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Cland Dedad
Deda mac Sin (Deda, son of Sen) was a prehistoric king of the Érainn of Ireland, possibly of the 1st century BC. Variant forms or spellings include Ded, Dedu, Dedad, Degad, Dega, Dego, Deguth and Daig, with some of these occurring as genitives although usage is entirely unsystematic, besides the rare occurrence of the obvious genitive Dedaid. He is the eponymous ancestor of the Clanna Dedad, and may also have been a King of Munster. Through his sons Íar mac Dedad and Dáire mac Dedad, Dedu is an ancestor of many famous figures from legendary Ireland, including his "grandsons" (giving or taking a generation) Cú Roí mac Dáire and Eterscél, "great-grandsons" (again) Conaire Mór and Lugaid mac Con Roí, and more distant descendant Conaire Cóem. A third son was Conganchnes mac Dedad. Through these, Dedu is also an ancestor of several historical peoples of both Ireland and Scotland, including the Dál Riata, Dal Fiatach, Múscraige, Corcu Duibne, and Corcu Baiscind, all sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íar Mac Dedad
Íar mac Dedad (Íar, son of Deda mac Sin) was a legendary King of Munster. He is the great grandfather, or in some sources more distant ancestor, of Eterscél Mór, and grandfather (or great-grandfather) of the famous Conaire Mór, both High Kings of Ireland. Íar may be the eponymous ancestor of the Érainn of Munster. Both the personal name and tribal name derive from the same root.MacNeill 1911 Among his historical descendants, through the later High King Conaire Cóem, are the Dál Riata of Ulster and Scotland, and the Corcu Duibne, Múscraige, and Corcu Baiscind of Munster. These were known as the Síl Conairi, one of the principal royal septs of the Érainn.Dobbs 1917 The brother of Íar was Dáire mac Dedad, eponymous ancestor of the Dáirine. He succeeded Íar as king of Munster. Notes References * Margaret E. DobbsSide-lights on the Táin age and other studies Dundalk: WM. Tempest. 1917. * John T. Koch. "Ériu", in John T. Koch (ed.). ''Celtic Culture: A Historical En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |