Mac Dela

	Mac Dela Mac Dela is an Irish surname, and may refer to: * Gann mac Dela, legendary joint High King of Ireland with his brother Genann. * Genann mac Dela, legendary joint High King of Ireland with his brother Gann. * Rudraige mac Dela, legendary second High King of Ireland. * Sengann mac Dela, legendary High King of Ireland. * Sláine mac Dela Sláine (Sláinge, Slánga), son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg was the legendary first High King of Ireland, who cleared the forest around Brú na Bóinne. He reportedly came ashore at Wexford Harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney. The Fir Bolg in ..., legendary first High King of Ireland. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Dela Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gann Mac Dela Gann, son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg was a legendary joint High King of Ireland with his brother Genann, succeeding their brother Rudraige. His wife was Etar. When the Fir Bolg invaded Ireland the five sons of Dela divided the island among themselves. Gann and Senngann landed at Inber Dubglaise and split Munster between them, Gann taking the north and Sengann the south of the province. When their brother Rudraige died, Gann and Genann became joint High King for four years, until they both died of plague, along with two thousand of their followers, and were succeeded by Sengann. Primary sources * ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' * Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ... * Seathrún Céitinn's ''Foras Feasa ar Érinn'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Gann Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Genann Genann Mac Dala (modern spelling: Geanann), son of Dela (Dela was a descendant of Starn, son of Nemed), of the Fir Bolg was a legendary joint High King of Ireland with his brother Gann, succeeding their brother Rudraige. His wife was Cnucha. When the Fir Bolg invaded Ireland the five sons of Dela divided the island among themselves. Genann landed with Rudraige at ''Tracht Rudraige'' ( Dundrum Bay, County Down) and took the province of Connacht. When their brother Rudraige died, Gann and Genann became joint High King for four years, until they both died of plague, along with two thousand of their followers, and were succeeded by Sengann. Primary sources * ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' * Annals of the Four Masters * Geoffrey Keating Geoffrey Keating ( ga, Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c. 1644) was a 17th-century historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became an Irish Catholic priest an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rudraige Mac Dela Rudraige (modern spelling: Ruadhraighe), son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg was the legendary second High King of Ireland, succeeding his brother Sláine. When the Fir Bolg invaded Ireland the five sons of Dela divided the island amongst themselves. Rudraige landed at ''Tracht Rudraige'' ( Dundrum Bay, County Down) and took Ulster. He and his brother Genann led the portion of the Fir Bolg known as the Fir Domnann, a historical people who were possibly related to the Dumnonii known from Britain and Gaul. His wife was Liber. After Sláine's death, Rudraige became High King for two years, until he died at the ''Brú na Bóinne'' (Newgrange). He was succeeded by his brothers Gann and Genann. Rudraige was the name of two other figures from Irish mythology, one a son of Partholón, who led the first settlement of Ireland after the Flood, the other a Milesian High King of the 2nd or 3rd century BC. All three were associated with the province of Ulster, and it seems likely that they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sengann Mac Dela Sengann (modern spelling: Seangann), son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg, was a legendary High King of Ireland, succeeding his brothers Gann and Genann. His wife was Anust. When the Fir Bolg invaded Ireland the five sons of Dela divided the island amongst themselves. Sengann landed with Gann at Inber Dubglaise and the pair divided Munster between them, Sengann taking the south and Gann the north of the province. After death of Gann and Genann of plague, Sengann ruled Ireland for five years, before he was killed by Fiacha Cennfinnán, his brother Rudraige's grandson. Primary sources ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' ''Annals of the Four Masters'' Geoffrey Keating Geoffrey Keating ( ga, Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c. 1644) was a 17th-century historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became an Irish Catholic priest and a ...'s ''Foras Feasa ar Érinn'' Legendary High Kings of Ireland Fir Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sláine Mac Dela Sláine (Sláinge, Slánga), son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg was the legendary first High King of Ireland, who cleared the forest around Brú na Bóinne. He reportedly came ashore at Wexford Harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney. The Fir Bolg invaded Ireland with five thousand men. Sláine and his four brothers, who were descended from one of the sons of Nemed, divided Ireland amongst themselves. Sláine, the youngest of the five, took Leinster, Gann north Munster, Sengann south Munster, Genann Connacht and Rudraige Ulster. They elected Sláine as ruler over them. His wife was Fuad. His portion of the Fir Bolg were known as the Gailióin variant Gaileanga, named after their spears (Old Irish ''gáe''). His reign lasted from 1748 to 1703 BCE. He died at Dind Ríg in County Carlow and was buried at Slane, County Meath. He was succeeded by his brother Rudraige mac Dela. See also Sláine (comics) Primary sources * ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'§46-52* ''Cath Maige Tuired'§1-19* ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]