Eochaidh_I BUIDHE. In the early middle ages, Scotland consisted of four separate kingdoms: Dalriada inhabitated by Scots, Strathclyde inhabited by Britons, The Kingdom of the Picts, Northumbria inhabited by Angles. Eochaidh was called "the Horseman of the Heavens." Married Spondana , daughter of. Married Fedelmia MOGMEDON, daughter of Eochy. The western highlands, for instance were peopled by the Scots, originally from the north of Ireland. Fergus Mor, King of Dalriada, b. ca. Fergus Mor MAC_EARCA. Fergus Mór mac Eirc (Scottish Gaelic: Fergus Mòr Mac Earca) was a legendary king of Dál Riata. The Stone of Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone is said to have been one of those items. 10) Download, http://www.ed.ac.uk/~gar/FamilyHistory/links/I851.html. He was the father of three sons: Fergus Mór, Loarn and Oengus. Most historians feel that it could have been held by Fergus's older brother Loarn, MacErc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergus_the_Great, From http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps05/ps05_462.htm. Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons; Page; 226; G929.72; C6943ra; Ms. Charlotte Maness, 757 Oak St, Apartment B, Lakewood, CO 80215, Stewart - Hamilton - Maness Family History 18 March, 5. !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of Magna, Charta Barons; Page; 226; G929.72; C6943ra; Denver Public. 3. The record in the An­nals has given rise to the­o­ries of in­va­sions of Ar­gyll from Ire­land, but these are not con­sid­ered authentic. This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers. Family Card - Person Sheet. Died 837, Galloway. Wikipedia list article. 5) [S10139] "Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart , part 1, chapter IV". Eochaid_II . We wanted a place to put things that didn't fit anywhere else and might be of interest. The system of succession to kingship amongst the Scots differed from the one we follow today. The his­tor­i­cal record, such as it is, con­sists of an entry in the An­nals of Tiger­nach, for the year 501, which states: Fear­gus Mor mac Earca cum gente Dal Riada partem Bri­ta­niae tenuit, et ibi mor­tuus est. !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons; Page; 226; G929.72; 7. I have retained the Irish forms of names, but translated eponyms in parentheses. The record in the Annals has given rise to theories of invasions of Argyll from Ireland, but these are not considered authentic. !GENEALOGY: Royal, 14. Since there was a strong tendency for Irish king lists to begin with the first Christian king, it may well be the case that there was a tradition that Fergus was the first Christian king of the Dál Riata, something also suggested by his appearance in the Tripartite Life. Eochaid_III (Eugenius) . Children: Eochaidh Muinreamhar, King of Dalriada. Among the definitions of the word are "things washed ashore" or "miscellaneous trifles". !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of, Magna Charta Barons; Page; 226; G929.72; C6943ra; Denver Public, 4. It may be that the non-Indo-European speech that preceded British or Celtic was still spoken in parts of Scotland in Roman times. Donald_II (Donvenald) . Offspring of Erc of Dalriada and unknown parent Name: Birth: Death: Joined with: Fergus Mór (-c501) 501: Loarn mac Eirc It is thought that the original king-lists from which the High Medieval accounts were derived ended with Fergus. Erc, King of Dalriada, d. 474 Father: Eochaidh Muinreamhar, King of Dalriada It is during his reign that Scottish Dalriada began to split from the Irish side. Dál Riata or Dál Riada (also Dalriada) (/ d æ l ˈ r iː ə d ə /) was a Gaelic kingdom that encompassed the western seaboard of Scotland and the north-eastern corner of Ireland, on each side of the North Channel.At its height in the 6th and 7th centuries, it covered what is now Argyll ("Coast of the Gaels") in Scotland and part of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. This stone was placed under the throne of Scotland and all kings of Scotland took their oath over it until it was taken by King Edward I of England. How­ever, the forms of Fer­gus, Erc and Dál Riata are later ones, writ­ten down long after the 6th cen­tury. The over-chief held sway and exacted tribute and assistance in war from the lesser chiefs when he was able. in Antiquity, 75 (2001), pp. The ruling family of the Scotti was supposed to be descended from a chief of the Dal Riata of Antrim called Fergus Mor mac Erc. (Fergus Mór mac Eirc, with the people of Dál Riata, held part of Britain, and he died there.) !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors, of Magna Charta Barons; Page; 226; G929.72; C6943ra; Denver, 15. Serious defeats in Ireland and Scotland in the time of Domnall Brecc (d. 642) ended Dál Riata's Golden Age, and the kingdom became a client of Northumbria, then subject to the Picts. The only Irish settlement to withstand, the test of time was the Dal Riada, who had been occupying the territory for as long as 100 years before Fergus Mor MacErc, Very little is known about the early Kingdom of Scottish Dal Riada or its first King Fergus. Died 13 FEB 859/860. Fergus consolidated his power in the new lands until his death in c. 501 AD. Copyright protected work may not simply be copied or republished. The historical record, such as it is, consists of an entry in the Annals of Tigernach, for the year 501, which states: Feargus Mor mac Earca cum gente Dal Riada partem Britaniae tenuit, et ibi mortuus est. Here begins the historical section of this genealogy. The Scottish Dal Riata were over-chiefs like the Ui Neill in Ireland, and secured their independence from the Irish Dal Riada. In either case, when he arrived, Fergus brought with him a large Niallan host of warriors and all the trappings of the kingdom. In the year 330 BC, these Scots elected as their king Fergus, son of Ferehard; and they remained in Scotland until 360 AD when they were driven back to Ireland by the Picts and Britons. ", Gives a death date of ca 529 which is not likely if his son was king for only a short time and HE died ca 511.. Dál Riata (also Dalriada or Dalriata) was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western seaboard of Scotland with some territory on the northern coasts of Ireland. ... His reign can best be placed in the years 723 to 726, beginning with the abdication of his father, Selbach mac Ferchair, who entered a monastery, and ending with rise of Eochaid mac Echdach of the Cenél nGabráin. ISBN 0-7134-8874-3. Husband of Marca Erca and Greme Mor ingen Greme It is during the late fifth century that Fergus Mor (Big or Chief?) General Notes Erc was king of Irish Dál Riada until 474. By right, Fergus became King of Dalriada in about 498 AD. Comgall did not become king of Dalriada until his father’s death in 496 CE. Scottish and Pictish families began intermarrying in the 8th century, and their kingdoms were often ruled by the same king. 285–292. •Name: Fergus Mormacerc Of DALRIADA , King Of Scots •Surname: Dalriada •Given Name: Fergus Mormacerc Of •Suffix: , King Of Scots •Sex: M •Birth: UNKNOWN 1 •Death: 0501 in /killed 1 •Reference Number: 102479SPAR •_UID: E8C3D0DBA689A94FA288FA8A86B6D94F8F09 •Note: [SPARKMAN DATABASE.FTW] [SPARKMAN DATABASE.FTW], Home Keltische Bibliotheek Artikelenbibliotheek Index Keltische Encyclopedie Keltische Geschiedenis, Index Keltische Encyclopedie Keltische Geschiedenis. The Pictish language was always distinguished from British/Welsh. Up until that time Dalriada consisted of two halves: the area that is now County Antrim in Ireland, and what was called Scotia Minor, now Argyll, in … The other two main septs of the Dál Riata were Cenél Loairn and Cenél nÓengusa, named after ancestors Loarn and Óengus, who were later said to be brothers of Fergus [Senchus Fer nAlban]. His successors continued his efforts until c. 576, when Dalriada was strong enough to petition and successfully split from its mother country in Ireland. Achaius . Dalriada, Argyll, Scotland: Death: 405 (60-69) Scotland, United Kingdom Immediate Family: Son of Aengus Buidnech mac Feideilmid, Rí na Dál Riata and N.N. Preston, Scotland, United Kingdom. Further north, in the Highlands and in the north-east, the rival chiefdoms and over-chiefdoms of the Picts and Scots had emerged from among the Caledonian British chiefdoms of Roman times. According to the. Upon Loran's death, Fergus Mor Mac was unanimously, elected King, and became the first absolute King of all Scotland of the. Brother of Loarn (Duan Albanach); Mongan MacEarca; Tigernach MacEarca; Dalach MacEarca; Eogan MacEarca and 2 others; Feradach (Ferach) MacEarca and Brion « less Cf. Rulers of Scotland from Cináed mac Ailpín until the present time claim descent from Fergus Mór. Alternative: He was christened about 459. in King of Dalriada, in northern Ireland. Fergus Mór mac Eirc (Scottish Gaelic: Fearghas Mòr Mac Earca; English: Fergus the Great) was a legendary king of Dál Riata. Up until that time Dalriada consisted of two halves: the area that is now County Antrim in Ireland, and what was called Scotia Minor, now Argyll, in Scotland. Kings of Dalriada Generation One Fergus MorMacErc Acceded circa 490 Died (killed) 501, Generation Two Domangart (I) macFergusso Married Feldelm Foltchain Died circa 506, Generation Three Gabhran macDomangairt Married to Ingenach or Lleian Died circa 559, Generation Four Aedan macGabhran Acceded circa 574, Died circa 608 Consecrated by his cousin St. Columba, Generation Five Eochaidh Buidhe macAidan Died circa 630, Generation Six Domnall Brecc Died at the Battle of Strathcarron circa 642, Domongart (II) macDomnaill Did not reign. "The Age of Arthur," John Morris (Scrib ner's, 1973, p.124.} While his historicity may be debatable, his posthumous importance as the founder of Scotland in the national myth of Medieval and Renaissance Scotland is not in doubt. Father of Áengus Fert mac Feideilmid, Rí na Dál Riata. The last attested kings of Dál Riata are Fergus mac Echdach, brother and successor to Áed Find, whose death is reported in the Annals of Ulster in 781. Alternative names: Murdach of Scotland, Muirdeach of Dalriada. According to the list of battles said to have taken place between 491 and 496, Arthur waged war in every year except 493 CE when St Patrick died. There are two legends concerning the origins of Scottish Dalriada (also known as Scotia Minor). One interesting feature is that Fergus is known in some sources by another name, Mac Nisse, a name which is also applied to his son Domangart [see his page]. Ireland. Erc of Dalriada: | |Erc| was king of |Irish| |Dál Riata| until 474. Children: Erc, King of Dalriada, d. 474 He was an only child. Father: ERC of Dal Riada: Family 1: +DOMANGART of Dal Riada. Please refer any additional sources, information, corrections and so on to Robert Sewell. It is during his reign that Scottish Dalriada began to split from the Irish side. Scotland, on 23 Oct 1995: Fergus Mor, one of Erc's sons, is generally considered to be the earliest historically authenticated ancestor of the kings of Scotland, but it is just possible that Fergus had a father Erc who had a father Eochaid Munremar. [4] They are referred to here as Gaels, an unambiguous term, or as Dál Riatans.[5]. !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons; Page; 226; G929.72; C6943ra; Denver Public Library; Genealogy. It is believed he brought with him the Stone of Destiny, or Lia Fail. The Lorn and Cowal districts of Argyll take their names from Cenél Loairn and Cenél Comgaill respectively,[1] while the Morvern district was formerly known as Kinelvadon, from the Cenél Báetáin, a subdivision of the Cenél Loairn. The Latin Lists make Domangart (5 years) the son and successor of Fergus (3 years), without including any reigns for either Loarn or Óengus [see, e.g., KKES 264, 270, 281]. This is a List of the kings of Dál Riata, a kingdom of Irish origin which was located in Scotland and Ireland. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Bede noted that the defeat was so heavy that no further attacks were made on the Northumbrians up to his own day a hundred years later. His father was Conaire II, King of the Province of Ulster from AD 212 to 220 and his mother was the daughter of the illustrious Warrior King, ... Cairbre Riada's descendants ruled the coast area of Antrim until Colla Uais grandson, Erc of Dalriada, died. [13] son of Erc (Fergus Mor Mac Earca), crosses from Dalreida in Ireland over into Scotland in the year 496, and became the first king of the Dalriad Scts, 496-499. 6) [S9180] "Email, no hard copy" , Alan B. Wilson. He is mentioned in the Armagh Memoranda (in the Book of Armagh, ca. Died DEC 642, Straith-Cairmaic. Erc is significant as he has been traditionally regarded as the ancestor, through his son Fergus Mor, of the kings of Dalriada, and through them the Kings of Scotland, but more recently much of this tradition has been questioned. 11. Some scholars have seen no revival of Dal Riata after the long period of foreign domination (after 637 to around 750 or 760), while others have seen a revival of Dal Riata under Áed Find (736-778), and later Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín, who is claimed in some sources to have taken the kingship there in c.840 following the disastrous defeat of the Pictish army by the Danes): some even claim that the kingship of Fortriu was usurped by the Dál Riata several generations before MacAlpin (800-858). It is because of this stone that all Scottish kings are crowned at Scone. He was the son of Erc. !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of Magna, 8. !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of Magna, 9. 9) [S9180] "Email, no hard copy" , Medieval-l discussion Stewart Baldwin. (1) He had a relationship with Marca Queen of Ireland. Fergus died in 501 A.D.. 434, d. 501, Charlotte M. Maness, Email address: aq680@freenet.hsc.colorado.edu, Stewart - Hamilton - Maness Family History 18 March 1992, 1. By the late fourth century, the Scotti had attained enough strength to draw the attention of the Picts. The Picti were also found in Ireland though there they always in historical times spoke Gaelic. Fergus Mór mac Eirc (Scottish Gaelic: Fergus Mòr Mac Earca) was a legendary king of Dál Riata. Cruithne, who ruled over Alba (a name which can mean all of Britain or just the lands north of the Hadrian Wall) for 100 years. Children of Fergus Mor MAC_EARCA and _____: 2. The alleged reigns of Loarn and Óengus look like later additions, and they probably do not belong on the list. He is said to have taken part of Britain along with the people of Dál Riata ["Feargus Mor mac Earca cum gente Dal Riada partem Britaniae tenuit, et ibi mortuus est." Scotland's Kings and Queens, a brief sketch of each monarch from 843 to 1603. !GENEALOGY: Royal Ancestors of. Famous Scots - Fergus Mor Mac Erc. (c.434 - c.501) Born in approximately 434 AD, Fergus Mor Mac Erc is considered the father of the Royal lines of Scotland and thus the father of Scotland itself. Notes for Fergus Mor "Big Fergus" King Of Of Dalriada, sbald@@auburn.campus.mci.net (Stewart Baldwin) posted to GEN-MEDIEVAL-L-request@@rootsweb.com on 26 Nov 1998 Subject: Llywelyn AT: "Although the later genealogies make Loarn a son of Erc, and brother of Fergus, ancestor of the later kings of Scotland, there is no good reason to believe that the supposed sibling relationship is historical". Notes. Over the years, several groups of Irish settled in Northern Briton, and some even in the south. He was followed on the, Alba of the Ravens, John Marsden, Constable and Company Limited, ©1997, ISBN 0-09-4774307, Picts Gaels and Scots, Sally Foster, B.T. He was the father of three sons: |Fergu... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Though Aedan Mac Gabrain drove the Ulaid of east Ulster out of Man he was more preoccupied with the war against the Northumbrians, and in this he received assistance from the Cenel Eogain. By the late 9th century, the Kingdom of Alba began absorbing the kingdoms of the Britons and Angles. The _Annals of Ulster_ in 499 note "A battle in which Mac Erca was victory." Donald_I BREAC. (But note that it was his son Erc who died in 474). 360. christened on 360. The History of the Scottish Crown, from the Queen's web site. Died 560. A genealogical internet service provided by Coret Genealogy. Enter your e-mail address and you will receive the monthly, free Genealogy Online newsletter (in English) with new pedigrees and news and tips on the largest genealogy website in the Netherlands and Belgium. When Erc King of dal Riata mac Eochaid was born in 0412, in Dalraida, Montgomery, Mississippi Territory, United States, his father, King Eochaid Eugenius Muinreamhar of the Dal Riata, was 32 and his mother, Earca, Princess of Dál Riata, was 30. The little colony of Scottish Dalriada was saved and slowly gained strength over the next one hundred years. Thus, in Senchus Fer nAlban, we have the statement that Fergus Mór was another name for Mac Nisse Mór ["Fergus Mór mac Eirc ainm aile do Mac Nisse Mór unum filium habuit .i. Founded the Scottish Kingdom of Dalriada after he invaded Kyntire in 496. Fer­… The order of the children by no means represents their order of birth, as this is impossible to determine. Up until that time Dalriada consisted of two halves: the area that is now County Antrim in Ireland, and what was called Scotia Minor, now Argyll, in Scotland. He also may have been the great-grandfather of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig. Geni does not allow isolated trees to be merged into the World Family Tree, or other trees. Source - Scottish Kings by Gordon Donaldson which is currently out of print. [2], Dál Riata is commonly viewed as having been an Irish Gaelic colony in Scotland, although some archaeologists have recently argued against this. Son of Erc mac Echach (Annals of the Four Masters) and Mist ingen Muiredaig King of Irish Dál Riata until 474. Dalriada inhabitated by Scots, Strathclyde inhabited by Britons, The Kingdom of the Picts, Northumbria inhabited by Angles. But -- you will never know what you will find or its value. It is believed that Fergus's father, Erc MacEochaid and possibly his older brother held the throne before him in Ireland. The Senchus and the Duan name Fergus's father as Erc son of Eochaid Muinremuir (This Erc/Earca seems to have been the grandmother of the Erc who married Muiredach and whose son was Muirchertach Mac Earca if the genealogists can be trusted. Dalriada and the Scots 410AD is largely regarded as the date for the end of Roman Rule in Britain. St. Patrick gave his blessing to Fergus ... and prophesied that he should be the father of kings, who should rule ... in a distant and foreign nation. search for your ancestors and publish your family tree, Erc . Erc died in 474, leaving a space of 24, years unaccounted for in the Kings lists. He was the father of three sons: Fergus Mór, Loarn and Oengus. Erc had twelve sons, … With his arrival, Scottish Dalriada or Scotia Minor was now a force to be reckoned with. 7) [S9890] Your Family Tree, No date, place only. The Picti and Scotti of later Roman times were not races but the names of clans, usually but not invariably named after the ruling family. Died (killed) circa 673, Eochaidh "Crook Nose" Ruled for about three years Died (killed) circa 697, Eochaidh (III) macEchdach Acceded circa 721 Died circa 733, Aedh Find "The White" Ruled for 30 years Died in 778. After his father died, Fergus Mor became king of Dalriada. !GENEALOGY: Royal. Constantine_I . He died in 529." He died in 0474. But Erc apparently was married first to Fergus Cenn Fada son of Conall Gulban that would establish a link between the Cenel Conaill and the Scottish Dal Riata). (1) He succeeded to the title of High King Forggus of Ireland in 565. Death474. 360 360. The child marked with a * is the ancestor of the later persons in the genealogy. Fergus Mor mac Erc ('Big Fergus', 'Great Fergus') Like all those that appear in this genealogy, Fergus' birthdate is unknown. AT 17: 124; similarly in CS 35]. Now click on the desired name to select the person. [6] The kingdom disappeared in the Viking Age. Generation Twelve Alpin of Kintyre Acceded in 834 Died (killed fighting the Picts) circa 837. Each item could be a column itself and might be some day but for now it will be the flotsam, which washes our way. Nisse is apparently the genitive of Ness, a woman's name [Bannerman (1974), 50]. Misc. Erc died in 474, leaving a space of 24 years unaccounted for in the Kings lists. Dalriada Born in approximately 434 AD, Fergus Mor Mac Erc is considered the father of the Royal lines of Scotland and thus the father of Scotland itself. Child: + 4 i. DOMANGART (DONGARDUS)4, (KING) of Scots, Scotland, b. before 499, d. in 504; m. (ZP-2) FEDELMIA. These kings originally ruled a small island kingdom that successfully managed itself. [1], In Argyll it consisted initially of three kindreds: Cenél Loairn (kindred of Loarn) in north and mid-Argyll, Cenél nÓengusa (kindred of Óengus) based on Islay and Cenél nGabráin (kindred of Gabrán) based in Kintyre; a fourth kindred, Cenél Chonchride in Islay, was apparently considered too small to be considered a major division. Even though Fergus Mor did little that is notable in his lifetime besides this move, he is considered the father of all the Royal lines of Scotland and thus the father of Scotland itself. Children: http://www.southing.net/BondFam019%20Web%20Cards/PS02/PS02_133.HTM. "So the sucession continued in his blood and lineage ever since to, "496. Scottish Royal Lineage, a true genealogical account (from Burke's Peerage) from 844 to date. "Fergus Mor Mac Earca" or Fergus the Great "Crossed from Dalrieda in Ireland over into Scotland in the year 496, and became the first king of the Dalriad Scots, 496-499. Domangart." Oxford UP, Oxford, 2001. He was the one hundred thirty first monarch of Ireland and the first king of Dalriada. Campbell, Ewan, "Were the Scots Irish ?" Mac (son of) Erc arrived in Scottish Dalriada. The information in the Generations One to Twelve is taken from Frederick Lewis Weis: Ancestral Roots, Baltimore, 1999 and from Brian Tompsett, Royal Genealogical Data, University of Hull, 2005. 7 likes. Pictland, based upon place names and cultural sites appears to be centered in the north and east of Scotland.