Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
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Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm was a supposed king of Munster
from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta
. Not mentioned as king in the annals or the Book of Leinster, he is mentioned in the Laud Synchronisms as successor to his father Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn
(died 577). However the other references mention Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
as king. According to the historians T.M.Charles-Edwards and F.J.Byrne these lists seem to favor the Glendamnach line and may be artificial.
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta
Eóganachta
The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta were an Irish dynasty centred around Cashel which dominated southern Ireland from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, and its offshoot Carbery, well into the 16th century...
. Not mentioned as king in the annals or the Book of Leinster, he is mentioned in the Laud Synchronisms as successor to his father Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn
Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn
Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Glendamnach sept of the ruling Eoganachta dynasty. This branch was centered at Glanworth, County Cork. He was the son of Crimthann Srem mac Echado ....
(died 577). However the other references mention Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
Feidlimid mac Tigernaig was a King of Munster from the Raithlind branch of the Eoganachta. This branch of the family only rarely provided a king in Munster...
as king. According to the historians T.M.Charles-Edwards and F.J.Byrne these lists seem to favor the Glendamnach line and may be artificial.