Fergal mac Anmchada, King of Osraige

- 802

• Name	Fergal mac Anmchada
  Suffix	King of Osraige
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	Abt 797
  	King of Osraige
  	King of Osraige c. 797 to 802 The Osraige plunged into civil war upon the death of his father Anmchad. The annals record civil wars in 769-770 and 784. The exact year of his accession is unknown. The «i»Book of Leinster«/i» king list mentions a kings between the death of Fáelán mac Forbasaig (died 786) and the reign of Fergal who is not attested in the annals. Fergal is given a reign of five years in this list so would have been ruling by at least 797. With the accession of Fergal, the Osraige began a period of stability and direct father to son succession in the 9th century.
  Death	802
  Notes	He was of the dynasty that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period known as the Dál Birn http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/kilkings.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Osraige http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fergal_mac_Anmchada The annals mention no data of Fergal other than his death obit in 802.«u»[2]«/u» His son Dúngal mac Fergaile (died 842) was also King of Osraige and he was grandfather of the powerful Osraige king Cerball mac Dúnlainge (died 888).
  Person ID	I61046	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Anmchaidh (Anmchad) mac Con Cherca, King of Osraige   d. Abt 760
  Family ID	F551617379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Dúngal (Dúnlang) mac Fergaile, King of Osraige   d. 842
  Family ID	F551617378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013