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King of Ireland Cormac

Male 190 - 266  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  King of Ireland Cormac was born in 190 (son of King of Ireland Art Eanfhear and Queen of Ireland Eachtach); died in 266.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Cormac Mac Art
    • Also Known As : Longbeard or Ulfhada
    • Old Address: Tara: Great Hall
    • Occupation: King of Ireland CXII
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Stories and Notes:
    He ordained that ten choice persons should constantly attend him and his successors - Monarchs of Ireland, and never to be absent from him,
    - 1. A nobleman to be his companion;
    - 2. A judge to deliver and explain the laws of the country in the King's presence upon all occasions;
    - 3. An antiquary or historiographer to declare and preserve the genealogies, acts, and occurrences of the nobility and gentry from time to time as occasion required;
    - 4. A Druid or Magician to offer sacrifice, and presage good or bad omens, as his learning, skill, or knowledge would enable him;
    - 5. A poet to praise or dispraise every one according to his good or bad actions;
    - 6. A physician to administer physic to the king and queen, and to the rest of the (royal) family;
    - 7. A musician to compose music, and sing pleasant sonnets in the King's presence when there-unto disposed;
    - 8, 9, and 10, three Stewards to govern the King's House in all things appertaining thereunto.

    Stories and Notes:
    Of the six sons of Cormac Mac Art, no issue is recorded from any [of them], but from Cairbre-Lifeachar; he had also ten daughters, but there is no account of any of them only two - namely, Grace (or Grania), and Ailbh [alve], who were both succe ssively the wives of the great champion and general of the Irish Militia, Fionn, the son of Cubhall [Coole].

    Died:
    by a bone of the fish sticking in his throat

    Family/Spouse: Queen of Ireland Eithne Ollamhdha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Muireadach
    2. King of Ireland Cairbre Lifechar was born in 210 in Tara, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland; died in 284 in Battle of Gabhra Aichle, Meath, Ireland.
    3. Moghruith
    4. Ceallach
    5. Daire
    6. Aongus Fionn

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of Ireland Art Eanfhear was born in 150 (son of King of Ireland Conn Ceadcathach and Eithne); died in 195 in Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : The Solitary
    • Occupation: King of Ireland CXII
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Namesake:
    art: Irish, a bear, a stone; noble, great, generous; hardness, cruelty.
    "Ean:" Irish, one; "fhear," "ar," the man; Gr. "Ar," The Man, or God of War): son of Conn of the Hundred Fights; a quo O'h-Airt, anglicised O'Hart.

    Died:
    battle of Magh Mucroimhe, fell, siding with his brother-in-law Olioll Olum against the said Maccon

    Art married Queen of Ireland Eachtach. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Queen of Ireland Eachtach (daughter of Ulcheatagh).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 1. King of Ireland Cormac was born in 190; died in 266.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  King of Ireland Conn Ceadcathach was born in 110 (son of King of Ireland Fedelmid Rechtmar); died in 157 in Tara, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Conn Chead Cathach
    • Also Known As : Conn of the Hundred Battles
    • Occupation: King of Ireland CX
    • Stories and Notes: Fought hundreds of battles and won. one hundred battles against the Ulsterians. One hundred battles in Munster against Owen M
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Notes:

    Stories and Notes:
    He had two brothers - 1. Eochaidh Fionn-Fohart, 2. Fiacha Suidhe, who, to make way for themselves, murdered two of their brother's sons named Conla Ruadh and Crionna; but they were by the third son Art Eanfhear banished, first into Leinster, an d then into Munster, where they lived near Cashel. They were seated at Deici Teamhrach (now the barony of Desee in Meath), whence they were expelled by the Monarch Cormac Ulfhada, son of Art; and, after various wanderings, they went to Munster w here Oilioll Olum, who was married to Sadhbh, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, gave them a large district of the present county of Waterford, a part of which is still called Na-Deiseacha, or the baronies of Desies. They were also given t he country comprised in the present baronies of Clonmel, Upper-Third, and Middle-Third, in the co. Tipperary, which they held till the Anglo-Norman Invasion. From Eochaidh Fionn-Fohart decended O'Nowlan or Nolan of Fowerty (or Foharta), in Leas e (or Leix), and Saint Bridget; and from Fiacha Suidhe are O'Dolan, O'Brick of Dunbrick, and O'Faelan of Dun Faelan, near Cashel. Conn of the Hundred Battles had also three daughters: 1. Sadhbh (or Sabina), who m. first, MacNiadh, after whose de ath she m. Oilioll Olum, King of Munster. 2. Maoin; and 3. Sarah (or Sarad), m. to Conan MacMogha Laine.

    Stories and Notes:
    Supposedly, at Conn's birth, five roads to Temhair were discovered, which had never been noticed before: Slighe Asail, Alighe Miodhluchra, Sl

    Died:
    Slain by Tiobraidhe Tireach, son of Mal, son of Rochruidhe, King of Ulster. When Conn was alone and unattended by his guards; the assassins were fifty ruffians, disguised as women, whom the King of Ulster employed for the purpose.

    Conn married Eithne. Eithne was born about 115 in , , , Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eithne was born about 115 in , , , Ireland; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. Queen of Ireland Sarad was born in 0075; and died.
    2. 2. King of Ireland Art Eanfhear was born in 150; died in 195 in Galway, Galway, Connacht, Ireland.
    3. Princess of Ireland Maoin
    4. Princess of Ireland Sadhbh was born in 170; and died.

  3. 6.  Ulcheatagh

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 3. Queen of Ireland Eachtach


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  King of Ireland Fedelmid Rechtmar was born in 0070 (son of King of Ireland Tuathal Teachtmar and Princess of England Baine Balbh); died in 119.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As : Felim
    • Occupation: King of Ireland CVIII
    • Stories and Notes: It is said he was the maker of excellent whole laws, so much that he was able to preserve peace, quiet, plenty, and security during his time.
    • To Lady Kathleen: Great GrandParent

    Children:
    1. 4. King of Ireland Conn Ceadcathach was born in 110; died in 157 in Tara, Offaly, Leinster, Ireland.
    2. Eochaidh Fionn-Fohart, of Ireland
    3. Fiachu Sudge O'Fedelmid was born in 112; and died.