Mathghamhain mac Cian was an
Eóganacht Raithlind nobleman and maternal grandson of
Brian Boru. He was the son of
Cian mac Máelmuaid
Cían mac Máelmuaid was a son of Máel Muad mac Brain, who was twice King of Munster. Cían's father had been killed by Brian Boru at the Battle of Belach Lechta. He was a member of Uí Echach Muman or Eóganacht Raithlind.
Cían became a close ...
and his wife Sadhbh, who was a daughter of the
High King Brian Boru. He died at the
Battle of Clontarf in 1014 fighting for the
High King.
Mathghamhain's descendants eventually became sovereigns over territory in west
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
, notably around the
Iveragh Peninsula and the town of
Bandon. Today, his descendants use the surname
O'Mahony, O'Mahoney,
Mahoney Mahoney is a surname originally designating the descendants of Mathghamhain.
In the early 16th century, during the collapse of the O'Mahony's, three new breakaway dynastic families formed: MacMahon, Mahon and Mahoney (the latter bearing an earldom ...
,
Mahony, Maughon or Mahaney
References
1014 deaths
Military personnel killed in action
Year of birth unknown
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