Dáire mac Dedad (Dáire, son of
Dega) is the eponymous ancestor of the
Dáirine of
Munster and father of the legendary
Cú Roí mac Dáire. These further associate him with the prehistoric
Darini of
Ulster.[1] He is probably identical with
Dáire Doimthech (Sírchrechtach), an ancestor of the
Corcu Loígde. As such he is a common ancestor of several prominent dynasties of the so-called
Érainn, including the
Dál Fiatach of
Ulster.[2]
T. F. O'Rahilly did not see Dáire as distinct from his son, stating that "Cú Roí and Dáire are ultimately one and the same".[4]
According to genealogical schemes deriving from the compilations and works of
Duald Mac Firbis and others, Dáire's family can be reconstructed as follows:[5]
Dáire (mac Degad) m. Morand Manandach, sister of Eochaidh Eachbeoil of Scotland