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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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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
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 ...