Fergus mac Fothaid was a King of Connacht

Connacht

Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

 from the Uí Briúin

Uí Briúin

The Uí Briúin were an Irish kin-group. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brion, son of Eochaid Mugmedon and Mongfind, and an elder half brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. They formed part of the Connachta, along with the Uí Fiachrach and Uí Ailello, putative descendants of Eochaid Mugmedon's...

 branch of the Connachta

Connachta

The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King Conn Cétchathach...

. He reigned from 840-843.

He was of the Síl Cathail sept and grandson of Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail

Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail

Dub-Indrecht mac Cathail was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Cathal mac Muiredaig Muillethan , a previous king...

 (died 768), a previous king. The Síl Muiredaig sept had dominated the kingship from 796-839 but this was broken by the predecessor of Fergus, his second cousin Murchad mac Áedo

Murchad mac Áedo

Murchad mac Áedo was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He reigned from 839-840.He was of the Síl Cathail sept and great grandson of the founder of this sept Cathal mac Muiredaig . His grandfather Fogartach mac Cathail had been a claimant to the Connacht throne...

 (died 840).

Nothing is known of his short reign other than his death notice in the annals.

External links

• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork