Deda mac Sin
Deda mac Sin | |||||
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Issue | Íar mac Dedad and Dáire mac Dedad, Conall Anglonnach | ||||
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House | Clanna Dedad | ||||
Father | Sen |
Deda mac Sin (Deda, son of Sen) was a prehistoric king of the
Through his sons
, all said to belong to the Érainn (Iverni), of whom the Clanna Dedad appear to have been a principal royal sept.The generations preceding Dedu mac Sin in the extant pedigrees appear artificial.
A proto-historical sept of the Clanna Dedad are known as the Dáirine,[6] descending from Dáire mac Dedad and/or Dáire Doimthech (Sírchrechtach), and are later known as the Corcu Loígde. Alternatively this may be used synonymously, with some confusion created by their identification with the Darini of prehistoric Ulster. In any case, the Darini and Iverni are clearly related.[7]
According to the
Eoin MacNeill finds the Conaille Muirtheimne to also descend from Dedu mac Sin, from another son Conall Anglonnach,[11] believing they are quite mistakenly thought to be Cruthin, as found in later genealogies.
Dui Dallta Dedad was a foster-son of Dedu.
There is also an Ogham of Dedu (Ogam Dedad) found in the Book of Ogams. Over one third of all Irish ogham inscriptions are found in the lands of his descendants the Corcu Duibne.[12]
The Sil Conairi
The Síl Conairi were those septs of the Clanna Dedad descended from
The remaining Síl Conaire would settle and/or remain in Munster, where, although retaining their distinctive identity, they would be overshadowed first by their Dáirine (Corcu Loígde) kinsmen, and later fall under the sovereignty of the Eóganachta. But it appears the Síl Conaire, and especially the Múscraige, actually acted as prominent facilitators for the latter, and this would presumably have been in opposition to the Dáirine.[16] A late and unexpected king of Munster from the Múscraige was Flaithbertach mac Inmainén (d. 944).[17]
The birth, life, and fall of Conaire Mór are recounted in the epic tale Togail Bruidne Dá Derga.[18] Two distantly related tales of more interest to genealogists are De Síl Chonairi Móir [19] and De Maccaib Conaire.[20] In these he is confused with his descendant Conaire Cóem.
The Dál Fiatach and Cú Roí
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The descent of the Dál Fiatach princes of Ulster from Dedu mac Sin is less secure, but nonetheless is supported by independent medieval sources (and contradicted by others).
The Dáirine (Corcu Loígde)
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As early as 1849, the great Irish scholar
Descent of the Clanna Dedad
Skipped generations are given in the notes.
- Sen mac Rosin[22]
- Dedu mac Sina quo Clanna Dedad
- Íar mac Dedad
- Ailill Anglonnach
- Éogan [23]
- Eterscél
- Conaire Mór a quo Síl Conaire
- Mug Láma
- Conaire Cóem[24]
- Eochaid (Cairpre) Riata (Rigfhota), a quo
- Dál Riata
- Erc of Dalriada[25]
- Fergus Mór
- Domangart Réti
- Gabrán mac Domangairt, a quo
- Cenél nGabráin
- Comgall mac Domangairt, a quo
- Cenél Comgaill
- Gabrán mac Domangairt, a quo
- Domangart Réti
- Loarn mac Eirc, a quo
- Cenél Loairn
- Óengus Mór mac Eirc, a quo
- Fergus Mór
- Erc of Dalriada[25]
- Dál Riata
- Cairpre Músc, a quo
- Múscraige
- Corc Duibne, a quo
- Cairpre Baschaín, a quo
- Eochaid (Cairpre) Riata (Rigfhota), a quo
- Conaire Cóem[24]
- Mug Láma
- Conaire Mór a quo Síl Conaire
- Éogan [23]
- Ailill Anglonnach
- Dáire mac Dedad / Dairi Sirchrechtaig / Dáire Doimthech
- Cú Roí mac Dáire
- Lugaid mac Con Roí
- Fuirme mac Con Roí [26]
- (F)Iatach Find, a quo
- Dáirine
- Conganchnes mac Dedad
- Conall Anglonnach mac Dedad,[29] a quo
- Íar mac Dedad
- Eochaid (Echdach/Echach) mac Sin [30]
- Deitsin/Deitsini
- Dlúthaich/Dluthaig
- Dáire/Dairi
- Fir furmi [31]
- Dáire/Dairi
- Dlúthaich/Dluthaig
- Deitsin/Deitsini
Notes
- ^ Pokorny 1918
- ^ Dobbs 1917
- ^ Kelleher 1968
- ^ Dobbs 1917, p. 12
- Ailill Érann m. Fiachu Fer-mara m. Óengus Tuirmech Temrach
- ^ Dobbs 1917, p. 10
- ^ for extensive discussion (in German), see Pokorny 1918
- ^ ed. Ó Corráin 1997
- ^ ed. Meyer 1912
- ^ Dobbs 1921, pp. 330–1: ... Iatach Find (a quo Dal Fiatach) m. Fuirme m. Conrui m. Dairi Sirchrechtaig m. Deadad m. Sin m. Rosin...
- ^ MacNeill 1911, pp. 97–8
- ^ MacNeill 1909, p. 334
- ^ Dobbs 1917, p. 9
- ^ Byrne, p. 63
- ^ Chadwick, p. 121
- ^ see Byrne, pp. 45, 181
- ^ Byrne, pp. 204, 214
- ^ for editions, translations, commentary, and studies, see Togail Bruidne Dá Derga
- ^ Lucius Gwynn, "De Sil Chonairi Móir", in Ériu 6 (1912): 130–43.
- ^ Lucius Gwynn, "De Maccaib Conaire", in Ériu 6 (1912): 144–53.
- ^ O'Donovan, pp. 57, 86
- ^ "Old" son of "Very Old"; see Kelleher 1968
- ^ Dobbs 1917, p. 18: "Eogan son of Iar son of D... third king of Munster of Clanna D..."
- Rawlinson¶1696: Conaire Cáem (m. Mug Láma) m. Lugdach m. Cairpri Chrommchinn m. Dáire Dornmáir m. Cairpre m. Conaire Móir
- Rawlinson¶1696: Ercc m. Echdach Muinremuir m. Óengusa Fir m. Feideilmid m. Óengusa m. Feideilmid m. Cormaicc m. Croithluithe m. Find Féicce m. Achir m. Echdach m. Fiachach m. Feidelmid m. Cincce m. Guaire m. Cintae m. Coirpri Rigfhota
- ^ Dobbs 1921, pp. 330–1
- ^ The extant genealogy of the historical Dáirine, the Corcu Loígde, is corrupt for the early generations. They have been placed here by scholars. See Pokorny 1918.
- ^ see also O'Donovan, pp. 57, 86
- ^ Book of Ballymote
- Laud 610
- ^ a b Laud 610 variant
- ^ Rawlinson B 502 variant
References
- John Bannerman, Studies in the History of Dalriada. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press. 1974
- Francis John Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings. Four Courts Press. 2nd revised edition, 2001.
- Hector Munro Chadwick, Early Scotland: the Picts, the Scots and the Welsh of southern Scotland. Cambridge University Press. 1949.
- Margaret E. Dobbs, The History of the Descendants of Ir, in Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 13 (1921): 308–59; continued in Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 14 (1923): 44–144.
- Margaret E. Dobbs, Side-lights on the Táin age and other studies. Dundalk: WM. Tempest. 1917.
- John V. Kelleher, "The Pre-Norman Irish genealogies", in Irish Historical Studies 16, No. 62 (1968): 138–153.
- John V. Kelleher, "The Táin and the Annals", in Ériu 22 (1971): 107–27
- Eoin MacNeill, "Early Irish Population Groups: their nomenclature, classification and chronology", in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (C) 29 (1911): 59–114
- Eoin MacNeill. "Notes on Irish Ogham Inscriptions", in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 1909. pp. 329–70
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- T. F. O'Rahilly, Early Irish History and Mythology. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. 1946.
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