Brandubh of Tynagh
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Brandubh of Tynagh, fl. c. 500 A.D., Irish missionary.
Brandubh is listed the Irish genealogies as Brandamh Tighe nEathach m. Eachach m. Ainmireach m. Aengusa m. Lomáin (Brandugh of Tynagh son of Eochu son of Ainmire son of Aonghus son of Lomáin').
He founded the church of Tynagh
sometime around 500 AD. Evidence suggests that Tynagh was originally a cult centre for the festival of Lughnasa, later Christianised by Brandubh, who was cited as Lugh's son, thus betraying its true origins.
From about the 8th to the 17th centuries the region Tynagh is located was known as Síol Anmchadha
Brandubh is listed the Irish genealogies as Brandamh Tighe nEathach m. Eachach m. Ainmireach m. Aengusa m. Lomáin (Brandugh of Tynagh son of Eochu son of Ainmire son of Aonghus son of Lomáin').
He founded the church of Tynagh
Tynagh
Tynagh is a village and parish in south-east County Galway in Ireland.-Origin of the name:Recorded as Tyneaach , Teacneaghe , Theaneac , its current name is a contraction of Teach nEachach, 'Eochu's house'. In medieval Irish sources it is referred to as Teach nEachach, or 'the house of Eochu'...
sometime around 500 AD. Evidence suggests that Tynagh was originally a cult centre for the festival of Lughnasa, later Christianised by Brandubh, who was cited as Lugh's son, thus betraying its true origins.
From about the 8th to the 17th centuries the region Tynagh is located was known as Síol Anmchadha
Síol Anmchadha
Síol Anmchadha was a sub-kingdom or lordship of Hy-Many, and ruled by an off-shoot of the Ui Maine called the Síol Anmchadha , from whom the territory took its name....
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