Sadb ingen Chuinn
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Sadb ingen Chuinn was a daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles
, a High King of Ireland
. She married firstly Macnia mac Lugdach, prince of the Dáirine
or Corcu Loígde
, and was mother of Lugaid Mac Con
, High King of Ireland. Upon the death of Macnia, she married secondly Ailill Aulom
, king of southern Ireland, and was mother of Éogan Mór, ancestor of the Eóganachta
. Her brother was Art mac Cuinn
, also a High King of Ireland, while her sister Sáruit married Conaire Cóem of the Érainn, who was High King before him.
The traditions vary. Alternatively, as in the Cath Maige Mucrama, she was the wife only of Ailill Aulom and mother of Éogan Mór, Cormac Cas, Cian, and Lugaid Mac Con's foster-mother.
In the Cath Maige Léna, an Early Modern tale, Sadb is actually Mac Con's wife, although he is called Mac Nia and possibly confused with his father or grandfather.
Regardless, in historical times, she was chiefly remembered as an ancestress of the Eóganachta dynasties.
Possibly referred to in the Acallam na Senórach
, Sadb is described as "one of the four best women that man ever lay with".
Sadbh
, mother of Oisín
and wife of Fionn mac Cumhaill
, may in part derive from her.
Conn of the Hundred Battles
Conn Cétchathach , son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, and the ancestor of the Connachta, and, through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, which dominated Ireland in the early middle ages, and...
, a High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland
The High Kings of Ireland were sometimes historical and sometimes legendary figures who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over the whole of Ireland. Medieval and early modern Irish literature portrays an almost unbroken sequence of High Kings, ruling from Tara over a hierarchy of...
. She married firstly Macnia mac Lugdach, prince of the Dáirine
Dáirine
The Dáirine , later known dynastically as the Corcu Loígde, were the proto-historical rulers of Munster before the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century AD. They appear to have derived from the Darini of Ptolemy and to have been related to the Ulaid and Dál Riata of Ulster and Scotland...
or Corcu Loígde
Corcu Loígde
The Corcu Loígde , meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centered in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Munster, the Dáirine, of whom they were the principal royal sept...
, and was mother of Lugaid Mac Con
Lugaid mac Con
Lugaid Mac Con, often known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mother was Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of the former High...
, High King of Ireland. Upon the death of Macnia, she married secondly Ailill Aulom
Ailill Aulom
In Irish traditional history Ailill Ollamh , son of Mug Nuadat, was a king of the southern half of Ireland. Sabia, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, was his wife. He divided the kingdom between his sons Éogan, Cormac Cas, and Cian. Éogan founded the dynasty of the Eóganachta...
, king of southern Ireland, and was mother of Éogan Mór, ancestor 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...
. Her brother was Art mac Cuinn
Art mac Cuinn
Art mac Cuinn , also known as Art Óenfer , was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland....
, also a High King of Ireland, while her sister Sáruit married Conaire Cóem of the Érainn, who was High King before him.
The traditions vary. Alternatively, as in the Cath Maige Mucrama, she was the wife only of Ailill Aulom and mother of Éogan Mór, Cormac Cas, Cian, and Lugaid Mac Con's foster-mother.
In the Cath Maige Léna, an Early Modern tale, Sadb is actually Mac Con's wife, although he is called Mac Nia and possibly confused with his father or grandfather.
Regardless, in historical times, she was chiefly remembered as an ancestress of the Eóganachta dynasties.
Possibly referred to in the Acallam na Senórach
Acallam na Senórach
Acallam na Senórach is an important prosimetric Middle Irish narrative dating to the last quarter of the 12th century...
, Sadb is described as "one of the four best women that man ever lay with".
Sadbh
Sadbh
In Irish mythology, Sadhbh was the mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhail. She is either a daughter of Bodb Derg, king of the Síd of Munster, or may derive in part from Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles....
, mother of Oisín
Oisín
Oisín , also spelt in English Ossian or Osheen, was regarded in legend as the greatest poet of Ireland, and is a warrior of the fianna in the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology...
and wife of Fionn mac Cumhaill
Fionn mac Cumhaill
Fionn mac Cumhaill , known in English as Finn McCool, was a mythical hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, occurring also in the mythologies of Scotland and the Isle of Man...
, may in part derive from her.