In Irish mythological history Mug Nuadat (servant of NuadaDictionary of the Irish Language
entry for ''mug'') son of Mug Neit, son of Derg, son of Dergthene, son of Enna Munchain, son of Loch Mor, son of Muiredach Mucna, son of Eochaid Garb, son of Dui Dalta Dedad was a legendary, supposed

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. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the ''Book of Invasions'', the earli ...

in the 2nd century AD. He was, according to later medieval tradition, a rival of the High King,

Conn of the Hundred Battles Conn Cétchathach (), or Conn of the Hundred Battles, son of Fedlimid Rechtmar, was a legendary High King of Ireland who is claimed to be the ancestor of the Connachta, and through his descendant Niall Noígiallach, the Uí Néill dynasties, w ...

, and for a time after the year 123 was the ''de facto'' ruler of the southern half of Ireland. Everything south of a line drawn between Galway Bay and

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was known as ''Leth Moga'' ("Mug's half") (Modern Irish: ''Leath Mhogha''), and everything north of that line was '' Leth Cuinn'' ("Conn's half") (Modern Irish: ''Leath Chuinn''). Conn later invaded Leth Moga and drove Mug from Ireland. He took refuge in

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and returned with an army, but was defeated and killed by Conn at Mag Léna. (In some versions, Conn treacherously kills Mug in his bed.) Mug's son was Ailill Ollamh. His grandson Éogan Mór fought alongside Conn's son

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at the Battle of Maigh Mucruimhe, and is credited with founding 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 ...

dynasty.

T.F. O'Rahilly Thomas Francis O'Rahilly (; 11 November 1882 – 16 November 1953)Ó Sé, Diarmuid.O'Rahilly, Thomas Francis (‘T. F.’). ''Dictionary of Irish Biography''. (ed.) James McGuire, James Quinn. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Pr ...

speculated that Mug Nuadat may have been the god Nuada rather than an actual historical person. Equally it could be that Éogan Mór was the earthly representation of the god. John O'Hart calls Mug Nuadat, Eoghan Mor wen Mor or Eugene the Great. Then he further goes on to say that this Eugene was commonly called "Mogha Nuadhad," and was a wise and politic prince and great warrior. From him Magh-Nuadhad (now "

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") is so called.Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation (1892), by John O'Hart, - Volume: 1, pg.67

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