Amalgaid mac Éndai
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Amalgaid mac Éndai was a King of Munster
from the Eóganacht Áine
branch of the Eoganachta
and appears as the first king from this branch.
The chronology of the Munster kings from this period is confusing. The Annals of Tigernach mention him as king in 596 along with his brother Garbán mac Éndai
and he is 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".
His son Cúán mac Amalgado
(died 641) was also a King of Munster.
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
from the Eóganacht Áine
Eóganacht Áine
Eóganacht Áine or Eóganacht Áine Cliach was a princely house of the Eóganachta, dynasty of Munster during the 5th–12th centuries. They took their name from the Hill of Aine near the present day village of Knockainy, County Limerick. This region of Cliú is centred around the barony of Small...
branch of the Eoganachta
Eóganachta
The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta were an Irish dynasty centred around Cashel which dominated southern Ireland from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, and its offshoot Carbery, well into the 16th century...
and appears as the first king from this branch.
The chronology of the Munster kings from this period is confusing. The Annals of Tigernach mention him as king in 596 along with his brother Garbán mac Éndai
Garbán mac Éndai
Garbán mac Éndai was a King of Munster 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 confusing...
and he is mentioned as king in The Book of Leinster. However the pro-Glendamnach Laud Synchronisms omit him as does the saga of Senchas Fagbála Caisil
Senchas Fagbála Caisil
Senchas Fagbála Caisil "The Story of the Finding of Cashel" is an early medieval Irish text which relates, in two variants, the origin legend of the kingship of Cashel. Myles Dillon has dated the first variant to the 8th century, and the second tentatively to the 10th century.-Witnesses:The text...
"The Story of the Finding of Cashel".
His son Cúán mac Amalgado
Cúán mac Amalgado
Cúán mac Amalgado was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Áine branch of the Eóganachta. He was the son of a previous king Amalgaid mac Éndai ....
(died 641) was also a King of Munster.