Cúán mac Amalgado (died
641
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) was a King of
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
from the
Eóganacht Áine branch of the
Eóganachta. He was the son of a previous king
Amalgaid mac Éndai
Amalgaid mac Éndai (died 601) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Áine branch of the Eoganachta and appears as the first king from this branch.
The chronology of the Munster kings from this period is confusing. The ''Annals of Tigernach ...
(d.
601
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). He succeeded
Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib in
639
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.
No events are recorded in the annals for his reign but there is a mention of the slaying of a King of Munster named Cúán mac Éndai at the Battle of Carn Conaill as an ally of
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (d.
663
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) of Connaught in his defeat by Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine of
Brega
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. The battle took place in
649
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which contradicts his death date and is dismissed by Prof. Byrne. However, Keating also mentions this event using his proper name and gives him a reign of 10 years.
[''Laud Synchronisms'' also give him a reign of 10 years'']
He is known to have had a son named Máel Umai who was father of the Munster king
Eterscél mac Máele Umai (d.
721
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).
Notes
See also
*
Kings of Munster
References
*''
Annals of Tigernach''
*
Geoffrey Keating, ''History of Ireland''
*
Francis John Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''
*''Laud Synchronisms''
*''The Chronology of the Irish Annals'', Daniel P. McCarthy
External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork
641 deaths
Kings of Munster
7th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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