Fergnae mac Oengusso Ibdaig
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Fergnae mac Óengusso Ibdaig(d.556)[1] was a Dal Fiatach king of Ulaid. He succeeded Eochaid mac Condlai of the Dal nAraide as king in 552. He was the nephew of Muiredach Muinderg mac Forgo (d.489) and grandson of Forga mac Dallán, previous kings.[2] He ruled from 552-556.[3]
He was slain at the Battle of Druim Cleithe (Kilclief,Co.Down) by his cousin Demmán mac Cairill (d.567) who had support of the Uí Echach nÁrda, another branch of the Dal Fiatach.[4] As a result of this battle, his branch of the Dal Fiatach known as the Ui Ibdaig were excluded from the throne.[5]
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- ^ all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
- ^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, Table 6
- ^ the Book of Leinster gives him a reign of 5 years and Laud Synchronisms 3 years
- ^ Annals of Ulster AU 557.1; Annals of Tigernach AT 556.2
- ^ The Laud Genealogies and Tribal Histories, ed Kuno Meyer
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[edit] References
- Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- Laud Synchronisms at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- The Laud Genealogies and Tribal Histories, ed Kuno Meyer at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Book of Leinster,Rig Ulad at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
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