30TH GENERATION
559939592. Fergus I, MOR
(1486)(35)
(94) From Ireland to Scotland.(1487)
Fergus came from Ireland to Scotland and founded in Argyllshire the
Kingdom of Dalriada in Albany, which later extended and became the Kingdom of
Scotland.
At this point the Clan Donald line touches that of the Scottish Kings, showing
their common origin and ancestry. Fergus had two sons, Domangart, the elder,
who succeeded his father and was the progenitor of Kenneth Macalpin, and the
line of Scottish Kings; and Godfruich, or Godfrey, the young son, who was known
as Toshach or Ruler of the Isles, and was the progenitor of the line from which
the Clan Donald sprang.
He sketch.(1488)
(1489) Fergus son of Erc. Or Fergus Mac Erc
After the Roman withdrawal from Britain in 409, the Picts systematically raided
the
territories of their southern neighbors. The latter, however, soon put an end
to these raids, probably with the assistance of the Saxons, one of the Germanic
tribes that subsequently subjugated the Britons. In the course of the Germanic
conquest many Britons withdrew into the Caledonian region between the Firth of
Clyde and Solway Firth, and there laid the foundations of what became the kingdom
of Strathclyde. The adjacent region to the north was occupied toward the beginning
of the 6th century by the Scots, Celtic invaders from northern Ireland, who established
the kingdom that became known in history as Dalriada.
Fergus established the Dalriadic settlement, in 501. His known brothers
were: Lorn and Angus (they were also kings). His son was: Fergus II.
About the middle of the 6th century the Angles, a people who were related to
the Saxons, overran most of Caledonia south of the Firth of Forth and east of
Strathclyde. Together with the extensive Angle holdings in the north of what
is now England, this region became the kingdom of Northumbria.
During the period of Angle penetration in Caledonia, Christianity was widely
disseminated
among the Picts by Saint Columba, an Irish missionary who came to Dalriada from
northern Ireland in 563. Strathclyde and various parts of Pictland had been converted
to
Christianity before the time of Columba. Between 655 and 664, Scottish missionaries
were
active in Northumbria, which was then the center of a pagan revival.
In 685 Pictish territory north of the Firth of Forth was invaded by a large Northumbrian
army. An overwhelming Pictish victory permanently weakened Northumbrian power
in
Caledonia. About 730 Angus MacFergus, king of the Picts, subjugated Strathclyde
and
Dalriada. Relative peace followed until the late 8th century, when Vikings from
Scandinavia began to raid the Caledonian coasts. Taking advantage of Pictish
preoccupation with the invaders, the Scots and Britons soon regained their independence.
The united kingdoms, officially known as Alban, comprised all the territory
north of the firths of Forth and Clyde.
Vain attempts to subdue the remaining Northumbrian possessions in Caledonia
and, in alliance with Strathclyde, tried to halt the raids of the Vikings. Although,
with the help of the Northumbrians, the Vikings were prevented from securing
a foothold in Dalriada, they seized various coastal areas in the north, east,
and west and occupied the Orkney and Shetland islands and the Hebrides. In later
times the rulers of England claimed the Scottish domain on the basis of the aid
their forebears had given to
Alban.
The Fergussons' of Craigharroch claim descentancy from Fergus, Prince of Galloway
in the12th century. So do the Fergusson' (Fergus (s) on) or Sons of Fergus.
He Established Kingdom in 501.
Children were:
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FERGUS II.
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