The Corcu Baiscind were an early

Érainn The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this se ...

people or kingdom of what is now southern

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

. They descended from Cairpre Baschaín, son of

Conaire Cóem Conaire Cóem ("the beautiful"), son of Mug Láma, son of Coirpre Crou-Chend, son of Coirpre Firmaora, son of Conaire Mór, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the 111th High King of Ireland. He came to power on the de ...

, a

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 ana ...

. Closely related were the

Múscraige The Múscraighe (older spelling: Músgraige) were an important Érainn people of Munster, descending from Cairpre Músc, son of Conaire Cóem, a High King of Ireland. Closely related were the Corcu Duibne, Corcu Baiscind, both of Munster, and als ...

and

Corcu Duibne The Corcu Duibne, which means "seed or tribe of Duibhne" (the name of a goddess), was a notable kingdom in prehistoric and medieval County Kerry, Ireland which included the Dingle Peninsula, the Iveragh Peninsula and connecting lands. The tribe ...

, both of Munster, and also the

Dál Riata Dál Riata or Dál Riada (also Dalriada) () was a Gaelic kingdom that encompassed the western seaboard of Scotland and north-eastern Ireland, on each side of the North Channel. At its height in the 6th and 7th centuries, it covered what is now ...

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

and

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, all belonging to the

Síl Conairi The Síl Conairi (Sil Chonairi, Conaire) or "Seed of Conaire" were those Érainn septs of the legendary Clanna Dedad descended from the monarch Conaire Mór, son of Eterscél Mór, a descendant of Deda mac Sin, namely the Dál Riata, Múscraige, ...

of legend. A more distant ancestor was the legendary monarch

Conaire Mór Conaire Mór (the great), son of Eterscél, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His mother was Mess Búachalla, who was either the daughter of Eochu Feidlech and Étaín, or of Eochu Airem and ...

, son of Eterscél, son of Íar, son of

Dedu mac Sin Deda mac Sin (Deda, son of Sen) was a prehistoric king of the Érainn of Ireland, possibly of the 1st century BC. Variant forms or spellings include Ded, Dedu, Dedad, Degad, Dega, Dego, Deguth and Daig, with some of these occurring as genitives ...

. Corcu Baiscind was eventually absorbed into the

Kingdom of Thomond Thomond (Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nenag ...

under the

Dál 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 fr ...

. Among their septs were O'Baskin, MacDermot and O'Donnell/MacDonnell.Tuadmumu, The Kingdom of Thomond
by Dennis Walsh The MacMahon family of the Dál gCais, after their conquest of the area became Lords of Corcu Baiscind.

Annalistic references

See

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(AI) * ''717. A battle was fought between the Connaughtmen and the Corca Baiscinn, wherein the son of Talamhnaigh was slain.'' * ''AI723.2 Death of Aithechda son of Talamnach, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI725.1 Kl. Death of Flann son of Aithechda, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI774.4 Death of Cenn Faelad, king of Uí Fhidgeinte, and of Rechtabra, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI788.4 Death of Torpaid son of Aithechda, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''Annal AI812 Kl. The foundation of Dísert Diarmata; iarmait son of Aed Rón, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI853.3 Death of Talamnach son of Aed, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI864.1 Kl. Death of Cermait son of Cathrannach, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI898.1 Kl. Death of Flann son of Cathrannach, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI920.2 The slaying of Murchad son of Flann, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI989.4 Congal son of Anrudán, king of Corcu Duibne, dies.'' * ''AI992.4 Death of Dúnadach son of Diarmait, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI1014.2 The foreigners of Áth Cliath gave battle to Brian, son of Cennétig, and he was slain, with...Domnall son of Diarmait, king of Corcu Bascinn'' * ''AI1029.7 Death of the son of Cathgus, king of Corcu Bascinn.'' * ''AI1030.8 Lorcán Ua Briain's ship was sunk, and three royal heirs of Corcu Bascinn (drowned)'' * ''AI1040.3 Death of Gilla Meic Oíbleáin Ua Congaile, king of Corcu Duibne.'' * ''AI1049.3 Assid son of Domnall, king of Corcu Bascinn, was slain.'' * ''AI1054.3 Three sons of Donnchadh, son of Brian, took a great prey in Corcu Modruad, both cows and booty.'' * ''AI1055.3 Murchad Ua Briain was attacked in Corcu Modruad, and Tairdelbach inflicted a great slaughter upon him. Two kings of Corcu Baiscinn, namely, the grandson of Bascenn and the son of Assíd son of Domnall, with other nobles, were slain therein.''

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