- Iarmuman
Iarmuman or Iarmumhan, Iarmumu or Iarluachair was a Kingdom in the early christian period of Ireland in west
Munster . Its ruling dynasty was related to the main ruling dynasty of Munster known as theEoganachta . Its ruling branch was called theEóganacht Locha Léin or Ui Caipre Luachra. Their center was aroundKillarney , County Kerry at Loch Léin. The name Iarluachair means west of theSliabh Luachra mountains.The dynasty was established in the 5th century with the kingdom becoming semi-independent of the Munster kings at
Cashel in the 6th century. They ruled over tribes in west Munster such as the Ciarraige Luachra, Corco Duibne and Corco Loigde and at the height of their power may have ruled over areas of westThomond including the tribes of Corco Baiscinn and Corco Mruad and had sovereignity over the Ui Fidgeinti of Limerick and theEóganacht Raithlind of Cork county.Their power was broken in the late 8th and early 9th centuries. The transference of the overlordship of the Ciarraige Luachra to direct Cashel control in the reign of
Feidlimid mac Cremthanin (died 846) signified this. The last time the title King of Iarmuman was used in the "Annals of Innisfallen" was 791 and in the "Annals of Ulster" 833. The dynasty then begins to use the title king of Loch Léin. Kings of Iarmuman:
*Coirpre Luachra mac Cuirc (mid 5th century)
* Maine mac Coirpri
*Dauí Iarlaithe mac Maithni (circa 500)
* ....
* Crimthann mac Cobthaig (6th century)
*Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618)
* Áed Dammán mac Crimthainn (died 633)
*Máel Dúin mac Áedo Bennán (died 661)
*Congal mac Máele Dúin (died 690)
* Cú Dínaisc mac Foirchellaig (died 717)
* Áed mac Conaing (died 734)
* Cairpre mac Con Dínaisc (died 747)
*Máel Dúin mac Áedo (died 786)
* Cú Chongelt mac Cairpri (died 791)
* Áed Allán mac Coirpri (died 803)
* Cobthach mac Máele Dúin (died 833)
* Máel Crón mac Cobthaig (died 838)References
* "Annals of Innisfallen" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* "Annals of Ulster" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
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