Mael Duin mac Fergusa ( dr. Irl. Máel Dúin mac Fergusa ; died in 785 ) - the king of Lagor (South Bregu; 778-785) from the clan of Sil Aedo Slane .
Mael Duin Mack Fergus | |||||||
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Dr. Irl. Máel Dúin mac Fergusa | |||||||
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Predecessor | Niall Mac Conile | ||||||
Successor | Vogartach poppy Kummaskayg | ||||||
Death | 785 | ||||||
Kind | Seal Aedo Slane | ||||||
Father | Fergus Poppy Fogartig | ||||||
Children | Aengus , Kairpre |
Biography
Mael Duin was one of the sons of the ruler of Lagor Fergus, poppy Fogartaig , who died in 751. It belonged to Ui Hernayg , one of the two main branches of the genus Sil Aedo Slana [1] . Mael Duin inherited the throne of Lagora in 778 after the death of King Niall Mac Conyle [2] .
According to the Irish annals , the High King of Ireland Donnhad Midi in 778 subjugated the rulers of Breguy to his power. In 781, a battle took place near Riga between the Bregians and the army of the Leinster sept, Wu Garrhon , whose ruler, King Ku Hongalt, fell on the battlefield. In this campaign, the warriors from South Brega were led by King Mael Duin Mack Fergusa and his cousin Vogartah poppy Kummaskayg , and the soldiers of the North Brega were led by King Nauta and the entire Brega Diarmait Mack Coning and his relative Koning Mack Dungail [3] . It is not known exactly whether this conflict was provoked by Donnhad Midi, which historical sources report that in 780 he made a trip to Leinster and then made peace or not. It is possible that the cause of the battle of Riga was the border disputes between the Bregans and Leinsters. Historians note that the 781 war was one of the few events in which the inhabitants of Lagora and Nauta came together against a common enemy.
Mael Duin poppy Fergus died in 785. In reports of this event, he is called the “King of Loch Gabor ” ( dr. Ir. Rí Locha Gabor ) - this is the first mention of this title in the annals [4] . Fogartach poppy Kummaskayg became his successor on the throne of Lagora. The sons of Mael Duin Mak Fergus were Engus and Kairpre , as well as their father, the former kings of South Brega, as well as Fokart [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Charles-EdwardsTM Early Christian Ireland . - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press , 2000. - P. 602-603. - ISBN 978-0-5213-6395-2 .
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 778.7).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (goal 781.4).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 785.1).