Donnchad mac Cellacháin
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Donnchad mac Cellacháin was a son of Cellachan of Cashel
who is alleged to have briefly ruled as King of Cashel and Munster
from 961 until 963, when he was murdered by his brother.
Although in some popular accounts he is succeeded immediately by Mathgamain mac Cennétig
of the Dál gCais
, the latter was not "full" king of Munster until around the year 970, as admitted in a Dál gCais source, the Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib.
It is possible that Máel Muad mac Brain
of the Eóganacht Raithlind
actually claimed the overkingship in Munster as early as 959, and so if actually king at all Donnchad may only have been titular king of Cashel itself.
Cellachán Caisil
Cellachán mac Buadacháin , called Cellachán Caisil, was King of Munster.The son of Buadachán mac Lachtnai, he belonged to the Cashel branch of the Eóganachta kindred, the Eóganacht Chaisil. The last of his cognatic ancestors to have held the kingship of Munster was Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind Cellachán...
who is alleged to have briefly ruled as King of Cashel and Munster
Kings of Munster
The name Munster is derived from the Gaelic God, Muman. The province of Munster was once divided into six regions: Tuadh Mhuman , Des Mhuman , Aur/Ur Mumhan , Iar mumhan or Iarmuman , Ernaibh Muman , and Deisi Muman...
from 961 until 963, when he was murdered by his brother.
Although in some popular accounts he is succeeded immediately by Mathgamain mac Cennétig
Mathgamain mac Cennétig
Mathgamain mac Cennétig was King of Munster from around 970 to his death in 976. He is the elder brother of Brian Bóruma and the ancestor of the McMahon family of County Clare in Western Ireland ....
of the Dál gCais
Dál gCais
The Dál gCais were a dynastic group of related septs located in north Munster who rose to political prominence in the 10th century AD in Ireland. They claimed descent from Cormac Cas, or Cas mac Conall Echlúath, hence the term "Dál", meaning "portion" or "share" of Cas...
, the latter was not "full" king of Munster until around the year 970, as admitted in a Dál gCais source, the Cogad Gaedel re Gallaib.
It is possible that Máel Muad mac Brain
Máel Muad mac Brain
Máel Muad mac Brain , commonly anglicised Molloy, was King of Munster, first possibly from 959 or alternatively 963 to around 970, when he may have been deposed by Mathgamain mac Cennétig of the Dál gCais, and then again from 976, following his putting to death of the latter, until his own death...
of the Eóganacht Raithlind
Eóganacht Raithlind
Eóganacht Raithlind or Uí Echach Muman are a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster during the 5th-10th centuries. They took their name from Raithlinn or Raithleann described around the area of Bandon, in the same area...
actually claimed the overkingship in Munster as early as 959, and so if actually king at all Donnchad may only have been titular king of Cashel itself.