Gofraid mac Fergusa
Spurious annalistic attestations

Gofraid mac Fergusa

Section Title: Spurious annalistic attestations
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Synchronisation of three fabricated entries of the Annals of the Four Masters

Annals of the Four Masters	Annals of Ulster

835, Gofraid mac Fergusa to Alba.	918, Gofraid ua Ímair to Britain.

—a span of sixteen years—

851 (=853), Gofraid mac Fergusa dies.	934, Gofraid ua Ímair dies.

—a span of two hundred and thirty years—

1083, Somairle mac Gilla Brigte dies.	1164, Somairle mac Gilla Brigte dies.

Sentence(s)

As per the Annals of Ulster, Gofraid ua Ímair died in 934, two hundred and thirty years before Somairle's death, whereas the Annals of the Four Masters places Gofraid mac Fergusa's death two hundred and thirty years before the death of Somairle.

final_sentence: As per the Annals of Ulster, Gofraid ua Ímair died in 934, two hundred and thirty years before Somairle's death, whereas the Annals of the Four Masters places Gofraid mac Fergusa's death two hundred and thirty years before the death of Somairle.