Eóganacht Glendamnach were a 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 ...
, the ruling dynasty of
Munster
Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...
during the 5th-10th centuries. They took their name from Glendamnach (
Glanworth, County Cork). They were descended from
Óengus mac Nad Froích
Óengus mac Nad Froích (430-489) was an Eoganachta and the first Christian 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. Accordi ...
(died 489), the first Christian King of Munster through his son
Eochaid mac Óengusa (died 522) and grandson
Crimthann Srem mac Echado (died c. 542). Kings of Cashel and Munster from the Eóganacht Glendamnach were:
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Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn, d. 577
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Cathal mac Áedo, d. 627
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Cathal Cú-cen-máthair, d. 665
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Finguine mac Cathail, d. 696
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Ailill mac Cathail, d. 701
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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 7t ...
, d. 742
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Artrí mac Cathail, d. 821
King lists for the 6th century give a virtual monopoly to the Glendamnach branch. Those basedfound in the ''Laud Synchronisms'' were probably written for the benefit of Eóganacht Glendamnach; they may have been written at
Cloyne
Cloyne () is a small town located to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic dioce ...
in the mid 8th century, a monastery favourable to the Glendamnach branch. The Eóganacht Glendanmach were considered part of the 'inner circle' of Eóganachta dynasties which included 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 de ...
and
Eóganacht Áine. These three branches rotated the kingship of Munster in the 7th and much of the 8th centuries.
[Charles-Edwards, 2000, pp. 536-7.] This dynasty reached its apex in the eighth century, under Cathal mac Finguine. The last king from this branch,
Artrí mac Cathail, died in 821. Their later ruling sept were the
Ó Caoimh (O'Keeffes).
References
* 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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