Tnúthgal mac Donngaile (or Tnúthgal mac Donngusa) (died 820) 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 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 ...
branch of the
Eoganachta. He was a fifth generation descendant of
Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind (died 678), a previous king.
Tnúthgal appears in some king lists but this is suspect. He is not mentioned in the Irish annals and his death date of 820 is based on the accession of
Feidlimid mac Cremthanin (died 847) in that year. A confusion between him and
Tnúthgal mac Artrach (died circa 807) may have occurred.
[Byrne, corrigenda pg.xxiii, and pg.215]
His grandsons
Áilgenán mac Donngaile (died 853) and
Máel Gualae mac Donngaile(died 859) were Kings of Munster.
Notes
References
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
Kings of Munster
9th-century Irish monarchs
820 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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