The kings of Munster () ruled the

Kingdom of Munster The Kingdom of Munster () was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland which existed in the south-west of the island from at least the 1st century BC until 1118. According to traditional Irish history found in the ''Annals of the Four Masters'', the kingdom ...

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from its establishment during the Irish Iron Age until the

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. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the '' Book of Invasions'', the earliest king of Munster was

Bodb Derg In Irish mythology, Bodb Derg (Old Irish language, Old Irish, ) or Bodhbh Dearg (Middle Irish and Irish language, Modern Irish, ) was a son of Eochaid Garb or the Dagda,"The Children of Lir". P.W. Joyce (translator). 1879. ''Old Irish Romances.' ...

of the

Tuatha Dé Danann The Tuatha Dé Danann (, meaning "the folk of the goddess Danu"), also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé ("tribe of the gods"), are a supernatural race in Irish mythology. Many of them are thought to represent deities of pre-Christian Gaelic ...

. From the Gaelic peoples, an

Érainn The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this se ...

kindred known as the

Dáirine The Dáirine (Dárine, Dáirfine, Dáirfhine, Dárfine, Dárinne, Dairinne), later known dynastically as the Corcu Loígde and associated, were the proto-historical rulers of Munster before the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century AD. They ...

(also known as

Corcu Loígde The Corcu Loígde (Corcu Lóegde, Corco Luigde, Corca Laoighdhe, Laidhe), meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centred in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of M ...

and represented today in seniority by the Ó hEidirsceoil) provided several early monarchs including Cú Roí. In a process in the '' Cath Maige Mucrama'', the Érainn lost their ascendancy in the 2nd century AD to the Deirgtine, ancestors of the

Eóganachta The Eóganachta (Modern , ) were an Irish dynasty centred on Rock of Cashel, Cashel which dominated southern Ireland (namely the Kingdom of Munster) from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of De ...

. Munster during this period was classified as part of '' Leath Moga'', or the southern-half, while other parts of Ireland were ruled mostly by the

Connachta The Connachta are a group of medieval Irish dynasty, dynasties who claimed descent from the legendary High King of Ireland, High King Conn of the Hundred Battles, Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles). The modern western Provinces of ...

. After losing

Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of ...

to the east,

Cashel Cashel (an Anglicised form of the Irish language word ''Caiseal'', meaning "stone fort") may refer to: Places in Ireland *Cashel, County Tipperary **The Rock of Cashel, an ancient, hilltop fortress complex for which Cashel is named ** Archbishop ...

was established as the capital of Munster by the Eóganachta. This kindred ruled without interruption until the 10th century. Although the High Kingship of Ireland was dominated during this time by the

Uí Néill The Uí Néill (; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties that claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who is believed to have died around c. 405. They are generally divided ...

, the Eóganachta of Munster did provide Cathal mac Finguine and

Fedelmid mac Crimthainn Fedelmid mac Crimthainn was the Kings of Munster, King of Munster between 820 and 846. He was numbered as a member of the Culdee, Céli Dé, an abbot of Cork Abbey and Clonfert, Clonfert Abbey, and possibly a bishop. After his death, he was late ...

as serious contenders. This great tribe was broken down into different septs or branches, the most successful in terms of royalty being the

Eóganacht Chaisil Eóganacht Chaisil were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster between the 5th and 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (County Tipperary) which was the capital of the early Catholic kingdom of Munster. They were de ...

(represented by the

Ó Súilleabháin O'Sullivan () is an Irish people, Irish Gaels, Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork and County Kerry. According to Irish genealogy, traditional genealogy, the O’Sullivans were descended from the ancient Eóganacht Cha ...

and Mac Cárthaigh), the Eóganacht Glendamnach (represented by the Ó Caoimh), and the Eóganacht Áine (represented by the Ó Ciarmhaic). Their hold was loosened by the rise of Brian Bóruma of the

Dál gCais The Dalcassians ( ) are a Gaels, Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent from Tál ...

, who established the Ó Briain as kings of Munster. As well as this, Munster had to contend with the

Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Franc ...

. Finally, the kingdom ended as it was split into Thomond, Desmond and Ormond. The former two came to an end during the 16th century with the birth of the Tudor

Kingdom of Ireland The Kingdom of Ireland (; , ) was a dependent territory of Kingdom of England, England and then of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain from 1542 to the end of 1800. It was ruled by the monarchs of England and then List of British monarchs ...

, with former rulers joining the

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. There were a number of Gaelic attempts to reassert their power in Munster, such as that of Fínghin Mac Cárthaigh and Domhnall Cam Ó Súilleabháin Bhéara, but these were not successful.

Ancient and legendary Kings of Munster

, king of the Sid Mumu, and later king of the

, succeeding

The Dagda The Dagda ( , ) is considered the great god of Irish mythology. He is the chief god of the Tuatha Dé Danann, with the Dagda portrayed as a father-figure, king, and druid.Koch, John T. ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia''. ABC-CLIO, ...

* Conmáel, first Milesian king based in Munster, and also

High King of Ireland High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to leg ...

* Eochaid Faebar Glas, his son and High King of Ireland, possibly based in Munster also * Eochu Mumu, his grandson and High King of Ireland, and after whom Munster is said to be named * Énna Airgdech, his son and High King of Ireland * Eochu Apthach, a possibly fictitious very early High King of Ireland from the Corcu Loídge, but misplaced chronologically in any event * Íar mac Degad, ancestor of the

, or those specifically named "Descendants of Iar mac Degad" *

Eterscél Mór Eterscél Mór ("the great"), Son of Eogan MacAilella, grandson of Ailill Anglonnach MacIar, great grandson of Íar mac Dedad, a descendant of Óengus Tuirmech Temrach, of the Érainn of Munster was, according to mediaeval Irish legend and hist ...

, his son and High King of Ireland *

Conaire Mór Conaire Mór (the great), son of Eterscél, was, according to mediaeval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland sometime during the 1st century BC or 1st century AD. His mother was Mess Búachalla, who was either the daugh ...

, his son in most sources, and one of the most celebrated High Kings of Ireland *

Conaire Cóem Conaire Cóem ("the beautiful"), son of Mug Láma, son of Coirpre Crou-Chend, son of Coirpre Firmaora, son of Conaire Mór, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the 111th High King of Ireland. He came to power on the ...

, High King of Ireland and great-great grandson of Conaire Mór ** Note: both are ancestors of the Síl Conairi * Dáire mac Degad, ancestor of the

* Cú Roí mac Dáire, Munster king and/or deity known from the

Ulster Cycle The Ulster Cycle (), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the Ulaid. It is set far in the past, in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties Armagh, Do ...

** Note: possibly the actual first of the Dáirine, for many generations the dominant military power from Munster, finally falling during the 6th century AD *

Dáire Doimthech Dáire Doimthech (Dáire "poor house"), alias Dáire Sírchréchtach ("the ever-wounded"), son of Sithbolg, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland, and one of the eponymous ancestors of the proto-historical Dáirine and historical ...

, if actually different from Dáire mac Degad, and thus ancestor of the "other" Dáirine *

Lugaid Loígde Lugaid Loígde "Lugaid of the Fawn/Calf Goddess", also known as Lugaid mac Dáire, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland. He is a son of Dáire Doimthech, ancestor of the Dáirine, and gives his epithet to their principal royal se ...

, his son, if actually different from Lugaid Mac Con below *

Eochaid Étgudach or ('possessing clothes') or ('negligent'?), son of Dáire Doimthech, son of Conghal, son of Eadaman, son of Mal, son of Lugaid, son of Íth, son of Breogán, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ire ...

, another son of Dáire Doimthech, but misplaced chronologically * Nia Segamain, an actual ancestor or group of them of the Clanna Dergthened and thus the Eóganachta ** Note (critical): actually attested in Munster

ogham Ogham (also ogam and ogom, , Modern Irish: ; , later ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language ( scholastic ...

inscriptions, and in some pedigrees ''descendant(s)'' of the "other" Dáirine above ** Note (in addition): probably wildly misplaced chronologically but considered of high status enough to make it to the legendary High King of Ireland lists * Mug Nuadat, king in late sagas of Leth Mogha, or Mug's Half, meaning Southern Ireland ** Note: belonged to the Deirgtine, but may be a mythological figure ( Nuada) * Ailill Aulom, Mug's son, aka Olioll Ólum, associated with the goddess Áine ** Note: also called a

druid A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. The druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no wr ...

in a very early source * Lugaid Mac Con, was

, and Ailill's foster-son ** Note: ancestor of the

, principal later (3rd century and after) Munster sept of the Dáirine * Éogan Mór, Ailill's son, from whom the

took their name ** Note: the Eóganachta were actually founded by Conall Corc, great-great-grandson of Eógan Mór * Fiachu Muillethan, son of Éogan Mór ** Note: a king of the Deirgtine of curious career, supported by Mug Ruith * Ailill Flann Bec, son of Fiachu Muillethan ** Note: almost nothing is known of this figure, except that he was adopted by and succeeded his elder brother, Ailill Flann Mór *

Dáire Cerbba Dáire Cerbba (or Cerba, Cearba, Cearb; meaning "Silver Dáire" or "Dáire the Sharp/Cutting") was a 4th-century Irish dynast who was evidently a king of late prehistoric central northern Munster, called Medón Mairtíne at the time. A frequen ...

, born in

Brega Brega , also known as ''Mersa Brega'' or ''Marsa al-Brega'' ( , i.e. "Brega Seaport"), is a complex of several smaller towns, industry installations and education establishments situated in Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, the most southerly point of ...

of unclear parentage, usually (and obviously) assumed

but later written a son of Ailill Flann Bec ** Note: called King of Medon Mairtine, once a very early capital of Munster, in one source, and progenitor of yet "another" sept of the Dáirine * Óengus Bolg, an important late king of the Dáirine and (near) final sovereign ancestor (of Munster) from the Corcu Loígde ** Note: features in early stories of Conall Corc, and is an ancestor of the Cashel Eóganachta septs, the "Inner Circle", through his daughter Aimend * Crimthann mac Fidaig, was High King of Ireland and of territories overseas, and brother of the Queen and Goddess Mongfind ** Note: considered Eóganacht (if vehemently opposed by them) in some dynastic traditions, but possibly a grandson of Dáire Cerbba (other sources) * Bressal mac Ailello Thassaig, a King of Munster (one source only) from the early

Uí Liatháin The Uí Liatháin () were an early kingdom of Munster in southern Ireland. They belonged the same kindred as the Uí Fidgenti, and the two are considered together in the earliest sources, for example '' The Expulsion of the Déisi'' (incidental ...

** Note: Angias, his sister, was the Queen of Lóegaire mac Néill,

and Emperor of the Barbarians

Historical Kings of Cashel, Iarmuman, and Munster

There were not verifiable Eóganacht overkings of (all or most of) Munster until the early 7th century, after the

had fallen entirely from power, some time after losing their grip on the

Kingdom of Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory, ...

and the support of the Muscraige and others. Thus the earlier kings below are best described as Kings of

, Kings of Iarmuman, or Kings of the

. Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib was the first Eóganacht to powerfully project outside Munster, but his Iarmuman relations were a significant rival of Cashel in his time, and not enough is known of many of his successors before Cathal mac Finguine, although the fragmentary nature of the surviving sources can to an extent be blamed. At this time also flourished the semi-independent Uí Fidgenti and

, a pair of shadowy sister kingdoms whose official origins appear to have been adjusted in the 8th century in a semi-successful (if ambiguously necessary) attempt to integrate them into the Eóganachta political structure and genealogical scheme. Effective relations and an alliance were achieved with the Uí Fidgenti, to the credit of Eóganacht strength, wealth and finesse, but for unknown reasons the Uí Liatháin remained effective outsiders except to Eóganacht Glendamnach. Of the

, unless noted.

Eóganacht Chaisil, –500

, - , Corc mac Luigthig
–, , , , Son of Luigthech mac Ailill Flann Bec , , Aimend
several children, , ''unknown'' , - , Nad Froích mac Cuirc
–453, , , , Son of Corc mac Luigthig , , ''unknown'', , 453 , - ,

Óengus mac Nad Froích Óengus mac Nad Froích (430-489) was an Eoganachta and the first Christian King of Munster The kings of Munster () ruled the Kingdom of Munster in Ireland from its establishment during the Irish Iron Age until the High Middle Ages. Accordi ...

453–489, , , , Son of Nad Froích mac Cuirc , , Eithne Uathach
purported to have had twenty-four sons and twenty-four daughters, , 489 , - , Feidlimid mac Óengusa
489–500, , , , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 500 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 500–596

, - , Eochaid mac Óengusa
500–522, , , , Son of

, , ''unknown'', , 522 , - , Crimthann Srem mac Echado
522–542, , , , Son of Eochaid mac Óengusa, , ''unknown'', , 542 , - , Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn
542–577, , , , Son of Crimthann Srem mac Echado, , ''unknown'', , 577 , - , Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm
577–596
(possible), , , , Son of Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn, , ''unknown'', , 596 , -

Eóganacht Airthir Cliach, 577–582

, - , Fergus Scandal mac Crimthainn
577–582, , , , Son of Crimthann Srem mac Echado, , ''unknown'', , 582 , -

Eóganacht Raithlind, 582–588

, - , Feidlimid mac Tigernaig
582–588, , , , Son of Tighearnach mac Aedh, , ''unknown'', , 588 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 596–601

, - , Amalgaid mac Éndai
596–601, , , , Son of Éndai, , ''unknown'' , , 601 , - , Garbán mac Éndai
596–601, , , , Son of Éndai, , ''unknown'' , , 601 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 601–618

, - ,

Fíngen mac Áedo Duib Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (Modern Irish: ''Finghin mac Aodha Dhuibh'', ) (died 618) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the great-grandson of Feidlimid mac Óengusa, a previous king. He succeeded Amal ...

601–618, , , , Son of Áedo Duib, , Mór Muman
several children, , 618 , -

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 618

, - , Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn
618, , , , Son of Crimthainn mac Cobhtach, , ''unknown'', , 618 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 618–627

, - , Cathal mac Áedo
618–627, , , , Son of Áed Fland Cathrach, , Mór Muman
several children, , 627 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 627–639

, - , Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib
627–639, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Áedo Duib, , ''unknown'', , 639 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 639–641

, - , Cúán mac Amalgado
639–641, , , , Son of Amalgaid mac Éndai, , ''unknown'' , , 641 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 641–661

, - , Máenach mac Fíngin
641–661, , , , Son of

and Mór Muman, , ''unknown'', , 661 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 661–665

, - , Cathal Cú-cen-máthair
661–665, , , , Son of Cathal mac Áedo, , several children, , 665 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 665–678

, - , Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind
665–678, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib, , ''unknown'', , 678 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 678–701

, - , Finguine mac Cathail
678–696, , , , Son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair, , several children, , 696 , - , Ailill mac Cathail
696–701, , , , Son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair, , ''unknown'', , 701

Eóganacht Chaisil, 701–712

, - , Cormac mac Ailello
701–712, , , , Son of Ailello mac Máenach, , ''unknown'', , 712 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 712–721

, - , Eterscél mac Máele Umai
712–721, , , , Son of Máel Umai mac Cúán, , ''unknown'' , , 721 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 721–742

, - , Cathal mac Finguine
721–742, , , , Son of Finguine mac Cathail, , several children, , 742 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 742–769

, - , Cathussach mac Eterscélai
742–769, , , , Son of Eterscél mac Máele Umai, , ''unknown'' , , 769 , -

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 769–786

, - , Máel Dúin mac Áedo
769–786, , , , Son of Áed Bennán mac Conaing , , ''unknown'', , 786 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 786–805

, - , Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht
786–805In the Annals of Ulster, Ólchobar mac Flainn of the Uí Fidgenti was confused with Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht of the Eóganacht Áine and claimed to have been a King of Munster. It is very likely that only Ólchobar mac Duib-Indrecht reigned in actuality (the confusion caused by a decline in Eóganachta fortunes)., , , , Son of Duib-Indrecht, , ''unknown'' , , 805 , -

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 805–820

, - , Artrí mac Cathail
805–820, , , , Son of Cathal mac Finguine, , one son, , 820 , - , Tnúthgal mac Artrach
– Tnúthgal mac Artrach of the Eóganacht Glendamnach is sometimes given as a king of Munster on some kings lists, but not in the Annals of Ireland. He died before his father, so it is possible that he never reigned. It is also possible that Tnúthgal mac Donngaile of the Eóganacht Chaisil has been confused with Tnúthgal mac Artrach.
(possible), , , , Son of Artrí mac Cathail, , ''unknown'', , 807 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 820–847

, - , Tnúthgal mac Donngaile
807–820
(possible), , MacCarthy

, , Son of Máel Donngaile, , ''unknown'', , 820 , - , Feidlimid mac Cremthanin
820–847, , , , Son of Crimthainn, , ''unknown'', , 28 August 847 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 847–851

, - , Ólchobar mac Cináeda
847–851, , , , Son of Cináeda , , ''unknown'' , , 851 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 851–859

, - , Áilgenán mac Donngaile
851–853, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Donngaile, , ''unknown'', , 853 , - , Máel Gualae mac Donngaile
853–859, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Donngaile, , one son, , 859 , -

Eóganacht Áine, 859–872

, - , Cenn Fáelad hua Mugthigirn
859–872, , , , Son of Mugthigirn , , ''unknown'' , , 872 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 872–908

, - , Dúnchad mac Duib-dá-Bairenn
872–888, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Duib-dá-Bairenn mac Crundmáel, , ''unknown'', , 888 , - , Dub Lachtna mac Máele Gualae
888–895, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Máel Gualae mac Donngaile, , ''unknown'', , 895 , - , Finguine Cenn nGécan mac Loégairi
895–902, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Loégairi mac Duib-dá-Bairenn, , ''unknown'', , 902 , - , Cormac mac Cuilennáin
902–908, , , , Son of Cuilennáin mac Selbach, , ''unknown'', , 908 , -

Múscraige, 908–944

, - , Flaithbertach mac Inmainén
908–944, , , , Son of Inmainén, , ''unknown'' , , 944 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 944–957

, - , Lorcán mac Coinlígáin
944–, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Coinlígáin mac Corcrán, , ''unknown'', , ''unknown'' , - , Cellachán Caisil
–954, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Buadacháin mac Lachtnae, , one son, , 954 , - , Máel Fathardaig mac Flann
954–957, , , , Son of Flann mac Donnchad, , one son, , 957 , -

Eóganacht Raithlind, 957–959

, - , Dub-dá-Bairenn mac Domnaill
957–959, , , , Son of Domnall mac Dub-dá-Bairenn, , ''unknown'' , , 959 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 959–963

, - , Fer Gráid mac Clérig
959–961, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Clérig mac Áilgenán, , ''unknown'', , 961 , - ,

Donnchad mac Cellacháin Donnchad mac Cellacháin (fl. 961–963) was a son of Cellachan of Cashel who is alleged to have briefly ruled as King of Cashel and Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the ...

959–963, , MacCarthy

, , Son of Cellachán Caisil, , ''unknown'', , 963 , -

Eóganacht Raithlind, 959–978

, - , Máel Muad mac Brain
959–970
976–978, , , , Son of Brian, , one son , , 978 , -

Uí Ímair, 960–977

, - , Ivar of Limerick
960–977
''(de facto)'', , Raven Banner

, , ''uncertain'', , several children , , 977 , -

Dál gCais, 970–1014

, - , Mathgamain mac Cennétig
970–976, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin , , ''unknown'' , , 976 , - , Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig
978–1014 , , Sword of Nuada

, , c. 941
Son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin and Bé Binn inion Urchadh , , (1) Mór
three sons
(2) Echrad
one son
(3)

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one son , , 23 April 1014 , -

Eóganacht Chaisil, 1014–1025

, - , Dúngal Hua Donnchada
1014–1025, , , , Son of Máel Fathardaig mac Flann, , ''unknown'', , 1025 , -

Ó Briain, 1025–1119

, - ,

Donnchad mac Briain Donnchadh mac Briain (old spelling: Donnchad mac Briain) (died 1064), son of Brian Boru, Brian Bóruma and Gormflaith ingen Murchada, was King of Munster. Background Brian Bóruma was the first man to establish himself as High King of Ireland by ...

1025–1064, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Brian Bóruma and Gormflaith ingen Murchada , ,

Cacht ingen Ragnaill Cacht ingen Ragnaill was the queen of Donnchad mac Briain, from their marriage in 1032 to her death in 1054, when she is styled Queen of Ireland in the Irish annals of the Clonmacnoise group: the Annals of Tigernach and Chronicon Scotorum. Her ...

Three children , , 1064 , - , Murchad mac Donnchada
1064–1068, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Donnchad mac Briain and Cacht ingen Ragnaill, , ''unknown'' , , 1068 , - , Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain
1068–1086, , Sword of Nuada

, , 1009
Son of Tadc mac Briain and Mór, , (1) Dubchoblaig
One son
(2) Derbforgaill
Two sons, , 1086 , - ,

Muircheartach Ua Briain Muirchertach Ua Briain (anglicised as Murtaugh O'Brien; c. 1050 – c. 10 March 1119), son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain and great-grandson of Brian Boru, was King of Munster and later self-declared High King of Ireland. Background and early caree ...

1086–1114
1118–1119, , Sword of Nuada

, , 1050
Son of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain, , Derb Forgaill ingen Uí Laidcnén
Three children, , 1119 , - , Diarmait Ua Briain
1114–1118, , Sword of Nuada

, , 1060
Son of Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain, , ''unknown'' , , 1118 , - , Brian Ua Briain
1118, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Murchad mac Donnchada, , ''unknown'' , , 1118 , -

Mac Cárthaigh, 1127–1138

, - , Cormac Mac Carthaigh
1127–

1138 Year 1138 (Roman numerals, MCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * March 7 – Conrad III of Germany, Conrad III is elected as King of the Romans#List, King of Germany, i ...

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, , Son of Muireadach Mac Carthaigh, , ''unknown'', , 1138 , -

Ó Briain, 1138–1194

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Conchobar Ua Briain Conchobar Ua Briain (died 1142 in Ireland, 1142) was a mid-twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Kingdom of Munster, Munster and Kingdom of Dublin, Dublin. Conchobar was a son of Diarmait Ua Briain, Diarmait Ua Briain, King of Munster. In 11 ...

1138–1142
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Diarmait Ua Briain , , ''unknown'' , , 1142 , - , Toirdhealbhach mac Diarmada Ua Briain
1142–1167
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Diarmait Ua Briain , , ''unknown'' , , 1167 , - , Muirchertach mac Toirdelbhach Ua Briain
1167–1168
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ua Briain , , ''unknown'' , , 1168 , - ,

Domnall Mór Ua Briain Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in History of Ireland, Ireland from 1168 in Ireland, 1168 to 1194 in Ireland, 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster. He was also styled History ...

1168–1194
(claimant)
, , Sword of Nuada

, , Son of Toirdelbhach mac Diarmaida Ua Briain , , Orlacan Ní Murchada
Four children, ,

1194 Year 1194 ( MCXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place England * February 4 – King Richard I of England ("the Lionheart") is ransomed for an amount of 150,000 marks (demanded by Emper ...

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References

*Bryne, Francis J. ''Irish Kings and High Kings''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1973. *Charles-Edwards, T.M. ''Early Christian Ireland''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. *Moody, T.W.; F.J. Byrne and F.X. Martin, ed. ''A New History of Ireland''. Vol. IX. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. * Áed Ua Crimthainn, '' Book of Leinster'', c. 1160. *''The Laud Synchronisms''. K. Meyer, 1913.

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

Ancient and legendary Kings of Munster

Historical Kings of Cashel, Iarmuman, and Munster

Eóganacht Chaisil, –500

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 500–596

Eóganacht Airthir Cliach, 577–582

Eóganacht Raithlind, 582–588

Eóganacht Áine, 596–601

Eóganacht Chaisil, 601–618

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 618

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 618–627

Eóganacht Chaisil, 627–639

Eóganacht Áine, 639–641

Eóganacht Chaisil, 641–661

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 661–665

Eóganacht Chaisil, 665–678

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 678–701

Eóganacht Chaisil, 701–712

Eóganacht Áine, 712–721

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 721–742

Eóganacht Áine, 742–769

Eóganacht Locha Léin, 769–786

Eóganacht Áine, 786–805

Eóganacht Glendamnach, 805–820

Eóganacht Chaisil, 820–847

Eóganacht Áine, 847–851

Eóganacht Chaisil, 851–859

Eóganacht Áine, 859–872

Eóganacht Chaisil, 872–908

Múscraige, 908–944

Eóganacht Chaisil, 944–957

Eóganacht Raithlind, 957–959

Eóganacht Chaisil, 959–963

Eóganacht Raithlind, 959–978

Uí Ímair, 960–977

Dál gCais, 970–1014

Eóganacht Chaisil, 1014–1025

Ó Briain, 1025–1119

Mac Cárthaigh, 1127–1138

Ó Briain, 1138–1194

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