Garbán mac Éndai (flourished 596) was a King 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 ...
from the
Eóganacht Áine branch of the
Eoganachta and appears as the first king from this branch with his brother
Amalgaid mac Éndai. The chronology of the Munster kings from this period is unclear due to inconsistency in sources. The ''Annals of Tigernach'' mention him as king in 596, along with his brother Amalgaid. He is also mentioned as king in ''The Book of Leinster''. However, the pro-Glendamnach ''Laud Synchronisms'' omit him, as does the saga of ''
Senchas Fagbála Caisil'' "The Story of the Finding of Cashel".
[Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', pg 188]
See also
*
Kings 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 ...
Notes
References
*''Annals of Tigernach''
*Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''
*''Book of Leinster'', Fland cecinit.
*''Laud Synchronisms''
*''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
Kings of Munster
6th-century Irish monarchs
7th-century Irish monarchs
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