Eóganacht Áine

Eóganacht Áine

Eóganacht Áine or Eóganacht Áine Cliach were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster during the 5th-10th centuries. They took their name from Cnoc Áine (Knockaney, Limerick County) in the region of Cliú (eastern Limerick) not far from Emly, the main ecclesiastical center of Munster. They were descended from Ailill mac Nad Froích, the brother of Óengus mac Nad Froích (died 489), the first christian King of Munster.

Their ruling dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries were known as the Ua nÉnna, descended from Énda mac Crimthainn, the grandson of Ailill. At the time of the Norman invasion their ruling clan was the Ui Ciarmiac (O'Kirwick and Kirby).

The Eóganacht Áine were considered part of the inner circle of Eoganachta dynasties which included the Chaisil and Glendamnach branches. These three branches rotated the kingship of Munster in the 7th and much of the 8th centuries

References

* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
* Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), "Early Christian Ireland", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/munster.htm#eoghanacht Ireland's History in Maps]


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