Feidlimid mac Óengusa

Feidlimid mac Óengusa

Feidlimid mac Óengusa or Feidlimid Dub (Felimy the Black) was an Eoganachta King of Munster in the early 6th century. He was the son of Óengus mac Nad Froích, the fist Christian king of Munster. [Byrne, Table 12]

The chronology of the 6th century kings of Munster in the sources is confusing and Feidlimid is only known from king lists. Not mentioned as king in the "Laud Synchronisms" or the Irish annals; he is however mentioned in the "Book of Leinster" as successor to his father and predecessor of his brother Eochaid mac Óengusa. This puts his reign around the year 500. However, in the saga "Senchas Fagbála Caisil" ("The Story of the Finding of Cashel"), he is listed after his brother which would put his reign around 525. [ Byrne, pg.188, Charles-Edwards, Appendix 10] the "Laud Synchronisms" were written in the interest of the Glendamnach branch and this may explain the exclusion of Feidlimid from it. [Charles-Edwards, pg.534, note 44; and pg.536, note 45]

He was the ancestor of the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the family with lands around Cashel in County Tipperary. His son's name was Crimthann. In a tract regarding a Munster synod in the 6th century, his son Crimthan is considered King of Munster. However his mother is called Dearcon who is usually associated with Crimthan, the son of Eochaid mac Óengusa and founder of the Airthir Cliach branch. [Byrne, pg.217, 219] His great grandsons Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (died 618) and Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (died 639) were also Kings of Munster.

###@@@KEYEND@@@###

Notes

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
* "Book of Leinster", {MS folio 150a 45} "Fland cecinit" at [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G800011C/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Eochaid mac Óengusa — (died 522) [ Annals of Tigernach , AT 522.2] was a King of Munster from the ruling Eoganachta dynasty. He was the son of Óengus mac Nad Froích (died 489), the first Christian king of Munster. [Byrne, Table 11] The chronology of the 6th century… …   Wikipedia

  • Feidlimid — The Irish name Feidlimid or Fedlimid, its English equivalent Felimy, and its Medieval equivalent Fedelmid may refer to:*Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm (d. 596?), perhaps king of Munster *Feidlimid mac Cremthanin (d. 846), king of Munster *Fedlimid …   Wikipedia

  • Óengus mac Nad Froích — (died 489)[1] was an Eoganachta and the first Christian king of Munster. He was the son of Nad Froich mac Cuirc by Faochan, a British lady (called daughter of the King of Britain).[2] In Geoffrey Keating s History of Ireland Oengus is given a… …   Wikipedia

  • Fíngen mac Áedo Duib — (d. 618) [all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals , Daniel P. McCarthy] was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the great grandson of Feidlimid mac Óengusa, a previous king. [Francis J.Byrne,… …   Wikipedia

  • Echu mac Muiredaig — (flourished mid 6th century) was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of South Leinster. His father, Muiredach mac Óengusa and grandfather Óengus mac Feidlimid had been kings of the Ui Cheinnselaig as well. They belonged to a branch known as the Uí… …   Wikipedia

  • Kings of Munster — The name Munster is derived from the Gaelic Goddess, Muman. The province of Munster was once divided into six regions: Tuadh Mhuman (north Munster), Des Mhuman (south Munster), Aur/Ur Mumhan (east Munster), Iar mumhan or Iarmuman (west Munster),… …   Wikipedia

  • Eóganacht Chaisil — were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster during the 5th 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (Tipperary County) which was the capital of the early Christian kingdom of Munster. They were descended from Óengus mac …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des rois Uí Cheinnselaigh. — Les rois des Uí Cheinnselaigh sont une branche de la dynastie des rois de Laigin qui domminaient le sud est de la province comme souverains semi autonomes avant de capter de manière permanente le titre de roi de Leinster en 1042 avec Diarmait mac …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste des rois Uí Chennselaig. — Liste des rois Uí Cheinnselaigh. Les rois des Uí Cheinnselaigh sont une branche de la dynastie des rois de Laigin qui domminaient le sud est de la province comme souverains semi autonomes avant de capter de manière permanente le titre de roi de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Liste des rois Uí Chennselaigh. — Liste des rois Uí Cheinnselaigh. Les rois des Uí Cheinnselaigh sont une branche de la dynastie des rois de Laigin qui domminaient le sud est de la province comme souverains semi autonomes avant de capter de manière permanente le titre de roi de… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”