Coirpre Luachra mac Cuirc (flourished mid 5th century) was the

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of the Eóganacht Locha Léin branch of the Eoganachta, the ruling dynasty of

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. This branch was also called the Ui Caipre Luachra, named after him and became the rulers of

Iarmuman Iarmhumhain (older spellings: Iarmuman, Iarmumu or Iarluachair) was a Kingdom in the early Christian period of Ireland in west Munster. Its ruling dynasty was related to the main ruling dynasty of Munster known as the Eóganachta. Its ruling branch ...

(West Munster). He was the son of

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 Luigthig, founder of the Eoganachta kingdom of Cashel in Munster. Coirpre is mentioned in genealogical tracts of the Eoganachta. According to these tracts he was the son of Conall Corc by

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daughter of Feredach, King of the

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. Hence the alternate name for him Coirpre Cruithneachán (the little Pict). He was fathered while Conall Corc was on a sojourn in Scotland- probably related to raids on Roman Britain. At some point after Conall Corc had established the kingdom of Cashel. Coirpre arrived to claim his inheritance. However, he slew his father's steward and so was cursed by his father and banished to west Munster.Byrne, pg.194 His by name Luachra comes from the Sliabh Luachra mountains which separated west Munster from the rest of Munster. Coirpre's son Maine mac Coirpri (or Maithne) was given the stewardship of west Munster as was his grandson

Dauí Iarlaithe mac Maithni Dauí Iarlaithe mac Maithni (flourished circa 500) was a King of Iarmuman (west Munster) from the Eóganacht Locha Léin branch of the Eoganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster. He was the grandson of the founder of this branch of the dynasty, C ...

who turned the stewardship into a semi-independent kingdom of Cashel.

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* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, *Rev. Eugene O'Keeffe, ''Book of Munster'', at
Eoghanacht Genealogies
Kings of Iarmuman 5th-century Irish monarchs {{Ireland-royal-stub

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