Katal Ku-ken-matayr [1] ( dr. Cathal Cú-cen-máthair ; 602 - 665 or 666 [2] [3] [4] ) - King of Munster (662-665 / 666) from the genus of the .
| Katal Ku-ken-matayr | |||||||
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| Dr. Irl. Cathal Cú-cen-máthair | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Maenah Mack Fingin | ||||||
| Successor | Kolgu poppy Filebe Flynn | ||||||
| Birth | 602 | ||||||
| Death | 665/666 | ||||||
| Kind | Glendamnah Eoganaht | ||||||
| Father | Katal Mack Aedo | ||||||
| Children | sons: Fingune , Ailil | ||||||
Biography
Katal Ku-ken-matayr was one of the seven sons of Katal mak Aedo , who ruled Munster in the 620s [5] [6] [7] . His birth is mentioned in the Annals of Tigernach in the records of the events of 602 [8] . The possessions of the Catalan family encompassed territories adjacent to the mountains [9] . The residence of the rulers of the Glendamnach Eoganacht was located in the vicinity of modern Glanuert [10] [11] . The nickname Katala - Ku-ken-matayr ( dr. Irl. Cú-cen-máthair ) - is translated as “Dog without a mother” [12] [13] .
In 662, Katal Ku-ken-matayr took possession of the throne of Munster, becoming the successor to the deceased King Maenah poppy Fingin from the [2] [4] [6] [14] [15] . In the treatise " Laud Synchronisms " it is reported that Catal ruled the kingdom for three years [16] . The poem glorifying the king of Catal and his ancestors [17] , written by his contemporary, poet , is preserved to our time. Probably, it was to this ruler of Munster that a cycle of poems by Luccreta was devoted to the genealogies of some of the Eoganakhts [12] [13] .
Not much is known about the rule of Katal Ku-ken-matayr. The Irish annals mention the battle held in 665 at Loch Feen (present-day Lochfein ), in which the Munsters defeated the Connaught troops. It is mentioned that the king of the Munster sept Talamnah mak Laydkaynn [18] [19] died in the battle.
The medieval authors, who wrote about the events of the 660s, paid much closer attention to the many disasters that befell Ireland at that time. The annals reported a solar eclipse on May 1, 664 [20] and an earthquake shortly after [21] , which supposedly were the harbingers of the plague epidemic that hit the island on August 1, 664 [22] . Among the many victims of this disease was King Katal Ku-ken-matayr, who died in 665 or in 666 [3] [4] [12] [23] [24] . His successor in the royal dignity was Kolgu poppy Failbe Flynn from the family of the [4] [6] [15] [25] .
According to medieval genealogies (including those preserved in the [7] ), the sons of Katal Ku-ken-matayr were Fingune and Ailil , as well as their father who owned the throne of Munster [5] [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Also known as King of Munster Catal II.
- ↑ 1 2 Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 206 and 315.
- ↑ 1 2 Charles-Edwards TM, 2000 , p. 537 & 612.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Maps, genealogies, lists / Cosgrove A., Vaughan E. - Clarendon Press , 1984. - P. 204. - ISBN 978-0-1982-1745-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 330.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Charles-Edwards TM, 2000 , p. 612-613.
- ↑ 1 2 Eoghanacht Genealogies (chapter XVIII) // The Book of Munster / O'Keeffe E. - North Cork: Parish priest and Poet of Doneraile, 1703. Archived December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Annals of Tigernach (year 602.5).
- ↑ Charles-Edwards TM, 2000 , p. 537.
- ↑ Mac Niocaill G., 1972 , p. eight.
- ↑ Medieval Ireland. An Encyclopedia / Duffy S. - New York & London: Routledge , 2005 .-- P. 155. - ISBN 978-0-4159-4052-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 206-207.
- ↑ 1 2 Charles-Edwards TM, 2000 , p. 537-538.
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 662.4); Annals of Inishfalllen (year 662.1); Annals of Tigernach (year 661.5); Annals of the Four Masters (year 660.6); The Scottish Chronicle (year 662).
- ↑ 1 2 Mac Niocaill G., 1972 , p. 116.
- ↑ Laud Synchronisms // Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. - 1913. - Bd. 9. - S. 478-479.
- ↑ Dillon M. A poem on the kings of the Eóganachta // Celtica . - 1973. - Vol. X. - P. 10-11.
- ↑ Annals of Inishfalllen (year 665.1).
- ↑ Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 273-274.
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 664.1); Annals of Tigernach (year 664.1); The Scottish Chronicle (year 664).
- ↑ Scottish Chronicle (year 664).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 664.2); Annals of Tigernach (year 664.2); Annals of the Four Masters (year 663.5); The Scottish Chronicle (year 664).
- ↑ Annals of Ulster (year 665.4); Annals of Inishfalllen (year 666.2); Annals of Tigernach (year 665.5); Annals of the Four Masters (year 664.3); The Scottish Chronicle (year 665).
- ↑ Mac Niocaill G., 1972 , p. 99.
- ↑ Byrne F. D., 2006 , p. 315.
Literature
- Byrne F. D. Kings and supreme rulers of Ireland. - SPb. : Eurasia , 2006 .-- 368 p. - ISBN 5-8071-0169-3 .
- Charles-EdwardsTM Early Christian Ireland . - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press , 2000 .-- 728 p. - ISBN 978-0-5213-6395-2 .
- Mac Niocaill G. Ireland before the Vikings . - Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1972 .-- 172 p.