Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn
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Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn (died 577) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Glendamnach
sept of the ruling Eoganachta
dynasty. This branch was centered at Glanworth, County Cork. He was the son of Crimthann Srem mac Echado
(died circa 542).
The chronology of the 6th century kings of Munster in the sources is contradictory. The Annals of Tigernach mention him as king in 542 but then name another king in 545 Cormac mac Aillela. The annals then mention his death again at 577 after reigning 17 years This would give a possible reign of 560–577. King-lists contained in the Laud Synchronisms, the Book of Leinster
and the saga Senchas Fagbála Caisil
(The Story of the Finding of Cashel) also mention him.
In 572 he fought the Battle of Feimin, (plain between Cashel and Clonmel, County Tipperary) and defeated Colmán Bec
mac Diarmata (died 585) and many of the men of Meath were slain. A poem on the origin of the name of Loch Cenn gives the following information about this battle:
His sons were Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
,a possible king of Munster and Áed Fland Cathrach who was ancestor of the later kings from the Glendamnach line. He gave Cloyne to God and its first bishop was Saint Colman of Cloyne
. His widow Cumman married Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
, also King of Munster.
Eóganacht Glendamnach
Eóganacht Glendamnach were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster during the 5th-10th centuries. They took their name from Glendamnach . They were descended from Óengus mac Nad Froích , the first Christian King of Munster through his son Eochaid mac Óengusa and grandson...
sept of the ruling 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...
dynasty. This branch was centered at Glanworth, County Cork. He was the son of Crimthann Srem mac Echado
Crimthann Srem mac Echado
Crimthann Srem mac Echado or Crimthann Feimin was a King of Munster from the Eoganachta dynasty in the early 6th century. He was the son of Eochaid mac Óengusa and grandson of the first Christian king of Munster, Óengus mac Nad Froích .The Annals of Tigernach record his succession to his father...
(died circa 542).
The chronology of the 6th century kings of Munster in the sources is contradictory. The Annals of Tigernach mention him as king in 542 but then name another king in 545 Cormac mac Aillela. The annals then mention his death again at 577 after reigning 17 years This would give a possible reign of 560–577. King-lists contained in the Laud Synchronisms, the Book of Leinster
Book of Leinster
The Book of Leinster , is a medieval Irish manuscript compiled ca. 1160 and now kept in Trinity College, Dublin, under the shelfmark MS H 2.18...
and the saga 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) also mention him.
In 572 he fought the Battle of Feimin, (plain between Cashel and Clonmel, County Tipperary) and defeated Colmán Bec
Colmán Bec
Colmán mac Diarmato was an Irish king, son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Early sources and older scholarship distinguish two sons of Diarmait, Colmán Bec and Colmán Már , although it is now supposed that only Colmán Bec was a historical figure, Colmán Már being a later genealogical invention...
mac Diarmata (died 585) and many of the men of Meath were slain. A poem on the origin of the name of Loch Cenn gives the following information about this battle:
- "Loch Cenn! woe to him that rows along its shore! Cairpre filled it with heads, till it is all blood beneath and above. Loch Silenn from that time forth ... did Cairpre fill, the warrior of the Cairn, so that hence comes the name of Loch Cenn."
His sons were Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm was a supposed king of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. Not mentioned as king in the annals or the Book of Leinster, he is mentioned in the Laud Synchronisms as successor to his father Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn. However the other references...
,a possible king of Munster and Áed Fland Cathrach who was ancestor of the later kings from the Glendamnach line. He gave Cloyne to God and its first bishop was Saint Colman of Cloyne
Colman of Cloyne
Saint Colmán of Cloyne , also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder and patron of Cluain Uama, now Cloyne, Co. Cork, Ireland, and one of the earliest known Irish poets to write in the vernacular.-Sources:...
. His widow Cumman married Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
Feidlimid mac Tigernaig was a King of Munster from the Raithlind branch of the Eoganachta. This branch of the family only rarely provided a king in Munster...
, also King of Munster.