Editing Conchobar mac Nessa (section)

===Conchobar becomes king===
By the time Conchobar is seven, [[Fergus mac Róich]] is king of Ulster and falls in love with Ness. She agrees to become his wife, on one condition: that Fergus allows Conchobar to be king for a year, so his children will be called the sons of a king (under [[Brehon Laws|Medieval Irish law]] inheritance passed through the male line, and only those who had a king as a male-line ancestor were eligible for kingship).<ref>Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, ''Early Medieval Ireland'', Longman, 1995, pp. 65-66</ref> The nobles of Ulster advise Fergus that this will not affect his standing with them, as the boy will be king in name only, so he agrees. But Conchobar, advised by his mother, rules so well that by the end of the year it's decided he should be king permanently.<ref>Stokes 1910</ref> Fergus makes an alliance with the new High King, [[Eochu Feidlech]], and they make war on Ulster. After a series of bloody battles, Conchobar makes overtures for peace. Fergus is offered land, the [[Curadmír|Champion's Portion]] at Emain Macha, and the position of Conchobar's heir. Conchobar demands [[Éraic|compensation]] from Eochu for the killing of his father, Fachtna Fáthach, and is granted land, status and the High King's daughter in marriage.<ref>Maighréad Ní Conmidhe Dobs (ed. & trans.), "La guerre entre Fergus et Conchobar", ''Revue Celtique'' 40, 1923, pp. 404-423</ref>