Entities

Fergus mac Róich

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warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; former king of Ulster in exile in Connacht; Medb’s lover


See also: Ailill mac Máta
Ailill mac Máta
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of Connacht, husband of Medb of Connacht

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Conchobar mac Nessa
Conchobar mac Nessa
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of the Ulaid in tales of the Ulster Cycle; son either of Cathbad or Fachtna Fáthach (father) and Ness (mother); husband of Mugain; father of Cormac Cond Longas, Cúscraid Mend Macha, Furbaide Fer Bend and Fedelm Noíchrothach; fosterfather of Cú Chulainn.

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Conmac mac Fergusa
Conmac mac Fergusa
eponymous ancestor figure for the Conmaicne, listed (along with Ciar and Corc) as a son of Fergus mac Róich in Cóir anmann, which also gives his name as Cú and Lugaid Conmac.

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Medb Chrúachna
Medb of Crúachan
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Queen of the Connachta, co-ruler with her husband Ailill mac Máta, in the Ulster Cycle. She is said to have a daughter, Findabair, and seven sons known as the seven Maines. Her lover is Fergus mac Róich.

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Russ Rúad
Russ Rúad
Obscure ancestor figure in tales of the Ulster Cycle and material related to the Laigin; variously claimed as the father of Ailill mac Máta, Fergus mac Róich, Cairpre Nia Fer (high-king of Ireland from the Laigin), Find Fili (king of Leinster) and Fachtna Fáthach; sometimes identified as a son of Rudraige.

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August 2016, last updated: May 2022