Fergus mac Colmáin Már

Fergus mac Colmáin Már

Fergus mac Colmáin Már (died 618) was a King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Diarmato (died 555/558) and brother of Suibne mac Colmáin Már (died 600), also kings of Uisnech. [ Charles-Edwards, Appendix 3] He ruled Uisnech from 600-618. [the "Laud Synchronisms" and "Book of Leinster" give him a shorter reign of 6-7 years]

The feud between Clann Cholmáin and Síl nÁedo Sláine continued during his reign but the annals do not record any active involvement by Fergus. His nephew Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni (died 635) in 604 defeated the high king Áed Sláine mac Diarmato (died 604) at a battle in Faithche Mic Mencnain on the brink of Loch Semdid (Ballymore Loughsewdy, Co.Westmeath) in which the high king was slain. ["Annals of Ulster" AU 604.2;" Annals of Tigernach" AT 602.2] Also, his cousin Óengus mac Colmáin Bec (died 621) won the Battle of Odba in which Conall Laeg Breg mac Áedo Sláine was slain in 612. ["Annals of Ulster" AU 612.2;"Annals of Tigernach" AT 610.2]

In 618 he was slain by Anfartach Ua Mescáin of the people of Muintir Blaitíne (near Cuilne, Co.Louth). ["Annals of Ulster" AU 618.2; "Annals of Tigernach" AT 617.7] This was probably a private grudge. [Mac Niocaill, pg.91]

Notes

ee also

*Kings of Uisnech

References

* "Annals of Tigernach" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* "Annals of Ulster" at * [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), "Early Christian Ireland", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
* Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), "Ireland before the Vikings", Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
* "Book of Leinster","Rig Uisnig" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* "Laud Synchronisms" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]


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