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19-479: The Síl Conairi (Sil Chonairi, Conaire) or "Seed of Conaire" were those Érainn septs of the legendary Clanna Dedad descended from the monarch Conaire Mór , son of Eterscél Mór , a descendant of Deda mac Sin , namely the Dál Riata , Múscraige , Corcu Duibne , and Corcu Baiscinn . The Dál Riata, presumably settling in far northeastern Ulster in the prehistoric period, would famously go on to contribute to

38-698: A descent from Óengus Tuirmech Temrach and thus a distant kinship with the Connachta and Uí Néill , whose own pedigree is in fact unreliable before Túathal Techtmar . A proto-historical sept of the Clanna Dedad are known as the Dáirine , 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

57-616: A quo the Múscraige and Corcu Duibne, Coirpre Baschaín, a quo the Corcu Baiscinn, and Coirpre Rígfhota (Riata), a quo the Dál Riata. Clanna Dedad Deda mac Sin (Deda, son of Sen) was a prehistoric king of the Érainn of Ireland , possibly of the 1st century BC. Variant forms or spellings include Ded , Dedu , Dedad , Degad , Dega , Dego , Deguth and Daig , with some of these occurring as genitives although usage

76-574: Is brought up as Eterscél's son. Eterscél ruled for five or six years, at the end of which he was killed by Nuadu Necht in the battle of Aillenn. The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with that of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BC – AD 14) and the birth of Christ , and makes him contemporary with legendary provincial kings Conchobar mac Nessa , Cairbre Nia Fer , Cú Roí and Ailill mac Máta . The chronology of Geoffrey Keating 's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 70–64 BC, that of

95-580: Is confused with his descendant Conaire Cóem . 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). As early as 1849, the great Irish scholar John O'Donovan noted that the pedigree of the Corcu Loígde, the leading historical descendants of the Dáirine, is corrupt for many of

114-590: Is entirely unsystematic, besides the rare occurrence of the obvious genitive Dedaid . He is the eponymous ancestor of the Clanna Dedad , and may also have been a King of Munster . Through his sons Íar mac Dedad and Dáire mac Dedad , Dedu is an ancestor of many famous figures from legendary Ireland , including his "grandsons" (giving or taking a generation) Cú Roí mac Dáire and Eterscél , "great-grandsons" (again) Conaire Mór and Lugaid mac Con Roí , and more distant descendant Conaire Cóem . A third son

133-515: The Annals of the Four Masters to 116–111 BC. Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (Recension II), ed. Eleanor Knott (1936). Togail Bruidne Da Derga . Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series 8. Dublin: DIAS . ; tr. Whitley Stokes (1901–1902). "The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel" . Revue Celtique . 22–3 : 9–61, 165–215, 282–329, 390–437 (vol. 22), 88 (vol. 23). This biography of

152-517: The Book of Ogams . Over one third of all Irish ogham inscriptions are found in the lands of his descendants the Corcu Duibne. The Síl Conairi were those septs of the Clanna Dedad descended from Conaire Mór , namely the Dál Riata , Múscraige , Corcu Duibne , and Corcu Baiscinn . The first, presumably settling in far northeastern Ulster in the prehistoric period, would famously go on to found

171-557: The Darini of prehistoric Ulster . In any case, the Darini and Iverni are clearly related. According to the Book of Glendalough (Rawlinson B 502) and Laud 610 pedigrees, a brother of Dedu was Eochaid/Echdach mac Sin, from whom descend the Dál Fiatach of Ulster. But alternatively they descend directly from Cú Roí mac Dáire, and thus from the Clanna Dedad proper. The precise relation of

190-702: The Eóganachta and be instrumental in the rise to power of that dynasty. The Múscraige became the chief vassals and facilitators for the Eóganachta and their mesne king was regarded as more or less equal in status to the three or four regional kings under the Cashel overlordship. A late and unexpected king of Munster from the Múscraige was Flaithbertach mac Inmainén (d. 944). The Corcu Duibne are renowned for their ogham inscriptions, with over one third of all Irish inscriptions found in their region. Both they and

209-825: The Kingdom of Scotland . The Royal Family of Scotland, the House of Dunkeld , were described as the "seed of Conaire Mór" as late as the twelfth century. Through the House of Dunkeld and Conaire Mór, Dedu mac Sin is an ancestor of the modern British royal family . The last king in the direct male line from the Clanna Dedad and Sil Conairi was Alexander III of Scotland (d. 19 March 1286). 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

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228-827: The 'direct' male line from the Clanna Dedad and Síl Conairi was Alexander III of Scotland (d. 19 March 1286). Although an earlier, prehistoric Gaelic presence in Scotland has long been noted by scholars, two early Kings of the Picts suggested to be from the Dál Riata, and who may have been instrumental in the (further) Gaelicisation of Pictland , were Bridei IV of the Picts and his brother Nechtan mac Der-Ilei . The remaining Síl Conairi would settle and/or remain in Munster , where, although retaining their distinctive identity, they would be overshadowed at first by their Corcu Loígde / Dáirine kinsmen, but later reject them in favour of

247-498: The Corcu Baiscinn were renowned as sailors. The latter were eventually absorbed into the Kingdom of Thomond under the O'Brien dynasty . The birth, life, and fall of Conaire Mór are recounted in the epic tale Togail Bruidne Dá Derga . Two distantly related tales of more interest to genealogists are De Síl Chonairi Móir and De Maccaib Conaire . In these he is confused with his descendant or double Conaire Cóem , father of Na Trí Coirpri "The Three Cairbres", namely Coirpre Músc,

266-720: The Dál Fiatach to the Ulaid of the Ulster Cycle , rivals of the Clanna Dedad, is lost to history. Eoin MacNeill finds the Conaille Muirtheimne to also descend from Dedu mac Sin, from another son Conall Anglonnach , 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

285-519: The former High King Eochu Feidlech (or, in Tochmarc Étaíne , his brother Eochu Airem and his daughter by Étaín), who, because of her incestuous conception, had been exposed but found and brought up by a herdsman and his wife. One night, in Eterscél's house, she is visited by an unknown man who flies in her skylight in the form of a bird, and she has his child, the future High King Conaire Mór , who

304-465: The founding of the Kingdom of Alba or Scotland and be responsible for the Gaelicisation of that country. The most celebrated Royal Family of Scotland, the House of Dunkeld , described themselves as the "seed of Conaire Mór" as late as the twelfth century. Conaire Mór is thus an ancestor of the modern British royal family through the House of Dunkeld. According to tradition, the last king in

323-541: The generations preceding the legendary monarch Lugaid Mac Con . Skipped generations are given in the notes. Etersc%C3%A9l He features in the Middle Irish saga Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (the Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel). He has no children, and it is prophesied that a woman of unknown race will bear him a son. He finds and forcibly marries the beautiful Mess Búachalla , daughter of Étaín and

342-618: 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. A late and unexpected king of Munster from the Múscraige was Flaithbertach mac Inmainén (d. 944). The birth, life, and fall of Conaire Mór are recounted in the epic tale Togail Bruidne Dá Derga . Two distantly related tales of more interest to genealogists are De Síl Chonairi Móir and De Maccaib Conaire . In these he

361-471: Was Conganchnes mac Dedad . Through these, Dedu is also an ancestor of several historical peoples of both Ireland and Scotland , including the Dál Riata , Dal Fiatach , Múscraige , Corcu Duibne , and Corcu Baiscind , 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. Eventually they lead through Ailill Érann to

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