Cumhscraidh mac Céacht, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, Irish

Irish people

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Cumhscraidh was a ten-time great-grandson of Lugaid mac Con

Lugaid mac Con

Lugaid Mac Con, often known simply as Mac Con, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He belonged to the Corcu Loígde, and thus to the Dáirine. His father was Macnia mac Lugdach, and his mother was Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of the former High...

. According to the genealogies, The Conmaicne

Conmaicne

The Conmhaicne or Conmaicne were an ancient tribal grouping that were divided into a number of distinct branches that were found scattered around Ireland in the early medieval period. They settled in Connacht, where they gave their name to several territories....

 of Cúl converge around Cumhscraidh. This would make him the ancestor of the Conmaícne Cúl Toland, who were located along the border of County Galway

County Galway

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 - County Mayo

County Mayo

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. Notables descended from him include Cruimthear Mac Carthaigh

Cruimthear Mac Carthaigh

Cruimthear Mac Carthaigh , fl. c. 550.In the genealogies, Mac Carthaigh - his forename, not his surname - is stated as been a native of Conmaícne Cúl Toland in what is now along the County Galway - County Mayo. Thus he was from the same tribal group of Jarlath of Tuam...

, Jarlath

Jarlath

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 of Tuam

Tuam

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 and some of the abbots of Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise

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