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This information was last updated on March 10, 2012. 1 Genealogies from the Book of Ballymote, pp. 148-149, as quoted in Alan Orr Anderson, Early Sources of Scottish History: A.D. 500 to 1286, v. I, (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1922). p. 153. 2 Pedigree of the Scottish Kings, appended to version E of the Chronicle of the Kings of Scotland in Skene's Picts and Scots, pp. 133-134,as quoted in Ibid, p. 157 |
Personal data Erc . mac Echach Rí na Dál Riata Alternative names: Murdach of Scotland, Muirdeach of Dalriada He was born about 400 TO ABT 425 in Ulster, Ireland. He was christened about 459. King of Dalriada, in northern Ireland. He died about 474 in Ulster, Ireland. He was buried about 474. Ancestors (and descendant) of Erc . mac Echach Áengus Fert mac Feideilmid ± 360-± 415 Eochaid Muinremuir mac Oengus ± 395-± 439 Erca ± 380-???? Erc . mac Echach ± 425-± 474 (1) ± 412 Mist . ingen Muiredaig ± 412-± 474 Fergus Mór mac Earc 430-501 (2) Marca Queen of Ireland ± 368-± 474 Loarn Mór "the Great" mac Erc ± 424-± 440 Show complete ancestor table Household of Erc . mac Echach Rí na Dál Riata He is married to (1) Mist . ingen Muiredaig about 412 at Dalraida, Scotland. Child(ren): Fergus Mór mac Earc 430-501 He had a relationship with Marca Queen of Ireland Child(ren): Loarn Mór "the Great" mac Erc ± 424-± 440 Notes about Erc . mac Echach Rí na Dál Riata The Irish Kings of Dalriada (to 501 A.D.) Around the time the Romans were in Britain (55 B.C. to 409 A.D.), there were two races occupying what is today Scotland: the Picts and the Britons. These Celtic peoples had successfully resisted the Roman legions, and what the Romans called Caledonia was never incorporated into the Empire. As a result, very little is known about these early inhabitants, apart from brief descriptions by Roman writers. As the Romans withdrew from Britain, these north islanders were faced with new invaders. These were the Scots from Ireland, and the Angles from Germany. It is with the Scots that we are concerned, for it is they who finally succeeded in conquering Scotland, uniting its peoples and giving them their line of kings. From these Scots we can also trace the descentof what became the Clan MacKay. The Scots came from a kingdom in Ireland which was known as Dál Riata. This kingdom corresponded roughly with the modern County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Very little is known about the kings of Dál Riata apart from their names. These are found in two mediæval sources, the Book of Ballymote and the Pedigree of the Scottish Kings. It should be noted that these sources were not written contemporaneously with the events which they describe. Often, they are copies of original material which is now lost to us, and they were written centuries after the fact. It is difficult to verify the information they give with supporting evidence, which makes the accuracy of that information doubtful. The list of the kings of Dál Riata should therefore be regarded as legendary. The Book of Ballymote gives 38 names in its genealogy, all presented as the direct line of kings. It begins with the name Angus Turbech of Tara. Tara, incidentally, is the ancient hall of the High Kings of Ireland. It is on a hill in County Meath, Eire, and its mention in a list of Kings of Dál Riata implies that the Dàl Riata, or "race of Riata," are descended from the High Kings. The genealogy ends with the name of Fergus, the son of Erc. With Erc we are on firmer ground: he was a king of Dál Riata who died around 501 A.D.. If the list is correct (and this is most unlikely), then his ancestor, Angus Turbech of Tara, would have ruled sometime around 700 B.C.. The Pedigree of the Scottish Kings contains 25 names, and differs somewhat from the Book of Ballymote.The last eight names, though, from Sen-chormac to Fergus, are the same. The two lists of the kings of Dalriada will be found in Table 1. The Dalriada crossed the North Channel from Ireland to Kintyre in Scotland, eventually establishing a kingdom around Argyll. The first record of this migration is in 258 A.D., when the Romans noted that Scots from the north attacked south as far as London. In time, the Dalriadankingdom in Scotland overshadowed that in Ireland, and the kings made their home in Argyll, in its ancient capital of Dunadd. Around the year 500 A.D., the two sons of Erc, Fergus and Loarn, were kings of Dalriada in Scotland. Table1 The Irish Kings of Dalriada Book of Ballymote 1 Pedigree of the Scottish Kings 2 Angus Turbech of Tara Fiachu Fer-mara Ailill Erand Feradach Forgo Maine Arnail Ro-Thrir Trir Ro-Sin Sin Dedad Iar Ailill Eogan Eogan Eterscel Eterscel Conaire Mor Conaire Mor Admor Daire Dornmor Coirpre Coirpre Crom-chend Daire Dorn-mor Mug-lama Coirpre Crom-chend Conaire Coem Ellatig Coirpre Riata Lugaid Cindtai Mug-lama Guaire Conaire Cince Eochaid Riata Fedlimid Lamdoit Fiachra Cathmail Fiachu Tathmael Eochaid Antoit Eochaid Antoit Achircir Aithir Findfece Laithluaithi Cruitlinde Sen-chormac Sen-chormac Fedlimid Fedlimid Ruamnach Angus Buaidnech Angus Buidnech Fedlimid Aislingthe Fedlimid Aislingech Angus Angus Fir Eochaid Muin-remor Eochaid Muin-remor Erc Erc Fergus Fergus -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ |