Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751) (or Fergal) was King of 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
Loch Gabhar (Lagore), of which there are two possible origins. One is "Lake of the Goats" the other is ''Loch dá Gabhar'' (“lake of the two horses”) and is explained in the eleventh-century texts ''Dindshenchas Érenn'' as the place where the ...
of the
Síl nÁedo Sláine
Síl nÁedo Sláine () are the descendants of Áed Sláine (Áed mac Diarmato), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill—they were the kings of Brega—they claimed descent from Niall Noígiallach and his son Con ...
branch of the southern
Ui Neill. He was the son of the high king
Fogartach mac Néill
Fogartach Mac'Artain (died 724), sometimes called Fogartach ua Cernaich, was an Irish king who is reckoned a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Uí Chernaig sept of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Uí Néill. He was King of B ...
(died 724). He ruled from 738 to 751.
The annals do not mention any events regarding him other than his death obit. His death obit, though, in the ''Annals of Ulster'' has significance as the first time the title King of Southern Brega (''regis Deisceird Breg'') is used.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 751.2]
His sons included
Máel Dúin mac Fergusa
Máel Dúin mac Fergusa (died 785) was King of South Brega of the Uí Chernaig sept of Lagore of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. He was the son of Fergus mac Fogartaig (died 751), a previous king of South Brega, and gran ...
(died 785) and
Cernach mac Fergusa (died 805), both called Kings of Loch Gabor as well as
Ailill mac Fergusa (died 800), styled King of South Brega.
Notes
See also
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Kings of Brega
The Kings of Brega were rulers of Brega, a petty kingdom north of Dublin in medieval Ireland.
Overview
Brega took its name from ' ('), meaning "fine plain", in modern County Meath, County Louth and County Dublin, Ireland. They formed part of th ...
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
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Kings of Brega
751 deaths
8th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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