Cernach mac Fergusa (died 805) was a King of in South
Brega
Brega , also known as ''Mersa Brega'' or ''Marsa al-Brega'' ( , i.e. "Brega Seaport"), is a complex of several smaller towns, industry installations and education establishments situated in Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, the most southerly point of ...
of the Uí Chernaig sept of
Lagore of the
Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the
Southern Uí Néill
The Southern Uí Néill (, ) were a branch of the Uí Néill dynasty that invaded and settled in the Kingdom of Mide and its associated kingdoms.
Two sons of Niall Noigiallach, Lóegaire () and Coirpre (), initially led the dynasty. As did th ...
. He was the son of
Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751) and brother of
Máel Dúin mac Fergusa (died 785) and
Ailill mac Fergusa (died 800), previous kings.
Cernach succeeded his brother Ailill as King of Lagore but the rule of South Brega went to a subsept of the Uí Chernaig, the Síl Conaill Graint which were based at Calatrium. He ruled as King of Lagore from 800-805. At his death notice in the annals, he is called ''rex Locha Gabor'' -King of Lagore. The title King of Loch Gabor was used when members of this sept were not Kings of South Brega (instead held by the sub-sept Síl Conaill Graint).
[Charles-Edwards, pg.572, note 166]
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
a
University College Cork* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
* Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
External links
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University College Cork
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Kings of Brega
9th-century Irish monarchs
805 deaths
Year of birth unknown