Muinemón (later spelling Muineamhón), son of Cas Clothach, son of Irárd, son of Rothechtaid, son of Ros, son of Glas, son of Nuadu Declam, son of
Eochaid Faebar Glas
Eochaid Faebar Glas, son of Conmáel, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His epithet means "blue-green sharp edge". According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feas ...
, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, 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 ...
. He helped
Fíachu Fínscothach to murder his father,
Sétna Airt, and become High King, and then, twenty years later, killed Fíachu and became High King himself. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland whose followers wore golden
torcs around their necks (his name may derive from
Old Irish ''muin'', neck). He ruled for five years, until he died of plague at Aidne in
Connacht, and was succeeded by his son
Faildergdóit
Faildergdóit (later spelled Faildeargdoid or Ailldeargoid), son of Muinemón, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father. He is said to have bee ...
. The chronology of
Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 955–950 BC, that of the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' to 1333–1328 BC.
The
Macalister translation also says that Muinemón was King of Dairbre. In "Collectanea de rebus hibernicis, Volume 1", Charles Vallencey identifies "Dairbre" as
Iveragh, Co. Kerry.
[Collectanea de rebus hibernicis, Volume 1. edited by Charles Vallencey. Page39]
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Legendary High Kings of Ireland
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