Fergal mac Máele Dúin

Fergal mac Máele Dúin (death the December 11th 722) king of Ailech and laughed Ard Érenn of 710 with 722

Fergal was the son of Máel Dúin (death in 681) king d' Ailech of Cenél nÉogain, family resulting from the Ui Neill of North and Cacht girl of Cellach mac Máel Cobo (death in 658) of Cenél Conaill old laughed Ard Érenn.

The first mention of Fergal in Annals goes back to 707 year when it takes the control of Cenél nÉogain. Three years after it obtains the title if coveted laughed Ard Érenn in 710 with died of Congal Cennmagar of Cenél Conaill and it becomes most powerful of the kings Uí Neill of North.

After having demolishes the Airgíalla in Sliab Fuait (Comté of Armagh), it intervenes then in Mide in favor of Murchad Midi of the Cholmáin Clan, against his rival Fogartach mac Niall of Síl nÁedo Sláine which is driven out in 714 and overcome again in 717. The following year Fergal gets rid of the brother Fogartach, Connal Grant.

He then undertakes an aggressive policy against Leinster. In 719 it demolishes Murchad mac Brain Uí Dúnlainge (death in 727) Northern king de Leinster. In 721 the men of Leinster supported by Cathal mac Finguine king de Cashel plunder Mide.

The reign of Fergal remained famous for its attempt unhappy to give to the honor the old tribe in cattle Boraime which was traditionally required by the kings of Tara and of the Leth Cuinn (northern half of Ireland allotted according to the legend to Conn Cétchathach) of the kingdoms of the southern half of Ireland or Leth Mogá left divides some in Éoganachta de Munster descendants of not less mythical Mug Nuadat.

Fergal gathered an army supported by some of vassal and invades the kingdom of Leinster. It was overcome and killed with the battle of Allen December 11th 722 by the united armies of Murchad mac Brain Uí Dúnlainge and Áed Menn mac Colcan Uí Cheinnselaigh (death in 738) king of Southern Leinster.

The winner sent the cut head of Fergal to Cathal mac Finguine king Eoganachta de Cashel considered traditionally as the suzerain of Leth Moga. This sorry last of died of Fergal with which it had recently concluded the peace and of which it had married the Ligach sister, received trophé with respect and turned over it to new the laughed Ard Érenn Fógartach mac Niall of Síl nÁedo Sláine of the Uí Neill of the South.

Fergal had had two wives

girl of Erman or Congal Cennmagar of Cenél Conaill mother of

Áed Allán later laughed Ard Érenn

Aithechdae girl of Cian (?) can be Cian Ua Conchobair king de Ciannachta or Cinaed mac Irgalach of Síl nÁedo Sláine which was the mother of
Niall Frossach born in 718 also future laughed Ard Érenn

Fergal was also the father of two others wire Conchobar and Colcu

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