Ferchar mac Connaid
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Ferchar mac Connaid was king of Dál Riata (in modern Scotland) from about 642 until 650.
He was a son of Connad Cerr and thus a member of the Cenél nGabráin. His death appears in the Annals of Ulster for 694 along with a number of other entries which appear to be misplaced by 45 years. The Duan Albanach grants him a reign of 16 years, which may mean that he ruled jointly with Domnall Brecc before becoming sole king, but the reign lengths of the Duan are problematic and this may be an error.
Ferchar is the only descendant of Connad Cerr known to have held the kingship of Dál Riata.
[edit] 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
- Bannerman, John, Studies in the History of Dalriada. Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1974. ISBN 0-7011-2040-1
[edit] 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.
| Preceded by Domnall Brecc |
King of Dál Riata 642-650 |
Succeeded by Dúnchad mac Conaing and Conall Crandomna |
