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Úgaine Mór, son of
Eochu Buadach Eochu Buadach, son of Dui Ladrach, was, according to some redactions or versions of Lebor Gabála Érenn, a High King of Ireland. However, he is not included as a High King in other versions of the story. He was the father of two High Kings of Irel ...
, son of
Dui Ladrach Dui Ladrach, son of Fíachu Tolgrach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He helped his father kill the High King Art mac Lugdach, then helped Airgetmar take the throne by killing Art's son Aili ...
, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the 66th
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 ...
.


Biography

He was the foster-son of Cimbáeth and
Macha Mong Ruad Macha () was a sovereignty goddess of ancient Ireland associated with the province of Ulster, particularly the sites of Navan Fort (''Eamhain Mhacha'') and Armagh (''Ard Mhacha''), which are named after her.Koch, John T. ''Celtic Culture: A His ...
and he took power by killing his predecessor (and his foster-mother's killer)
Rechtaid Rígderg Rechtaid Rígderg ("red king"), son of Lugaid Laigdech, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing Macha Mong Ruad, daughter of his father's killer, Áed Rúad. He ruled f ...
. The ''
Lebor Gabála Érenn ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (literally "The Book of the Taking of Ireland"), known in English as ''The Book of Invasions'', is a collection of poems and prose narratives in the Irish language intended to be a history of Ireland and the Irish fro ...
'' says that, as well as Ireland, he ruled "Alba to the Sea of Wight" – i.e. the whole of the island of
Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
– and that "some say" he ruled all of Europe. He married Cessair Chrothach, daughter of the king of the
Gauls The Gauls ( la, Galli; grc, Γαλάται, ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They s ...
, who bore him twenty-two sons and three daughters. He is said to have divided Ireland into twenty-five shares, one for each of his children. For example, his son
Lóegaire Lorc Lóegaire Lorc, son of Úgaine Mor, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. The ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' says he succeeded directly after his father was murdered by Bodbchad, although Geoffrey Ke ...
ruled Life and
Cobthach Cóel Breg Cobthach Cóel Breg or Cobthach Fion, son of Úgaine Mor, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after murdering his brother Lóegaire Lorc. The story is told that he was so consum ...
ruled Bregia. His daughter
Muirisc Muirisc, Muireasc, or Muireasg was a legendary but possibly historical woman who ruled over a territory called Mag Muirisce (later the Barony of Murrisk) in what is now County Mayo. Biography What little is now known about Muirisc can be traced ...
ruled Mag Muirisce, from which
Murrisk Murrisk () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the m ...
is said to have taken its name. This partitioning of the island stood for three hundred years, until the establishment of the provinces under
Eochu Feidlech Eochu or Eochaid Feidlech ("the enduring"), was a High King of Ireland, according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions. He is best known as the father of the legendary queen Medb of Connacht. Family Eochu was son of Finn, son of ...
. The reign of Úgaine Mór was thirty or forty years, until he was killed by his brother
Bodbchad Badbchaid, son of Eochu Buadach, son of Dui Ladrach, was, according to late sources, briefly a High King of Ireland. The ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' says Bodbchad murdered his brother, the High King Úgaine Mór, who was succeeded directly by his son ...
. According to the ''Lebor Gabála'', he was succeeded directly by his son Lóegaire Lorc, although the ''
Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...
'' and
Geoffrey Keating Geoffrey Keating ( ga, Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c. 1644) was a 17th-century historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became an Irish Catholic priest and a ...
's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' say Bodbchad was king for a day and a half until Lóegaire killed him. Cobthach Cóel Breg succeeded his brother Loegaire.


Timeframe

The ''Lebor Gabála'' synchronises Úgaine Mór's reign to that of
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(281–246 BCE). Roderick O’Flaherty in ''Ogygia'' (1685) has his reign begin "the year in which
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conquered
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" and last thirty years (331-301 BCE).Roderick O’Flaherty, ''Ogygia, or, a Chronological Account of Irish Events,'' Part III (1685) as translated by James Hely in his Volume II, Paris: 1793, p. 400. The chronology of Keating's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 441–411 BCE and the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' to 634–594 BCE.


Issue

The following is a list of children that Úgaine Mór fathered, along with the land he passed unto them. It is said he had twenty-two sons and three daughters. ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' by John O'Donovan lists twenty-five children (twenty-two sons and three daughters), but does not list another apparent child of Úgaine Mór, a daughter called "Lathar" (not to be confused with Latharn). # Cobhthach Cael Breg, High King of Ireland, received "Breagh, or Bregia" # Cobhthach Minn, Prince of Ireland, received "Muirtheimhne in the new country of Louth" # Laeghair Lorc, High King of Ireland, received "the Lands of the River Liffey, in Leinster" # Fuilne, Prince of Ireland, received "Magh-Fea, in the county of Carlow" # Nar, Prince of Ireland, received "Magh-Nair" # Raighne, Prince of Ireland, received "Magh-Raigne, in Ossory" # Narbh, Prince of Ireland, received "Magh-Narbh" # Cinga, Prince of Ireland, received "Aigeatross, on the River Nore" # Tair, Prince of Ireland, received "Magh-Tarra" # Triath, Prince of Ireland, received "Treitherne" # Sen, Prince of Ireland, received "Luachair-Deaghaidh, in Kerry" # Bard, Prince of Ireland, received "Cluain-Corca-Oiche, in Ui-Fodhgheinte" # Fergus Gnoi, Prince of Ireland, received "the southern Deisi" # Orb, Prince of Ireland, received "Aidhne, in the diocese of Kilmacduagh" # Moen, Prince of Ireland, received "Moenmhag, in Clanrickard, in the now country of Galway" # Sanbh, Prince of Ireland, received "Magh-Aei, in the now country of Roscommon" # Muireadbach Mal, Prince of Ireland, received "Cliu-Mail" # Eochaidh, Prince of Ireland, received "Seolmhagh, now the barony of Clare, county of Galway" # Latharn, Prince of Ireland, received "Latharna, in the county of Antrim" # Mare, Prince of Ireland, received "Midhe" # Laegh, Prince of Ireland, received "Line, or Magh-Line, county of Antrim" # Cairbre, Prince of Ireland, received "Corann, the new county of Sligo" # Ailbhe, Princess of Ireland, received "Magh-Ailbhe, in the present county of Kildare" # Aeife or Eva, Princess of Ireland, received "Magh-Aeife, otherwise called Magh-Feimheann, now Iffa and Offa East, in the county of Tipperary" #
Muirisc Muirisc, Muireasc, or Muireasg was a legendary but possibly historical woman who ruled over a territory called Mag Muirisce (later the Barony of Murrisk) in what is now County Mayo. Biography What little is now known about Muirisc can be traced ...
, Princess of Ireland, received "Mag-Muirisce" : (–)
Lathar Lathar was a daughter of Úgaine Mór, a High King of Ireland during pre-Christian times. Ugaine reputedly gave Lathar a stretch of land along the coast of County Antrim, from Glenarm to the Inver; which would one day make Larne Larne (, , the ...
, Princess of Ireland :: "Ugaine reputedly gave Lathar a stretch of land along the coast of
County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...
, from
Glenarm Glenarm () is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough. It is situated in the civil parish of Tickmacrevan a ...
to the
Inver Inver () is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies on the N56 National secondary road midway between Killybegs to the west and Donegal Town to the east. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Banagh. History Inver i ...
; which would one day make
Larne Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,755 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. It is a major passenger and freight Roll-on/ro ...
."


References

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