The kings of Munster ( ga, Rí Mumhan), ruled from the establishment of Munster during the

Irish Iron Age The prehistory of Ireland has been pieced together from archaeological evidence, which has grown at an increasing rate over the last decades. It begins with the first evidence of permanent human residence in Ireland around 10,500 BC (although ...

, until the

High Middle Ages The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that lasted from AD 1000 to 1300. The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and were followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended around AD 150 ...

. 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 The Tuath(a) Dé Danann (, meaning "the folk of the goddess Danu"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé ("tribe of the gods"), are a supernatural race in Irish mythology. Many of them are thought to represent deities of pre-Christian Gae ...

. From the Gaelic peoples, an

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 ...

kindred known as the Dáirine (also known as Corcu Loígde and represented today in seniority by the

Ó hEidirsceoil O'Driscoll (and its derivative Driscoll) is an Irish surname stemming from the Gaelic ''Ó hEidirsceoil'' clan. The O'Driscolls were rulers of the Dáirine sept of the Corcu Loígde until the early modern period. Their ancestors were Kings of M ...

), provided several early monarchs including Cú Roí. In a process in the ''

Cath Maige Mucrama The ''Cath Maige Mucrama'' (in English the Battle of Mag Mucrama) is an early Middle Irish language tale which forms part of the Cycles of the Kings. Content The cast includes several major figures from Irish pseudo-history, Ailill Aulom, his so ...

'', the Érainn would lose out in the 2nd century AD to the

Deirgtine The Deirgtine (Deirgthine, Dergtine, Dergthine), Clanna Dergthened or "Descendants of Dego Dergthened" were the proto-historical ancestors of the historical Eóganachta dynasties of Munster. Their origins are unclear but they may have been of fai ...

, ancestors of the

Eóganachta The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta () were an Irish dynasty centred on Cashel which dominated southern Ireland (namely the Kingdom of Munster) from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, an ...

. 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 Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home o ...

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

High Kingship 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 ...

was dominated during this time by the

Uí Néill The Uí Néill (Irish pronunciation: ; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who died c. 405. They are generally divided into t ...

, the Eóganachta of Munster did provide

Cathal mac Finguine Cathal mac Finguine (died 742) was an Irish King of Munster or Cashel, and effectively High King of Ireland as well. He belonged to the Eóganacht Glendamnach sept of the dominant Eóganachta kin-group whose members dominated Munster from the ...

and

Fedelmid mac Crimthainn Fedelmid mac Crimthainn was the King of Munster between 820 and 846. He was numbered as a member of the Céli Dé, an abbot of Cork Abbey and Clonfert Abbey, and possibly a bishop. After his death, he was later considered a saint in some mart ...

as serious contenders. This great tribe was broken down into different septs or branches, the most successful in terms of royalty were the

Eóganacht Chaisil Eóganacht Chaisil were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster between the 5th and 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (County Tipperary) which was the capital of the early Catholic kingdom of Munster. They were ...

(represented by the

Ó Súilleabháin O'Sullivan ( ga, Ó Súilleabháin, Súileabhánach) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork and County Kerry. The surname is associated with the southwestern part of Ireland, and was originally found in Count ...

and

Mac Cárthaigh MacCarthy ( ga, Mac Cárthaigh), also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is an Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. It was divided into several great branches; the MacCarthy Reagh, MacCarthy of ...

Eóganacht Glendamnach Eóganacht Glendamnach were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster during the 5th-10th centuries. They took their name from Glendamnach (Glanworth, County Cork). They were descended from Óengus mac Nad Froích (died 489), the ...

(represented by the Ó Caoimh) and

Eóganacht Áine Eóganacht Áine or Eóganacht Áine Cliach was a princely house of the Eóganachta, dynasty of Munster during the 5th–12th centuries. They took their name from the Hill of Áine ( ga, Cnoc Áine) near the present day village of Knockainy, C ...

(represented by the Ó Ciarmhaic). Their hold was loosened by the rise of Brian Bóruma of the Dál gCais, who established the Ó Briain as kings of Munster. As well as this Munster had to contend with the

Normans The Normans ( Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans. ...

. Finally, the kingdom ended as it was split into

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 Nena ...

, Desmond and Ormond. The former two came to an end during the 16th century with birth of the Tudor Kingdom of Ireland, with former rulers joining the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

. There were a number of Gaelic attempts to reassert their power in Munster, such as that of Fínghin Mac Cárthaigh and Domhnall Cam Ó Súilleabháin Bhéara, but these were not successful.

Ancient and legendary Kings of Munster

* Bodb Derg, king of the Sid Mumu, and later king of the

, succeeding

The Dagda The Dagda (Old Irish: ''In Dagda,'' ga, An Daghdha, ) is an important god in Irish mythology. One of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Dagda is portrayed as a father-figure, king, and druid.Koch, John T. ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia ...

Conmáel Conmáel, son of Éber Finn, according to medieval Irish legend and historical traditions, became High King of Ireland when he killed Ethriel, son of Íriel Fáid, in the Battle of Rairiu. He was the first Milesian High King to have been born in ...

, first Milesian king based in Munster, and also High King of Ireland * Eochaid Faebar Glas, his son and High King of Ireland, possibly based in Munster also * Eochu Mumu, his grandson and High King of Ireland, and after whom Munster is said to be named * Énna Airgdech, his son and High King of Ireland * Eochu Apthach, a possibly fictitious very early High King of Ireland from the Corcu Loídge, but misplaced chronologically in any event * Íar mac Degad, ancestor of the

, or those specifically named "Descendants of Iar mac Degad" * Eterscél Mór, his son and High King of Ireland *

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 ...

, his son in most sources, and one of the most celebrated High Kings of Ireland *

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 ...

, High King of Ireland and great-great grandson of Conaire Mór ** Note: both are ancestors of 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 ...

* Dáire mac Degad, ancestor of the Dáirine * Cú Roí mac Dáire, Munster king and/or deity known from the

Ulster Cycle The Ulster Cycle ( ga, an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the Ulaid. It is set far in the past, in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly coun ...

** Note: possibly the actual first of the Dáirine, for many generations the dominant military power from Munster, finally falling during the 6th century AD *

Dáire Doimthech Dáire Doimthech (Dáire "poor house"), alias Dáire Sírchréchtach ("the ever-wounded"), son of Sithbolg, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland, and one of the eponymous ancestors of the proto-historical Dáirine and historical ...

, if actually different from Dáire mac Degad, and thus ancestor of the "other" Dáirine *

Lugaid Loígde Lugaid Loígde "Lugaid of the Calf Goddess", also known as Lugaid mac Dáire, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland. He is a son of Dáire Doimthech, ancestor of the Dáirine, and gives his epithet to their principal royal sept, the ...

, his son, if actually different from Lugaid Mac Con below *

Eochaid Étgudach Eochaid or Eochu Étgudach ("possessing clothes") or Etgedach ("negligent"?), son of Dáire Doimthech, son of Conghal, son of Eadaman, son of Mal, son of Lugaid, son of Íth, son of Breogán, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical ...

, another son of Dáire Doimthech, but misplaced chronologically *

Nia Segamain Nia Segamain, son of Adamair, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, Conall Collamrach. Geoffrey Keating says his mother was the presumed woodland god ...

, an actual ancestor or group of them of the Clanna Dergthened and thus the Eóganachta ** Note (critical): actually attested in Munster

ogham Ogham ( Modern Irish: ; mga, ogum, ogom, later mga, ogam, label=none ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish langu ...

inscriptions, and in some pedigrees ''descendant(s)'' of the "other" Dáirine above ** Note (in addition): probably wildly misplaced chronologically but considered of high status enough to make it to the legendary High King of Ireland lists *

Mug Nuadat In Irish mythological history Mug Nuadat (servant of NuadaDictionary of the Iri ...

, king in late sagas of

Leth Mogha Leath Cuinn (Conn's Half) and Leath Moga (Mugh's half) are legendary ancient divisions of Ireland. Leath Cuinn was the island north of the Esker Riada (east-west drumlin belt from Dublin to Galway Bay). Conn Cétchathach, for whom this division ...

, or Mug's Half, meaning Southern Ireland ** Note: belonged to the

, but may be a mythological figure ( Nuada) *

Ailill Aulom Ailill Ollamh (or Oilill Olum) in Irish traditional history was the son of Mug Nuadat and was a king of the southern half of Ireland, placed in the 3rd century by early modern Irish genealogy. Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Ba ...

, Mug's son, aka Olioll Ólum, associated with the goddess

Áine Áine () is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun,MacKillop, James (1998) ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology'' Oxford: Oxford University Press pp.10, 16, 128 and is sometimes represent ...

** Note: also called a druid in a very early source *

Lugaid Mac Con Lugaid Mac Con, often known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mothe ...

, was High King of Ireland, and Ailill's foster-son ** Note: ancestor of the Corcu Loígde, principal later (3rd century and after) Munster sept of the Dáirine *

Éogan Mór In Irish traditional history Eógan (or Eoghan Mór—a name also used by his grandfather, Mug Nuadat), eldest son of Ailill Ollamh, was a 2nd or 3rd century AD king of Munster. He is credited with founding or at least giving his name to the ...

, Ailill's son, from whom the

took their name ** Note: the Eóganachta were actually founded by

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 ...

, great-great grandson of Eógan Mór *

Fiachu Muillethan Fiachu Muillethan (broad crown) or Fiachu Fer Da Liach (of the two sorrows), son of Éogan Mór, was a legendary king belonging to the Deirgtine, the proto-historical ancestors of the Eóganachta dynasties of Munster. He is known primarily from th ...

, son of Éogan Mór ** Note: a king of the Deirgtine of curious career, supported by

Mug Ruith Mug Ruith (or Mogh Roith, "slave of the wheel") is a figure in Irish mythology, a powerful blind druid of Munster who lived on Valentia Island, County Kerry. He could grow to enormous size, and his breath caused storms and turned men to stone. He ...

* Ailill Flann Bec, son of Fiachu Muillethan ** Note: almost nothing is known of this figure, except that he was adopted by and succeeded his elder brother, Ailill Flann Mór *

Dáire Cerbba Dáire Cerbba (or Cerba, Cearba, Cearb; meaning "Silver Dáire" or "Dáire the Sharp/Cutting") was a 4th-century Irish dynast who was evidently a king of late prehistoric central northern Munster, called Medón Mairtíne at the time. A frequent ...

, born in Brega of unclear parentage, usually (and obviously) assumed Dáirine but later written a son of Ailill Flann Bec ** Note: called King of Medon Mairtine, once a very early capital of Munster, in one source, and progenitor of yet "another" sept of the Dáirine *

Óengus Bolg Óengus Bolg, son of Lugaid, son of Mac Nia, son of Mac Con, son (or descendant) of Lugaid Loígde, son of Dáire Doimthech,O'Brien, p. 262O'Donovan was a king of the Corcu Loígde, and an ancestor of the Eóganachta "inner circle" through his dau ...

, an important late king of the Dáirine and (near) final sovereign ancestor (of Munster) from the Corcu Loígde ** Note: features in early stories of Conall Corc, and is an ancestor of the Cashel Eóganachta septs, the "Inner Circle", through his daughter

Aimend In Irish mythology and genealogy, Aimend is the daughter of Óengus Bolg, king of the Dáirine or Corcu Loígde. She marries Conall Corc, founder of the Eóganachta dynasties, and through him is an ancestor of the "inner circle" septs of Eógana ...

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 ...

, was High King of Ireland and of territories overseas, and brother of the Queen and Goddess

Mongfind Mongfind (or Mongfhionn in modern Irish)—meaning "fair hair" or "white hair"—is a figure from Irish legend. She is said to have been the wife, of apparent Munster origins, of the legendary High King Eochaid Mugmedón and mother of his eldes ...

** Note: considered Eóganacht (if vehemently opposed by them) in some dynastic traditions, but possibly a grandson of Dáire Cerbba (other sources) *

Bressal mac Ailello Thassaig Bressal mac Ailello Thassaig was an early king of the Uí Liatháin who may also have been King of Munster. His sister, Angias, was the Queen of Lóegaire mac Néill, High King of Ireland. He was the son of Ailill Tassach, ancestor of the Uí T ...

, a King of Munster (one source only) from the early

Uí Liatháin The Uí Liatháin (IPA: �iːˈlʲiəhaːnʲ were an early kingdom of Munster in southern Ireland. They belonged the same kindred as the Uí Fidgenti, and the two are considered together in the earliest sources, for example '' The Expulsion of th ...

** Note:

Angias Angias or Angas, daughter of Ailill Tassach, son of Eochu Liathán, was the wife of Lóegaire mac Néill, High King of Ireland, and mother of Lugaid mac Lóegairi, who later became High King. Her brother was Bressal mac Ailello, a possible Kin ...

, his sister, was the Queen of

Lóegaire mac Néill Lóegaire ('' floruit'' fifth century) (reigned 428–458 AD, according to the Annals of the Four Masters of the Kingdom of Ireland)(died c. 462), also Lóeguire, is said to have been a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. The Irish annals and king ...

, High King of Ireland and Emperor of the Barbarians

Historical Kings of Cashel, Iarmuman, and Munster

There were not verifiable Eóganacht overkings of (all or most of) Munster until the early 7th century, after the Corcu Loígde had fallen entirely from power, some time after losing their grip on the

Kingdom of Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of t ...

and the support of the Muscraige and others. Thus the earlier kings below are best described as Kings of Cashel, Kings 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 branc ...

, or Kings of the

Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (died 639) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He succeeded Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach of the Glendamnach branch in 628. He was the younger brother of a previous king ...

was the first Eóganacht to powerfully project outside Munster, but his Iarmuman relations were a significant rival of Cashel in his time, and not enough is known of many of his successors before

, although the fragmentary nature of the surviving sources can to an extent be blamed. At this time also flourished the semi-independent

Uí Fidgenti The Uí Fidgenti, Fidgeinti, Fidgheinte, Fidugeinte, Fidgente, or Fidgeinte ( or ;In the pronunciation, the -d- is silent, and the -g- becomes a glide, producing what might be anglicized ''Feeyenti'' or ''Feeyenta''. "descendants of, or of the ...

and

, a pair of shadowy sister kingdoms whose official origins appear to have been adjusted in the 8th century in a semi-successful (if ambiguously necessary) attempt to integrate them into the Eóganachta political structure and genealogical scheme. Effective relations and an alliance were achieved with the Uí Fidgenti, to the credit of Eóganacht strength, wealth and finesse, but for unknown reasons the Uí Liatháin remained effective outsiders except to

. Of the

, unless noted.

Eóganacht Chaisil, –500

, - ,

Corc mac Luigthig 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 ...

–, ,

, , Son of Luigthech mac Ailill Flann Bec , ,

several children, , ''unknown'' , - , Nad Froích mac Cuirc
–453, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 453 , - ,

Óengus mac Nad Froích Óengus mac Nad Froích (430-489) was an Eoganachta and the first Christian King of Munster. He was the son of Nad Froich mac Cuirc by Faochan, a British lady (called daughter of the King of Britain). In Geoffrey Keating's ''History of Ireland'' ...

453–489, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Nad Froích mac Cuirc , , Eithne Uathach
purported to have had twenty-four sons and twenty-four daughters, , 489 , - ,

Feidlimid mac Óengusa Feidlimid mac Óengusa (455-500), or Feidlimid Dub, was an Eoganachta King of Munster in the early 6th century. He was the son of Óengus mac Nad Froích, the first Christian king of Munster. The chronology of the 6th-century kings of Munster in ...

489–500, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 500 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 500–596

, - ,

Eochaid mac Óengusa Eochaid mac Óengusa (died 522) was a King of Munster from the ruling Eoganachta dynasty. He was the son of Óengus mac Nad Froích (died 489), the first Christian king of Munster. The chronology of the 6th century Munster kings is confusing in t ...

500–522, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 522 , - ,

Crimthann Srem mac Echado Crimthann Srem mac Echado (died circa 542), also known as Crimthann Feimin, was a King of Munster from the Eoganachta dynasty in the early 6th century. He was the son of Eochaid mac Óengusa (died 522) and grandson of the first Christian king of ...

522–542, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 542 , - ,

Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn (died 577) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Glendamnach sept of the ruling Eoganachta dynasty. This branch was centred at Glanworth, County Cork. He was the son of Crimthann Srem mac Echado (died circa 542). ...

542–577, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 577 , - , Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
577–596
(possible), , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 596 , -

Eóganacht Airthir Cliach, 577–582

, - , Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn
577–582, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 582 , -

Eóganacht Raithlind, 582–588

, - ,

Feidlimid mac Tigernaig Feidlimid mac Tigernaig (died 588) was a King of Munster from the Raithlind branch of the Eoganachta. This branch of the family only rarely provided a king in Munster. He succeeded Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn as king in 582. A proverb stated t ...

582–588, , Blason famille fr O'Mahony

, , Son of Tighearnach mac Aedh, , ''unknown'', , 588 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 596–601

, - , Amalgaid mac Éndai
596–601, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Éndai, , ''unknown'' , , 601 , - , Garbán mac Éndai
596–601, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Éndai, , ''unknown'' , , 601 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 601–618

, - , Fíngen mac Áedo Duib
601–618, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Áedo Duib, ,

Mór Muman Mór Muman or Mór Mumain (modern spelling: Mór Mhumhan) is a figure from early Irish literature who is said to have been a queen of Munster and daughter of king Áed Bennán. Her name means "the Great Mother" and the province of Munster (''An ...

several children, , 618 , -

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 618

, - ,

Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618) was a possible King of Munster from the Eóganacht Locha Léin branch of the Eoganachta. He was definitely king of West Munster or Iarmuman. He was the great grandson of Dauí Iarlaithe mac Maithni also ...

618, ,

, , Son of Crimthainn mac Cobhtach, , ''unknown'', , 618 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 618–627

, - ,

Cathal mac Áedo Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach (died 627) was a King of Cashel in Munster from the Glendamnach sept of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Áed Fland Cathrach and grandson of Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn (died 577) a previous king of Cashel. H ...

618–627, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of Áed Fland Cathrach, ,

several children, , 627 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 627–639

, - ,

627–639, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Áedo Duib, , ''unknown'', , 639 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 639–641

, - ,

Cúán mac Amalgado Cúán mac Amalgado (died 641) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Áine branch of the Eóganachta. He was the son of a previous king Amalgaid mac Éndai (d. 601). He succeeded Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib in 639. No events are recorded ...

639–641, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Amalgaid mac Éndai, , ''unknown'' , , 641 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 641–661

, - ,

Máenach mac Fíngin Máenach mac Fíngin (died 661) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (died 618), a previous king. His mother was Mór Muman (died 636), daughter of Áed Bennán mac ...

641–661, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Fíngen mac Áedo Duib and

, , ''unknown'', , 661 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 661–665

, - ,

Cathal Cú-cen-máthair Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl (died 665), often known as Cú-cen-máthair, was an Irish King of Munster from around 661 until his death. He was a son of Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach (died c. 628) and belonged to the Glendamnach sept o ...

661–665, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , several children, , 665 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 665–678

, - ,

Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind (died 678) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (d. 639),Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 12 a previous king. H ...

665–678, , MacCarthy

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 678 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 678–701

, - ,

Finguine mac Cathail Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (died 696) was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl (d. 665).Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 13 He succ ...

678–696, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , several children, , 696 , - ,

Ailill mac Cathail Ailill mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (died 701) was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eóganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathail (d. 665) and brother of his predecessor Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthai ...

696–701, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 701

Eóganacht Chaisil, 701–712

, - , Cormac mac Ailello
701–712, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Ailello mac Máenach, , ''unknown'', , 712 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 712–721

, - ,

Eterscél mac Máele Umai Eterscél mac Máele Umai (d. 721) was a king of Munster from the Eóganacht Áine branch of the Eóganachta. He was the grandson of Cúán mac Amalgado (d. 641), a previous king. There is confusion in the sources between his reign and that of Ai ...

712–721, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Máel Umai mac Cúán, , ''unknown'' , , 721 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 721–742

, - ,

721–742, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , several children, , 742 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 742–769

, - , Cathussach mac Eterscélai
742–769, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'' , , 769 , -

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 769–786

, - ,

Máel Dúin mac Áedo Máel Dúin mac Áedo (died 786) was a possible King of Munster from the Eóganacht Locha Léin branch of the Eóganachta. He was the son of Áed Bennán mac Conaing (died 733), a king of Iarmuman or West Munster and great great grandson of ...

769–786, , Ó Muircheartaigh

, , Son of Áed Bennán mac Conaing , , ''unknown'', , 786 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 786–805

, - ,

Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht (died 805) was a supposed King of Munster from the Eóganacht Áine branch of the Eóganachta. His last paternal ancestor to hold the throne was Cúán mac Amalgado (died 641), five generations previous. His great-grand ...

786–805In the Annals of Ulster,

Ólchobar mac Flainn Ólchobar mac Flainn (died 796) was a supposed King of Munster from the Uí Fidgenti of County Limerick, allies and/or distant cousins of the Eóganachta. He was the first non-Eóganachta to be considered king (for several centuries) in some sourc ...

of the

was confused with Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht of the Eóganacht Áine and claimed to have been a King of Munster. It is very likely that only Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht reigned in actuality (the confusion caused by a decline in Eóganachta fortunes)., , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Duib-Indrecht, , ''unknown'' , , 805 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 805–820

, - ,

Artrí mac Cathail Artrí mac Cathail (died 821) was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eóganachta. He was the son of Cathal mac Finguine (died 742), a previous king. He reigned from 793 to 820. The kingship of Munster had rotated among the inner ...

805–820, , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , one son, , 820 , - , Tnúthgal mac Artrach
– Tnúthgal mac Artrach of the Eóganacht Glendamnach is sometimes given as a king of Munster on some kings lists, but not in the Annals of Ireland. He died before his father, so it is possible that he never reigned. It is also possible that Tnúthgal mac Donngaile of the Eóganacht Chaisil has been confused with Tnúthgal mac Artrach.
(possible), , Ó Caoimh

, , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 807 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 820–847

, - , Tnúthgal mac Donngaile
807–820
(possible), , MacCarthy

, , Son of Máel Donngaile, , ''unknown'', , 820 , - ,

Feidlimid mac Cremthanin Fedelmid mac Crimthainn was the King of Munster between 820 and 846. He was numbered as a member of the Céli Dé, an abbot of Cork Abbey and Clonfert Abbey, and possibly a bishop. After his death, he was later considered a saint in some mart ...

820–847, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Crimthainn, , ''unknown'', , 28 August 847 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 847–851

, - ,

Ólchobar mac Cináeda Ólchobar mac Cináeda (died 851) was King of Munster from 847 until his death. He may be the "king of the Irish" who sent an embassy to Frankish Emperor Charles the Bald announcing a series of victories over Vikings in Ireland in 848. Origins ...

847–851, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Cináeda , , ''unknown'' , , 851 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 851–859

, - ,

Áilgenán mac Donngaile Áilgenán mac Donngaile (died 853) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil Eóganacht Chaisil were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster between the 5th and 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (Count ...

851–853, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Donngaile, , ''unknown'', , 853 , - , Máel Gualae mac Donngaile
853–859, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Donngaile, , one son, , 859 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 859–872

, - , Cenn Fáelad hua Mugthigirn
859–872, , Ó Ciarmhaic

, , Son of Mugthigirn , , ''unknown'' , , 872 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 872–908

, - ,

Dúnchad mac Duib-dá-Bairenn Dunchad may refer to any of several historical figures, several of them of the Clan Duncan; see also Donnchadh: *Dúnchad Muirisci (died 683), king of Connacht *Dunchad I of Iona, abbot of Iona 707-717 *Cellach mac Dunchad, one of the kings of Leins ...

872–888, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Duib-dá-Bairenn mac Crundmáel, , ''unknown'', , 888 , - , Dub Lachtna mac Máele Gualae
888–895, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Máel Gualae mac Donngaile, , ''unknown'', , 895 , - , Finguine Cenn nGécan mac Loégairi
895–902, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Loégairi mac Duib-dá-Bairenn, , ''unknown'', , 902 , - ,

Cormac mac Cuilennáin Cormac mac Cuilennáin (died 13 September 908) was an Irish bishop and the king of Munster from 902 until his death at the Battle of Bellaghmoon. He was killed in Leinster. Cormac was regarded as a saintly figure after his death, and his shri ...

902–908, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Cuilennáin mac Selbach, , ''unknown'', , 908 , -

Múscraige, 908–944

, - ,

Flaithbertach mac Inmainén Flaithbertach mac Inmainén (died 944) was abbot of ''Inis Cathaig'' (Scattery Island) and sometime King of Munster in the south of Ireland. Unrelated to the dominant Eóganachta, Flaithbertach belonged to the Múscraige, an Érainn people. ''C ...

908–944, , Ó Donnagáin

, , Son of Inmainén, , ''unknown'' , , 944 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 944–957

, - , Lorcán mac Coinlígáin
944–, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Coinlígáin mac Corcrán, , ''unknown'', , ''unknown'' , - , Cellachán Caisil
–954, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Buadacháin mac Lachtnae, , one son, , 954 , - , Máel Fathardaig mac Flann
954–957, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Flann mac Donnchad, , one son, , 957 , -

Eóganacht Raithlind, 957–959

, - , Dub-dá-Bairenn mac Domnaill
957–959, , O'Donoghue

, , Son of Domnall mac Dub-dá-Bairenn, , ''unknown'' , , 959 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 959–963

, - , Fer Gráid mac Clérig
959–961, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Clérig mac Áilgenán, , ''unknown'', , 961 , - ,

Donnchad mac Cellacháin Donnchad mac Cellacháin ( fl. 961–963) was a son of Cellachan of Cashel who is alleged to have briefly ruled as King of Cashel and Munster from 961 until 963, when he was murdered by his brother. Although in some popular accounts he is succe ...

959–963, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Cellachán Caisil, , ''unknown'', , 963 , -

Eóganacht Raithlind, 959–978

, - ,

Máel Muad mac Brain Máel Muad mac Brain (died 978), commonly anglicised Molloy, was King of Munster, first possibly from 959 Green, p. 362 or alternatively 963 to around 970, when he may have been deposed (usurped) by Mathgamain mac Cennétig of the Dál gCais, and ...

959–970
976–978, , Blason famille fr O'Mahony

, , Son of Brian, , one son , , 978 , -

Uí Ímair, 960–977

, - ,

Ivar of Limerick Ivar of Limerick ( ga, Ímar Luimnich, rí Gall; Ímar ua Ímair; Ímar Ua hÍmair, Ard Rí Gall Muman ocus Gáedel; Íomhar Mór; non, Ívarr ; died 977), was the last Norse king of the city-state of Limerick, and penultimate ''King of the Fo ...

960–977
''(de facto)'', , Raven Banner

, , ''uncertain'', , several children , , 977 , -

Dál gCais, 970–1014

, - ,

Mathgamain mac Cennétig Mathgamain mac Cennétig (also known as Mahon) was King of Munster from around 970 to his death in 976. He was the elder brother of Brian Bóruma. Mathgamain was the son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin of the Dál gCais. His father died in 951 and ...

970–976, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin , , ''unknown'' , , 976 , - , Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig
978–1014 , , Sword of Nuada

, , c. 941
Son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin and

Bé Binn inion Urchadh Bé Binn iníon Urchadha (or Beibhinn) was a Princess of the Uí Briúin Seóla and Queen of Thomond (fl. early 10th century). Bé Binn was a daughter of King Urchadh mac Murchadha of Maigh Seóla (reigned 891?-943). She was married to King ...

, , (1) Mór
three sons
(2) Echrad
one son
(3) Gormflaith
one son , , 23 April 1014 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 1014–1025

, - ,

Dúngal Hua Donnchada Dungal may also refer to: People * Saint Dungal * Dungal of Bobbio * Dungal MacDouall * Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail * Dúngal mac Amalgado * Dúngal mac Cellaig * Dúngal mac Selbaig or Dungal of Dalriada * Dubgall mac Somairle, also known as ''Dung ...

1014–1025, , O'Sullivan

, , Son of Máel Fathardaig mac Flann, , ''unknown'', , 1025 , -

Ó Briain, 1025–1119

, - ,

Donnchad mac Briain Donnchadh () is a masculine given name common to the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. It is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown" or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written ...

1025–1064, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Brian Bóruma and

Gormflaith ingen Murchada Gormlaith ingen Murchada (960–1030), sometimes spelled Gormflaith, was an Irish queen. Life Gormlaith was born in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland. Her father was Murchad mac Finn, King of Leinster, and her brother was Máel Mórda mac Murchada. ...

, , Cacht ingen Ragnaill
Three children , , 1064 , - , Murchad mac Donnchada
1064–1068, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Donnchad mac Briain and Cacht ingen Ragnaill, , ''unknown'' , , 1068 , - ,

Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain (old spelling: Toirdelbach Ua Briain), anglicised ''Turlough O'Brien'' (100914 July 1086), was King of Munster and effectively High King of Ireland. A grandson of Brian Bóruma, Toirdelbach was the son of Tadc mac Briain ...

1068–1086, , Sword of Nuada

, , 1009
Son of Tadc mac Briain and Mór, , (1) Dubchoblaig
One son
(2) Derbforgaill
Two sons, , 1086 , - ,

Muircheartach Ua Briain Muircheartach Ua Briain (old spelling: Muirchertach Ua Briain) (also known as Murtaugh O'Brien) (c. 1050 – c. 10 March 1119), son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain and great-grandson of Brian Boru, was King of Munster and later self-declared High Ki ...

1086–1114
1118–1119, , Sword of Nuada

, , 1050
Son of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain, , Derb Forgaill ingen Uí Laidcnén
Three children, , 1119 , - , Diarmait Ua Briain
1114–1118, , Sword of Nuada

, , 1060
Son of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain, , ''unknown'' , , 1118 , - , Brian Ua Briain
1118, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Murchad mac Donnchada, , ''unknown'' , , 1118 , -

Mac Cárthaigh, 1127–1138

, - , Cormac Mac Carthaigh

1127 Year 1127 ( MCXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March 2 – Charles I (the Good), count of Flanders, is murdered; he leaves no chi ...

–

1138 Year 1138 ( MCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March 7 – Conrad III is elected as King of Germany, in the presence of the pa ...

, ,

, , Son of Muireadach Mac Carthaigh, , ''unknown'', , 1138 , -

Ó Briain, 1138–1194

, - ,

Conchobar Ua Briain Conchobar Ua Briain (died 1142) was a mid-twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Munster and Dublin. Conchobar was a son of Diarmait Ua Briain, King of Munster. In 1138, Conchobar assumed the kingship of Munster. The ''Annals of the Four ...

1138–1142
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Diarmait Ua Briain , , ''unknown'' , ,

1142 Year 1142 ( MCXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – Emperor John II Komnenos and his sons lead a Byzantine expedi ...

, - ,

Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain was King of Munster in an interrupted reign from 1142 to 1165. Reign He was the son of Diarmaid Ua Briain, King of Munster. He began his reign as King of Munster in 1142, he was deposed by his brother Tadhg ...

1142–1167
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Diarmait Ua Briain , , ''unknown'' , , 1167 , - , Muirchertach mac Toirdelbhach Ua Briain
1167–1168
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ua Briain , , ''unknown'' , ,

1168 Year 1168 ( MCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant * Summer – King Amalric I of Jerusalem, and Byzantine emperor Manuel I (Komnenos), ne ...

, - ,

Domnall Mór Ua Briain Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster. He was also styled King of Limerick, a title belonging to the O'Brien dynas ...

1168–1194
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ua Briain , , Orlacan Ní Murchada
Four children, ,

1194 Year 1194 ( MCXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place England * February 4 – King Richard I (the Lionheart) is ransomed for an amount of 150,000 ...

, -

Notes

References

*Bryne, Francis J. ''Irish Kings and High Kings''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1973. *Charles-Edwards, T.M. ''Early Christian Ireland''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. *Moody, T.W.; F.J. Byrne and F.X. Martin, ed. ''A New History of Ireland''. Vol. IX. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. *

Áed Ua Crimthainn Áed Ua Crimthainn (''fl.'' 12th century), also called Áed mac Crimthainn, was abbot and coarb of Terryglass (), near Lough Derg (Shannon), Lough Derg in County Tipperary, Ireland. He was the principal scribe of the Book of Leinster ( mga, Leba ...

, ''

Book of Leinster The Book of Leinster ( mga, Lebor Laignech , LL) is a medieval Irish manuscript compiled c. 1160 and now kept in Trinity College, Dublin, under the shelfmark MS H 2.18 (cat. 1339). It was formerly known as the ''Lebor na Nuachongbála'' "Book ...

'', c. 1160. *''The Laud Synchronisms''. K. Meyer, 1913.

Ancient and legendary Kings of Munster

Historical Kings of Cashel, Iarmuman, and Munster

Eóganacht Chaisil, –500

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 500–596

Eóganacht Airthir Cliach, 577–582

Eóganacht Raithlind, 582–588

Eóganacht Áine, 596–601

Eóganacht Chaisil, 601–618

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 618

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 618–627

Eóganacht Chaisil, 627–639

Eóganacht Áine, 639–641

Eóganacht Chaisil, 641–661

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 661–665

Eóganacht Chaisil, 665–678

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 678–701

Eóganacht Chaisil, 701–712

Eóganacht Áine, 712–721

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 721–742

Eóganacht Áine, 742–769

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 769–786

Eóganacht Áine, 786–805

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 805–820

Eóganacht Chaisil, 820–847

Eóganacht Áine, 847–851

Eóganacht Chaisil, 851–859

Eóganacht Áine, 859–872

Eóganacht Chaisil, 872–908

Múscraige, 908–944

Eóganacht Chaisil, 944–957

Eóganacht Raithlind, 957–959

Eóganacht Chaisil, 959–963

Eóganacht Raithlind, 959–978

Uí Ímair, 960–977

Dál gCais, 970–1014

Eóganacht Chaisil, 1014–1025

Ó Briain, 1025–1119

Mac Cárthaigh, 1127–1138

Ó Briain, 1138–1194

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