but to transform themselves into descendants of their nearest kin they could remember. While kinship with the Dáirine and/or Clanna Dedad (Érainn) is not contested by scholars, it can be assumed the early generations of the Dál Fiatach pedigree are quite corrupt. This is also true for the pedigree of the Dáirine and Corcu Loígde. Their natural kinship with the Munster dynasties can only be reconstructed in studies of Ptolemy's Ireland and by linguistics.
Every known king of Dál Fiatach became King of Ulster (Ulaid), but they did not monopolise the kingship as the Dál nAraidi supplied a number of powerful kings. Among the more influential Dál Fiatach kings were:
- Muiredach MuindergMuiredach MuindergMuiredach Muinderg mac Forggo was a king of Ulaid from the Dal Fiatach. He was the son of Forgg mac Dalláin.. His sobriquet means red-necked....
(d. 489) - Báetán mac CairillBáetán mac CairillBáetán mac Cairill, , was king of the Dál Fiatach, and high-king of Ulaid, from circa 572 until his death. He was the son of Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg and brother of Demmán mac Cairill , previous Kings of Ulaid...
(d. 581) - Fiachnae mac DemmáinFiachnae mac DemmáinFiachnae mac Demmáin was King of Ulaid from 626 to 627. Sometimes called Fiachnae Dubtuinne. He was a member of the Dal Fiatach and nephew of Baetan mac Cairill of Ulaid. He was the son of Demmán mac Cairell...
(d. 627) - Bécc Bairrche mac BlathmaicBécc Bairrche mac BlathmaicBécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic was king of Ulaid from 692 to 707 from the Dal Fiatach clan. He was the son of Blathmac mac Máel Cobha , a previous king. His byname Bairrche refers to the region of the Mourne Mountains in south County Down...
(d. 718) - Fiachnae mac Áedo RóinFiachnae mac Áedo RóinFiachnae mac Áedo Róin was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He reigned from 750 to 789. He was the son of Áed Róin and brother of Bressal mac Áedo Róin ,previous kings...
(d. 789) - Niall mac EochadaNiall mac EochadaNiall mac Eochada , was king of Ulaid from 1016.His father, Eochada mac Ardgair, died in 1004. His early military ventures were against members of his own sept, Dál Fiatach. He defeated a cousin in 1012 at the ‘battle of the Summits’ and in 1020 defeated and blinded Flaithbertach Ua EochadaIn 1022...
(d. 1063),
A junior branch of the Dál Fiatach ruled the Leth Cathail (Cathal's half), now the Lecale peninsula
Lecale peninsula
The Lecale peninsula lies in the east of Ulster, on the southeastern side of County Down, covering an area of some between Downpatrick and Dundrum. It is an area of historical and geographic significance, bounded by the Quoile Marshes , the Blackstaff River, the Irish Sea and Strangford Lough...
near Downpatrick
Downpatrick
Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...
. The prestigious monastic site of Downpatrick remained under the control of the main line of Dál Fiatach kings.
The Dál Fiatach were displaced as rulers of all Ulster by the Uí Néill
Uí Néill
The Uí Néill are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach , an historical King of Tara who died about 405....
kindred, invading from north-eastern Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
in the 5th century to settle in north-western Ulster or Donegal
Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
and gain the allegiance of the Airgialla
Airgíalla
Airgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
of central Ulster. As a result the Ulaid were left in control only of Counties Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
and Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
and the title King of Ulster came to mean ruler only of the east of the province.
County Down was the centre of the Dál Fiatach lands, and the chief royal site and religious centre of the Dál Fiatach was at Downpatrick. In later times, from the 9th century, Bangor
Bangor, County Down
Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...
, originally controlled by the neighbouring Dál nAraidi, became the main religious site patronised by the kings.
The descendants of this royal line include the clans MacDonlevy/MacDunleavy (> MacNulty), and their parent house O'Haughey
Haughey
Haughey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: Hoey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Ó hEochaidh.The Haugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid...
/O'Hoey
Hoey
Hoey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: Haughey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Ó hEochaidh.The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid...
(sometimes alternatively prefixed MacCaughey). The last kings of the MacDonlevy line were defeated by the Normans
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
under John de Courcy
John de Courcy
John de Courcy was a Anglo-Norman knight who arrived in Ireland in 1176. From then until his expulsion in 1204, he conquered a considerable territory, endowed religious establishments, built abbeys for both the Benedictines and the Cistercians and built strongholds at Dundrum Castle in County...
. They rallied and counterattacked but were unable to retake their kingdom from the better armed Normans. Most of the MacDonlevys eventually went west to Donegal
Donegal
Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
, where they became hereditary physicians to the ruling O'Donnell dynasty
O'Donnell dynasty
O'Donnell , which is derived from the forename Domhnaill were an ancient and powerful Irish family, kings, princes, and lords of Tír Chonaill in early times, and the chief allies and sometimes...
of Tyrconnell, and many would later go by the name Mac an Ulltaigh (Son of the Ulstermen), anglicized MacNulty. The O'Haughey/O'Hoeys are still mainly found in County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
.
Pedigree variations
- Sen mac Rosin
- Dedu mac Sin a quo Clanna Dedad
- Íar mac DedadÍar mac DedadÍar mac Dedad was a legendary King of Munster. He is the father, or in some sources more distant ancestor, of Eterscél Mór, and grandfather of the famous Conaire Mór, both High Kings of Ireland....
- Dál RiataDál RiataDál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
, etc.
- Dál Riata
- Dáire mac DedadDáire mac DedadDáire mac Dedad is the eponymous ancestor of the Dáirine of Munster and father of the legendary Cú Roí mac Dáire. These further associate him with the prehistoric Darini of Ulster. He is probably identical with Dáire Doimthech , an ancestor of the Corcu Loígde...
/ Dairi Sirchrechtaig / Dáire DoimthechDáire DoimthechDáire Doimthech, alias Dáire Sírchréchtach, son of Sithbolg, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland, and eponymous ancestor of the proto-historical Dáirine and historical Corcu Loígde of Munster. A son of his was Lugaid Loígde , an ancestor of Lugaid Mac Con...
- Cú Roí mac Dáire
- Lugaid mac Con RoíLugaid mac Con RoíIn the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Lugaid mac Con Roí was the son of Cú Roí mac Dáire. He was also known as Lugaid mac Trí Con ....
- Fuirme mac Con Roí
- (F)iatach FindFiatach FinnFiatach Finn mac Dáire, a distant descedant of Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the Ulaid, later a High King of Ireland, and the eponymous ancestor of the early Medieval Ulster dynasty of the Dál Fiatach...
- Dál Fiatach
- (F)iatach Find
- Lugaid mac Con Roí
- DáirineDáirineThe Dáirine , later known dynastically as the Corcu Loígde, were the proto-historical rulers of Munster before the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century AD. They appear to have derived from the Darini of Ptolemy and to have been related to the Ulaid and Dál Riata of Ulster and Scotland...
- Corcu LoígdeCorcu LoígdeThe Corcu Loígde , meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centered in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Munster, the Dáirine, of whom they were the principal royal sept...
- Corcu Loígde
- Cú Roí mac Dáire
- Conganchnes mac DedadConganchnes mac DedadConganchnes mac Dedad is a hero mentioned in the legend of the death of Celtchar mac Uthechair; he does not, however, kill him, but is killed himself...
- Conall Anglonnach mac Dedad
- Conaille Muirtheimne
- Íar mac Dedad
- Eochaid (Echdach/Echach) mac Sin
- Deitsin/Deitsini
- Dlúthaich/Dluthaig
- Dáire/Dairi
- Fir furmi
- Fiatach FinnFiatach FinnFiatach Finn mac Dáire, a distant descedant of Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the Ulaid, later a High King of Ireland, and the eponymous ancestor of the early Medieval Ulster dynasty of the Dál Fiatach...
/ Fiachach Fir Umai- Dál Fiatach
- Fiatach Finn
- Fir furmi
- Dáire/Dairi
- Dlúthaich/Dluthaig
- Deitsin/Deitsini
- Dedu mac Sin a quo Clanna Dedad
Further alternatives
A third (fourth) pedigree is given in Rawlinson B 502 at ¶689: Fiatach Find m. Dáre m. Forgo a quo Dál Fiatach rí h-Érenn .iii. co torchair la Fiachaich Fidfholaid m. Feradaich.Dáire mac Forgo is listed as an early king of Emain Macha
Emain Macha
]Navan Fort – known in Old Irish as Eṁaın Ṁacha and in Modern Irish as Eamhain Mhacha – is an ancient monument in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. According to Irish legend, it was one of the major power centers of pre-Christian Ireland...
at ¶1481: Dáre m. Forgo m. Feideilmid (m. h-Uamunchinn) (m. Corráin m. Caiss m. Argatmáir). As Feideilmid is also the father of Fachtna Fáthach
Fachtna Fáthach
Fachtna Fáthach , son of Cas , son of Rudraige, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He came to power when he defeated the previous High King, Dui Dallta Dedad, in the battle of Árd Brestine...
according to this particular scheme, Forgo is thus an uncle of Conchobar mac Nessa
Conchobar mac Nessa
Conchobar mac Nessa was the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He ruled from Emain Macha .-Birth:...
. Elsewhere Fachtna is a son of Cas, son of Rudraige mac Sithrigi
Rudraige mac Sithrigi
Rudraige, son of Sitric, son of Dub, son of Fomor, son of Airgetmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, Crimthann Coscrach, and ruled for thirty or seventy years, after which he died of plague in...
(a quo Clanna Rudraige), (son of Sithrig), son of Dub, son of Fomor, son of Airgetmar.
However, Forgo (Forggo) also appears as an ancestor of Deda mac Sin at ¶1696: Dedad m. Sin m. Roshin m. Triir m. Rothriir m. Airnnil m. Maine m. Forggo m. Feradaig m. Ailella Érann m. Fiachach Fir Mara m. Óengusa Turbich Temra.
A Forgo later appears in the line of the historical kings of Dál Fiatach as the father of Muiredach Muinderg
Muiredach Muinderg
Muiredach Muinderg mac Forggo was a king of Ulaid from the Dal Fiatach. He was the son of Forgg mac Dalláin.. His sobriquet means red-necked....
: Eochu m. Ardgair m. Matudáin m. Áeda m. Eochucain
Eochocán mac Áedo
Eochocán mac Áedo was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the grandson of Eochaid mac Fiachnai , a previous king of Ulaid. He ruled from 882-883.His father Áed mac Eochada had died in 839...
m. Áeda m. Echdach
Eochaid mac Fiachnai
Eochaid mac Fiachnai was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of Fiachnae mac Áedo Róin , a previous king. He ruled from 790 to 810....
(qui habuit filios .xii.) m. Fíachnai
Fiachnae mac Áedo Róin
Fiachnae mac Áedo Róin was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He reigned from 750 to 789. He was the son of Áed Róin and brother of Bressal mac Áedo Róin ,previous kings...
m. Áeda Roín
Áed Róin
Áed Róin mac Bécce Bairrche was the Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He reigned from 708 to 735. He was the son of Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic, , a previous king of Ulaid who had abdicated in 707 to become a pilgrim....
m. Béce Bairche
Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic
Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic was king of Ulaid from 692 to 707 from the Dal Fiatach clan. He was the son of Blathmac mac Máel Cobha , a previous king. His byname Bairrche refers to the region of the Mourne Mountains in south County Down...
m. Blaithmeic
Blathmac mac Máele Cobo
Blathmac mac Máele Cobo was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid. He was the son of Máel Cobo mac Fiachnai . He ruled from 647 to 670....
m. Máile Coba
Máel Cobo mac Fiachnai
Máel Cobo mac Fiachnai was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid. He was the son of Fiachnae mac Demmáin and half-brother of Dúnchad mac Fiachnai , previous kings. He ruled from circa 644-647....
m. Fíachnai Duib Tuile
Fiachnae mac Demmáin
Fiachnae mac Demmáin was King of Ulaid from 626 to 627. Sometimes called Fiachnae Dubtuinne. He was a member of the Dal Fiatach and nephew of Baetan mac Cairill of Ulaid. He was the son of Demmán mac Cairell...
m. Demmáin
Demmán mac Cairell
Demmán mac Cairill was king of the Dal Fiatach, and high-king of Ulaid. He was the son of Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg , a previous Ulster king and brother of Báetán mac Cairill . He ruled the Dal Fiatach and Ulaid from 557 to 572.According to the genealogies, he was fostered by a certain...
m. Cairill
Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg
Cairell mac Muiredaig Muinderg also Cairell Coscrach was a king of Ulaid from the Dal Fiatach. He was the son of Muiredach Muinderg mac Forggo and brother of Eochaid mac Muiredaig Muinderg , previous kings....
(qui credit Patricio) m. Muiredaigh Mundeirg
Muiredach Muinderg
Muiredach Muinderg mac Forggo was a king of Ulaid from the Dal Fiatach. He was the son of Forgg mac Dalláin.. His sobriquet means red-necked....
m. Forgo m. Dallaín m. Dubthaig m. Miennaig m. Ludgach m. Óengusa Find m. Fergusa Dubdhétaig
Fergus Dubdétach
Fergus Dubdétach was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the Ulaid who was briefly High King of Ireland. He took the High Kingship after his predecessor, Lugaid mac Con, was expelled from Tara by Cormac mac Airt and killed in Munster by Cormac's poet Ferches mac...
(Móen ingen Chuind Chétchthaig
Conn of the Hundred Battles
Conn Cétchathach , son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, which dominated Ireland in the early middle ages, and...
máthair na trí Fergus a ndochersat i cath Crinna) m. Imchado m. Findchado m. Fíatach Find
Fiatach Finn
Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a distant descedant of Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a king of the Ulaid, later a High King of Ireland, and the eponymous ancestor of the early Medieval Ulster dynasty of the Dál Fiatach...
(a quo Dál Fíatach) m. Fir furmi m. Dáiri m. Dlúthaig m. Deitsini m. Echach m. Sín m. Rosin m. Treín m. Rothrein m. Rogein m. Arndil m. Mane Mair m. Forgo.
See also
- Dáire
- UlaidUlaidThe Ulaid or Ulaidh were a people of early Ireland who gave their name to the modern province of Ulster...
- Erainn
- HoeyHoeyHoey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: Haughey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Ó hEochaidh.The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid...
- HaugheyHaugheyHaughey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: Hoey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Ó hEochaidh.The Haugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid...
- McCaugheyMcCaugheyMcCaughey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: McHaughey, MacCaughey, McGaughey and O'Coffey, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Mac hEochaidh....
- McNultyMcNultyMcNulty is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: McAnulty and McNull among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Irish Mac an Ultaigh....