Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht (died 805) was a supposed
King of Munster
The kings of Munster () ruled the Kingdom of Munster in Ireland from its establishment during the Irish Iron Age until the High Middle Ages. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the ''Book of Invasions'', the earli ...
from the
Eóganacht Áine branch of the
Eóganachta
The Eóganachta (Modern , ) were an Irish dynasty centred on Rock of Cashel, 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 De ...
. His last paternal ancestor to hold the throne was
Cúán mac Amalgado (died 641), five generations previous. His great-grandfather Uisnech had been the brother of another King
Eterscél mac Máele Umai (died 721). According to a genealogical tract Uisneach was heir apparent to the Munster throne until slain by his brother through envy and hatred and then Eterscél assumed the kingship of Munster.
For the seventh and most of the eighth century, the Kingship of Munster had rotated among the inner circle of Eóganachta. This was broken by the reign of
Máel Dúin mac Áedo (died 786) of the
Eóganacht Locha Léin branch which ruled in
Iarmuman (West Munster). The definitive restoration of the rule of the inner circle is considered to be the ordination of
Artrí mac Cathail (died 821) of the
Eóganacht Glendamnach branch as king in 793. Ólchobar may have been recognized as heir and is called the royal heir of Mumu at his death by the
Annals of Innisfallen
The ''Annals of Inisfallen'' () are a chronicle of the medieval history of Ireland.
Overview
There are more than 2,500 entries spanning the years between 433 and 1450. The manuscript is thought to have been compiled in 1092, as the chronic ...
. An alternative is that he succeeded Máel Dúin in 786 and was deposed in 793.
Ólchobar mac Flainn (died 796), a supposed King of Munster from the
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 ...
of
County Limerick
County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...
may have been confused with Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht.
[Byrne, Irish Kings and High Kings, pg.213]
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Innisfallen'' a
a
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), ''Early Christian Ireland'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
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University College Cork
Kings of Munster
805 deaths
9th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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