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Cormac mac Airt [Cormac ua Cuinn, called Cormac Ulfhota] (supp. 196/7–267), legendary king and sage  

Fergus Kelly

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Cormac mac Airt [Cormac ua Cuinn, called Cormac Ulfhota] (supp. 196/7–267), legendary king and sage, features prominently in early Irish tradition. According to the annals of the four masters, he became king of Tara in the year 227 and reigned until 266. However, Irish annalistic records at such an early period are not to be taken as historically authentic, and it is likely that ...

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Lóegaire mac Néill (fl. 5th cent.), high-king of Ireland  

Philip Irwin

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Lóegaire mac Néill (fl. 5th cent.), high-king of Ireland, was a son of Níall Noígíallach, ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasties. He is associated with three elements of Irish mythology: the arrival of Patrick, the cattle tribute (or bóroma), and the Feast of Tara. His reign was dated by the seventh-century hagiographer ...