Fergus Cennfota mac Conaill

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Conall Gulban

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Conall Gulban (died c. 464) was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Conaill, who founded the kingdom of Tír Chonaill in the 5th century, comprising much of what is now County Donegal in Ulster. He was the son of Niall Noígiallach.[1]

His by-name Gulban derives from Benn Ghulbain in County Sligo, from which centre the sons of Niall set out upon their conquest of the North.[2] King Conall Gulban was murdered by the Masraige at Magh Slécht (located in the west of modern County Cavan) in 464, on a Friday.[3] He was buried by Saint Caillin at Fenagh, County Leitrim.[4] He is important in the history of Irish Christianity as he was the first nobleman baptised by St. Patrick, thus opening the way for the conversion of the ruling classes of Ireland.

He appears as a host and companion of Caílte mac Rónáin, one of the central Fianna figures in the tale Acallam na Senórach (Colloquy of the Ancients) who survive into Christian times and recounts tales of the Fianna and the meaning of place names to a recently arrived Saint Patrick. Caílte performs the same function to Conall in Tír Conaill and uncovers the treasures of the Fianna from the various megalithic tombs of its members on their journeys.

He was apparently very close to his brother Eógan mac Néill who died of grief over his brother's death the next year.[5]

His sons included Fergus Cendfota, Dauí (founder of the Cenél nDuach) and Énna Bogaine (founder of the Cenél mBogaine).

Contents [ 1 Descendants 2 Notes 3 References 4 Cenél Conaill 5 External links

Descendants His descendants were known as the Cenél Conaill.

The peninsula of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal was fought for by the Ó Dochartaigh clan (known modernly as Doherty, Daugherty, Docherty, Dougherty, etc.) who were then given the title of Princes of Donegal. This family also descends from Conall (see Clann Ua Dochartaig).

The Cenél nEógain, descended from his brother Eoghan, became the other premier Uí Néill sept in the North. Their kingdom was known as Tír Eógain. Modern day County Tyrone shares both its name and much of its territory. Its respective royal dynasties, the Kings of Tir Connaill and the Kings of Tír Eógain. Its last de jure native rulers fled abroad in the episode known as the Flight of the Earls but, as with all the major Irish kingships, the line of descent continues into the present day.

Notes Jump up ^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, Table 1 Jump up ^ Byrne, pg.84 Jump up ^ 'Flannacán mac Cellaig rí Breg hoc carmen. His poem on the death of some Irish heroes', by Kathleen Mulchrone, in "Journal of Celtic Studies", Vol I (1949-50), pp. 80-93, stanza 22. Jump up ^ Annals of the Four Masters, M464.3 Jump up ^ Annals of the Four Masters, M465.3 References[edit] Annals of the Four Masters at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9

Fergus Cerrbél (?) (1), (2)

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    Fergus Cerrbél (?) is the son of Conall Cremthainne (?).1

Child of Fergus Cerrbél (?)

-1. Diarmait I, High King of Ireland+ d. 565 (1)

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