- Ferchar mac Connaid
Ferchar mac Connaid was king of
Dál Riata (in modernScotland ) from about 642 until 650.He was a son of
Connad Cerr and thus probably a member of theCenél Comgaill , although some older reconstructions make him a member of theCenél nGabráin . His death appears in theAnnals of Ulster for 694 along with a number of other entries which appear to be misplaced by 45 years. TheDuan Albanach grants him a reign of 16 years, which may mean that he ruled jointly withDomnall 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. The genealogies in the "
Senchus fer n-Alban " do not include Ferchar and his kin.References
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* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ 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.
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