Note 20 — Chapter I · The Early History—Before A. D. 843.

I allude to the Lex Aodh Fin, meaning, apparently, the right of Aodh and his family to Can and Cuairt, which were amongst the leading privileges of royalty. The following may explain the succession at this period—

Fergus Feredach | | Fergus /--------------\ /-------------\ | Angus Bruidi Kenneth Alpin /--------------------\ d. 761 761–3 763–75 775–8 Eoganan---d. Constantine Angus | ============= | 789–820 820–34 Talorcan Bargoit Conal MacTeige | | | 778–82 | 784–9 Alpin Drost Eoganan | /-------------\ | 834–6 836–9 Drost Feredach Bruidi Kenneth 782–4 839–42 842–3 843