Echu Tirmcharna mac Fergusso (died ca. 556) was a king of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
from the
Uí Briúin
The Uí Briúin were a royal dynasty of Connacht. Their eponymous apical ancestor was Brión, 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 U ...
branch of the
Connachta. Genealogically he is mentioned as the great-great grandson of
Dauí Tenga Uma
Dauí Tenga Uma (died 500) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta.
Biography
Dauí Tenga Uma ("Copper-Tongue"—for the beauty of his speech) is listed in the genealogies as a great-great-great grandson of Brión, t ...
(d. 500) a previous king. Prof. Byrne believes that the early Uí Briúin genealogies are fabricated however. His place in the king lists falls between the reign of
Ailill Inbanda
Ailill Inbanda mac Eógain (died 549) was a king of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach branch of the Connachta. He was the son and successor of Eógan Bél, who was slain by the northern Ui Neill in 542. His nickname Inbanda means "womanish" or effe ...
(d. 549) and of his son
Áed mac Echach
Áed mac Echach Tirmcharna (died 575) was a King of Connacht from the Uí Briúin branch of the Connachta. He was the son of Echu Tirmcharna mac Fergusso (died ca. 556). He came to the throne in the year 557 and ruled until 575.
The slaying of ...
Tirmcharna (d. 575). The ''Annals of Tigernach'' simply mention him as king in 556 and his son's accession to the throne in 557.
[all dates per ''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy]
''A Poem on the Kings of Connaught'' describes him as Echu "dryflesh", the "choice man", and also as noble.
Notes
See also
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Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being name ...
References
*''Annals of Tigernach''
*T.M. Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland''
*Francis J. Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''
*''Book of Leinster'', Section 30
*''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
550s deaths
Kings of Connacht
People from County Roscommon
6th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
Year of death uncertain
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