Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
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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. He succeeded Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn
as king in 582.
A proverb stated that every descendant of Echu(his great-great grandfather) shall not go to Cashel even if he was King of Munster.This applied to Feidlimid who was barred from Cashel and instead built the fort of Bodumbir, south of the capital. He had married Cumman, the widow of Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn
thereby claiming the throne.The kinglists of the Laud Synchronisms omit him from the list and instead substitute Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
in favor of the Glendamnach branch.
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 Raithlind 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...
. This branch of the family only rarely provided a king in Munster. He succeeded Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn
Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn
Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn was a king of Munster from the Eóganacht Airthir Cliach branch of the Eoganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster. He was the son of Crimthann Dearcon mac Eochaid and great-grandson of Óengus mac Nad Froích the first Christian king of Munster...
as king in 582.
A proverb stated that every descendant of Echu(his great-great grandfather) shall not go to Cashel even if he was King of Munster.This applied to Feidlimid who was barred from Cashel and instead built the fort of Bodumbir, south of the capital. He had married Cumman, the widow of 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 ....
thereby claiming the throne.The kinglists of the Laud Synchronisms omit him from the list and instead substitute Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
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. However the other references...
in favor of the Glendamnach branch.