Fíngen mac Áedo Duib
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Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (d. 618)[1] was a King of Munster from the Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the great-grandson of Feidlimid mac Óengusa, a previous king.[2] He succeeded Amalgaid mac Éndai as king in 601.
There is some dispute in the sources as to his reign and that of Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618) of the Loch Lein branch. The Annals of Tigernach give the title King of Munster to both of them but give Fingin's accession after Amalgaid in 601.[3] The Annals of Innisfallen do not give Aed this title but give it to Fingin.[4]
His reign was a prosperous one:[5]
Munster in the time of Fíngen mac Áedo, its store-houses were full, its homesteads were fruitful.
According to the saga Mór of Munster and the Violent Death of Cuanu mac Ailchine he was originally married to a Deisi woman but later married Mór Muman (d. 636), the daughter of Áed Bennán. She later married his successor Cathal mac Áedo (d. 627) thereby transferring the kingship to him.[6]
His sons by Mór were Sechnussach and Máenach mac Fíngin (d. 661) who was a King of Munster.[7]
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Fíngen mac Áedo Duib
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| Preceded by Amalgaid mac Éndai and Garbán mac Éndai |
King of Munster c. 601 – 618 with Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (c. 601–618) |
Succeeded by Cathal mac Áedo |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
- ^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings , Table 12
- ^ Annals of Tigernach AT 601.5;618.3, 618.4
- ^ Annals of Innisfallen AI 619.1,620.2
- ^ Byrne, pg.206
- ^ Byrne, pg.204-205
- ^ Rev. Eugene O'Keeffe, Book of Munster, Eoghanacht Genealogies
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Annals of Innisfallen at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
- Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
- Rev. Eugene O'Keeffe, Book of Munster, Eoghanacht Genealogies
[edit] External links
- CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
- Wiley, Dan M., Mor Muman, Cycles of the Kings
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