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Conall Eachluath
Conall Eachluath ("Conall of The Swift Steeds"; AD 359–434) was a reputed King of Munster and ancestor of the Dal gCais through his son Cass (or Tál), their eponymous founder. Life Source: Conall was the son of Lugaid Mend and was the foster-son and trusted friend of the Ard-ri Crimthann mac Fidaig, and before his death the monarch had exerted himself to obtain Conall’s future election to the throne of Mumha after Lugaid menn. This interference with the rule of succession was highly displeasing to the descendants of Eoghan, and they represented that Conall Corc, grandson of Ailill Flann beg, was the rightful successor to Lugaid. Conall eachluath, being a just man, thereupon consented willingly to refer the matter of the election to the judgment of an assembly of the chieftains of Leth-Mogha. They accordingly met together, and by them it was decided that Conall Core was entitled to the sovranty according to the rule established by Ailill Olom, the common ancestor of both cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Munster
The kings of Munster ( ga, Rí Mumhan), ruled from the establishment of Munster during the Irish Iron Age, until the High Middle Ages. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the '' Book of Invasions'', the earliest king of Munster was Bodb Derg of the Tuatha Dé Danann. From the Gaelic peoples, an Érainn kindred known as the Dáirine (also known as Corcu Loígde and represented today in seniority by the Ó hEidirsceoil), provided several early monarchs including Cú Roí. In a process in the ''Cath Maige Mucrama'', the Érainn would lose out in the 2nd century AD to the Deirgtine, ancestors of the Eóganachta. Munster during this period was classified as part of '' Leath Moga'', or the southern-half, while other parts of Ireland were ruled mostly by the Connachta. After losing Osraige to the east, Cashel was established as the capital of Munster by the Eóganachta. This kindred ruled without interruption until the 10th century. Although the Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadhg Ó Donnchadha
Tadhg Ó Donnchadha (1874 – 1949) was an Irish writer, poet, editor, translator and a prominent member of the Gaelic League (''Conradh na Gaeilge'') and the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was editor of ''Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge'' (The Gaelic Journal), Professor of Irish in University College Cork and Dean of the Faculty of Celtic Studies. Life He was born in Carrignavar, County Cork, which was an Irish-speaking area, and educated there and at St Patrick's Teacher Training College, Drumcondra, Dublin. In 1901 he became editor of the Irish-language newspaper ''Banba'', and also became Irish-language editor of the ''Freeman's Journal''. The following year he also became editor of the ''Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge'' (The Gaelic Journal). He wrote under the pseudonym Tórna. With Máire Ní Chinnéide, Seán Ó Ceallaigh, and Séamus Ó Braonáin he drew up the first rules for the new game of camogie in 1903. He also invented the name of the game, which comes from the stick u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dal GCais
The Dalcassians ( ga, Dál gCais ) are a Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent from Tál Cas. Their known ancestors are the subject of ''The Expulsion of the Déisi'' tale and one branch of their blood-line went on to rule the petty kingdom of Dyfed in Wales during the 4th century; probably in alliance with the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. Brian Bóruma is perhaps the best-known king from the dynasty and was responsible to a significant degree for carving out their fortunes. The family had built a power base on the banks of the River Shannon and Brian's brother Mahon became their first King of Munster, taking the throne from the rival Eóganachta. This influence was greatly extended under Brian who became High King of Ireland, following a series of wars against Hiberno-Norse kingdoms and the Chiefs of other I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugaid Mend
Lugaid Mend (also Lámderg) was one of the legendary kings of Ireland. He was a son of Óengus Tírech, son of Fer Corb, son of Mug Corb, son of Cormac Cass. He was the grandfather of Cass. He was contemporaneous with Niall of the Nine Hostages. The clans of In Déis Tuaisceirt considered him their ancestor. LifeQuoted areas said to be extracted from the Book of Ballymote Lugaid menn (illustrious). “ He it was that first and violently grasped the land of Tuadh-Mumha .e. the modern county of Clarefor which reason it is called Lugaid Red-hand’s rough sword-land, seeing that the countries which the men of Mumha acquired by main force were two, viz., Osraighe in eric for Edirsceol whom the men of Laigen slew, and Tuadh-Mumha in eric for Crimthann, son of Fidach. Howbeit .... according to the legal right of the ldprovincial partition Tuadh-Mumha belongs to the province of Connachta.”* Now the ostensible reason why Lugaid seized on the land beyond the Sinainn as eric fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimthann Mac Fidaig
Crimthann Mór, son of Fidach , also written Crimthand Mór, was a semi-mythological king of Munster and High King of Ireland of the 4th century. He gained territory in Britain and Gaul, but died poisoned by his sister Mongfind. It is possible that he was also recognized as king of Scotland. This Crimthann is to be distinguished from two previous High Kings of Ireland of the same name, two Kings of Leinster, and another King of Munster, among others. Importantly, he is included in the Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig (summary), and is thus the last High King of Ireland from Munster until Brian Bóruma, over six hundred years later. In addition to having his reign described by Geoffrey Keating and mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters, Crimthand Mór mac Fidaig also plays a major role in many stories belonging to the Cycles of the Kings. In these, he is typically succeeded by Niall of the Nine Hostages as High King of Ireland and by Conall Corc as King of Munster, while his sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conall Corc
Corc mac Luigthig (340-379),Genealogy of the House of Mac-Carthy formerly Sovereign of the Two Momonies or Southern Ireland, P. Louis Lainé, pg. 26, https://celt.ucc.ie/published/F830000-001.html also called Conall Corc, Corc of Cashel, and Corc mac Láire, is the hero of Irish language tales which form part of the origin legend of the Eóganachta, a group of kindreds which traced their descent from Conall Corc and took their name from his ancestor Éogan Mór. The early kindred they belonged to are known as the Deirgtine. He was probably a grandson of Ailill Flann Bec, and possible cousins were Dáire Cerbba and the famous Crimthann mac Fidaig. The latter is his opponent in a celebrated cycle of stories. Biography The name and identity of Corc's actual father is something of a mystery, however. While certainly belonging to the kindred of the proto-Eóganachta, he is inconsistently named in the genealogies and tales as Lugaid or Láre. Further confusion is caused by the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High King Of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned anachronously or to legendary figures. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken line of High Kings, ruling from the Hill of Tara over a hierarchy of lesser kings, stretching back thousands of years. Modern historians believe this scheme was crafted in the 8th century from the various genealogical traditions of powerful dynasties, and intended to justify their status by projecting it far into the past.Dáibhí Ó Cróinín, "Ireland, 400–800", in Dáibhí Ó Cróinín (ed.), ''A New History of Ireland 1: Prehistoric and Early Ireland'', Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 182–234. John T. Koch explains: "Although the kingship of Tara was a special kingship whose occupants had aspirations towards supremacy amon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eochaid Mugmedon
Eochaid Mugmedón () was a semi-legendary Irish king. According to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, Eochaid was a High King of Ireland, best known as the father of Niall of the Nine Hostages and ancestor of the Uí Néill and Connachta dynasties. He is not mentioned in the list of kings of Tara in the ''Baile Chuind'' (The Ecstasy of Conn), but is included in the synthetic lists of High Kings in the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', the Irish annals, Geoffrey Keating's history, and the ''Laud Synchronisms''. According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' and its derivative works, Eochaid was the son of the former High King Muiredach Tírech, a descendant of Conn Cétchathach. Muiredach was overthrown and killed by Cáelbad son of Cronn Bradruí, an Ulster king, but Cáelbad only ruled one year before Eochaid killed him and took the throne. The ''Lebor Gabála'' says he extracted the ''bórama'' or cow tribute from Leinster without a battle. However, Keating records that he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tál Cas
Cas or Tál Cas was the eponymous ancestor and dynastic founder of the Dál gCais (Deisi Tuaiscirt) from whom all the branches claim common descent. Life He was the son of Conall Eachluath and his wife Coirpthe, daughter of Eochaid Mugmedon. He acquired the nickname Tál (adze) as he was the foster son of a wright. He became King of Thomond and made a gavel of his territory among his thirteen sons. On his death the kingship of Thomond passed to his eldest son Blait.Tadhg Ó Donnchadha Tadhg Ó Donnchadha (1874 – 1949) was an Irish writer, poet, editor, translator and a prominent member of the Gaelic League (''Conradh na Gaeilge'') and the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was editor of ''Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge'' (The ...,"An Leabhar Muimhneach", 1900, page 86, page 237, page 295, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01odon/page/86/mode/2up, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01odon/page/236/mode/2up, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01od ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torna Éices
Torna, nicknamed Éices or Éces ("the poet, sage"), was a legendary Irish poet of the 5th century, noted as "the last great bard of Pagan Ireland." He is not to be confused with Torna Éigeas, the 17th-century bard who figures in the ''Contention of the Bards''. He was the foster-father of the Irish kings Corc and Niall of the Nine Hostages, and to him is attributed the ''Lament for Corc and Niall of the Nine Hostages.'' In the tale ''Suidigud Tellaig na Cruachna'' ("The Settling of the Manor of Crúachan"), he is the author of a poem on famous men and women who were buried in the cemetery of Crúachan (Rathcroghan Rathcroghan () is a complex of archaeological sites near Tulsk in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is identified as the site of Cruachan, the traditional capital of the Connachta, the prehistoric and early historic rulers of the western territory ...). References * ''1000 Years of Irish poetry'', Kathleen Hoagland New York, 1947, pp. 6–8. . 5th-century w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
