Cathal Cú-cen-máthair
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Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl (died 665), often known as Cú-cen-máthair, was an Irish
King of Munster from around 661 until his death. He was a son of Cathal mac Áedo
Flaind Chathrach (died c. 628) and belonged to the Glendamnach sept
of the Eóganachta
dynasty. The name Cú-cen-máthair means the "motherless hound".
Cú-cen-máthair succeeded Máenach mac Fíngin
of the Eóganacht Chaisil, the Cashel branch of the kindred. A surviving poem attributed to Luccrech moccu Chérai contains a list of his ancestors back to Adam.
Cú-cen-máthair died in 665 of a plague which killed many others as recorded in the Irish annals
. The king lists have him followed as King of Munster by Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind
of the Eóganacht Chaisil. Cú-cen-máthair left at least two sons, Finguine mac Cathail
(died 696) and Ailill mac Cathail
(died 701), both of whom are listed as Kings of Munster in the annals.
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King of Munster from around 661 until his death. He was a son of Cathal mac Áedo
Cathal mac Áedo
Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach was a King of Cashel in Munster from the Glendamnach sept of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Áed Fland Cathrach and grandson of Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn a previous king of Cashel...
Flaind Chathrach (died c. 628) and belonged to the Glendamnach sept
Sept (social)
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of the Eóganachta
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...
dynasty. The name Cú-cen-máthair means the "motherless hound".
Cú-cen-máthair succeeded Máenach mac Fíngin
Máenach mac Fíngin
Máenach mac Fíngin was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Fíngen mac Áedo Duib , a previous king. His mother was Mór Muman , daughter of Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn of the Loch Lein. He succeeded Cúán mac Amalgado as king in 641 The annals...
of the Eóganacht Chaisil, the Cashel branch of the kindred. A surviving poem attributed to Luccrech moccu Chérai contains a list of his ancestors back to Adam.
Cú-cen-máthair died in 665 of a plague which killed many others as recorded in the Irish annals
Irish annals
A number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of Gaelic Ireland in the 17th century.Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days...
. The king lists have him followed as King of Munster by Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind
Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind
Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib , a previous king. He succeeded Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathail as king in 665. The annals mention no details of his reign...
of the Eóganacht Chaisil. Cú-cen-máthair left at least two sons, Finguine mac Cathail
Finguine mac Cathail
Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl . He succeeded Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind in 678....
(died 696) and Ailill mac Cathail
Ailill mac Cathail
Ailill mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl and brother of his predecessor Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair Ailill mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (died 701) was a King of Munster from...
(died 701), both of whom are listed as Kings of Munster in the annals.
External links
- CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork The Corpus of Electronic Texts includes the Annals of Ulster and the Four Masters, the Chronicon Scotorum and the Book of Leinster as well as Genealogies, and various Saints' Lives. Most are translated into English, or translations are in progress.
- A Poem on the Kings of the Eóganachta