Éogan Mór

In Irish traditional history Eógan (or Eoghan Mór—a name also used by his grandfather, Mug Nuadat), eldest son of Ailill Ollamh, was a 2nd or 3rd century AD king of Munster. He ruled for either fifteen or seventeen years, though fifteen is the number most often given.[1] He is credited with founding or at least giving his name to the Eóganachta, a dynasty which ruled as kings of Munster and later princes of Desmond until the late 16th century.[2] He died at the battle of Maige Mucrama at the hands of his stepbrother, Lugaid Mac Con, which story is told in the Cath Maige Mucrama. The son of Eógan Mór was Fiachu Muillethan.[3] His mother was Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles.

Family

Éogan was the stepbrother of Lugaid, also known as Mac Con.[4] He was the father of Fiacha Muillethan, and in order to conceive his son, he slept with Moncha, the daughter of Dil the night before Maige Mucrama so that he would have an heir before he died.[5]

According to the Book of Leister, Éogan was his father Alill's favorite son. Excerpt from the book of Leister, translated by John Mac Neill.[6]

My son was slain and my six sons; dearer to me my son than my seven sons.

Mug Corb and Dubmercon, Dichorb, tall Eocho, they were brave and hardy, Lugaid and Tadg.

Dearer to me Eogan than they, though they were many; he was the marrow of my bones, he was the heart's vein.

The modern irish clans that trace their genealogy back to Éogan Mór are the Clancarthy Mores, the Mac Carthys, the O Sullivans, O Ciarmhaics and the O Bryens.[1]

Involvement in Cath Maige Mucrama

Éogan Mór is also featured in the Cath Maige Mucrama, an early middle Irish tale which forms part of the cycle of the kings[7] This story is found in the book of Leister which is dated to the 12th century. It is considered to be Irish traditional history.

One day, Mac Conn and Éogan Mór are walking together past the sidh-mound near Áne Chlíah so they can meet Art Mac Cuinn, when they see a man in a yew tree who is playing beautiful music. The two men begin to fight over the musician, both arguing for the right to take him back to their own court. This musician is, however, the son of Éogabul, Fer Fí, whose name means man of poison. The two men bring Fer Fí back to Ailill Aulom so that he can make the final decision on which one will keep the musician. Ailill asks Fer Fí to play his music, and Fer Fí does, playing beautiful music that evokes sadness, joy, laughter, and drowsiness in turn, and then when the court all yields to sleep by the manner of his music, he promptly takes his leave. As the two brothers awake, they nonetheless still demand that Ailill Aulom lay down a judgment, to which he remarks “small advantage” (bec torbai).[8]

However he still attempts to judge which brother deserves the musician, and asks them both what the first thing they each said upon meeting the musician was. "'The music is mine (lemm a ceol),' replies Mac Con; 'mine the musician (lemm in céoluid),' replies Éogan.”[7] AIlill then gives Fer Fí to Éogan, despite the lack of the musician's presence. When Mac Conn protests, Eogan tells him that he has no right to argue, as he is a non-noble.[9] Mac Con is dissatisfied by this and challenges Éogan to a battle at Cenn Abrat, which battle is only recounted in one text.[10] The battle was fought a month later, and Éogan and his allies reigned victorious, although Mac Con did not show up at all, due to his inferior standing. His jester instead, took his place.[8]

In the battle of Cenn Abrat, Éogan wounded Mac Con, and thus won the war, since a high king of Ireland cannot remain king while bearing physical ailments. It is worth noting that the credit for defeating Mac Conn is claimed by three people- Éogan Mór, Cairpre Musc, and this Gnathal,ancestor of the Muscraighe Mittene.[10]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b The General History of Ireland collected by the learned Jeoffry Keating. D.D. Faithfully translated from the Original Irish Language. (n.d.). [Documents]. https://jstor.org/stable/community.29823900
  2. ^ P. (1832). "Ancient Irish Literature". The Dublin Penny Journal. 1 (10): 75–76. doi:10.2307/30003090. ISSN 2009-1338. JSTOR 30003090.
  3. ^ Stokes, W. ""The Conception and Birth of Fíacha Muillethan"". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. ^ Hickey, Elizabeth (1955). "North Cross at Ahenny: A Suggested Interpretation". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 85 (1): 118–121. ISSN 0035-9106. JSTOR 25509205.
  5. ^ Ní Bhrolcháin, Muireann (1980). "Women in Early Irish Myths and Sagas". The Crane Bag. 4 (1): 12–19. ISSN 0332-060X. JSTOR 30060318.
  6. ^ Neill, John Mac (1893). "Three Poems in Middle-Irish, Relating to the Battle of Mucrama. With English Translation and Notes, and a Short Vocabulary". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 3: 529–563. ISSN 0301-7400. JSTOR 20490479.
  7. ^ a b "The Theme of lommrad in Cath Maige Mucrama (1980–81)", Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge, University of Notre Dame Press, pp. 330–341, 30 January 2014, doi:10.2307/j.ctvpj7bnr.30, retrieved 2 June 2023
  8. ^ a b Holmberg, Matthew (2011). "A Sheep in Wolf-Son's Clothing? Lugaid Mac Con and Pseudo-Historical Etiology". Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium. 31: 158–172. ISSN 1545-0155. JSTOR 41759260.
  9. ^ Wolf, Joe (January 2018). "Fergus Kelly, ed., Marriage Disputes: A Fragmentary Old Irish Law-Text. (Early Irish Law Series 6.) Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 2014. Pp. x, 157; 8 color figures. €35.00. ISBN: 978-1-85500-227-2". Speculum. 93 (1): 236–237. doi:10.1086/695648. ISSN 0038-7134.
  10. ^ a b Dobbs, Margaret E. (1930). "Who Was Lugaid Mac Con". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 20 (2): 165–187. ISSN 0035-9106. JSTOR 25513564.

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