Finguine mac Cathail

Finguine mac Cathail

Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (d. 696) [all dates per "The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy] was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl (d. 665). [Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings" , Table 13] . He succeeded Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind in 678.

During his reign the law text "Cáin Fuithirbe" was enacted at Mag Fuithirbe on the borders of Cork and Kerry in 683. Representatives of the major tribes of Munster are mentioned in the tract.

Finguine's known son was Cathal mac Finguine (d. 742) a powerful King of Munster.

Notes

ee also

*Kings of Munster

References

*"Annals of Tigernach"
*Francis J.Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings"
*"The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy

External links

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

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