Son of Erc. Founder of the Scottish monarchy. Moved the throne of the Dal Riada from northern Ireland to Dunadd near where the River Add flows into Crinan Loch in Argyll. Brother of Muircheartach, Irish Kings #131 (504–527). Killed in 501. Father of Domhangart #3, who was born in the Argyll, Scotland, part of Dal Riada. (500-501) [404]
[Dale thinks the Pictish King Talore or Talorc, son of Aniel, whose reign he estimates as from 478 to 482, may be the same person.] Also the father of Godfrey, who is called a king of Dal Riada in Argyll. See: Settlement on the Western Seaboard c. AD300–800: Dalriada and North Uist by Ewan J. Innes on Scottish History. |
King of Dal Riata FERGUS Mac Briuin DR01