Cúán mac Amalgado

Cúán mac Amalgado (mort en 641[1]) était un roi de Munster (en irlandais : Muman), l'un des cinq royaumes d'Irlande. Il appartenait à la famille des Eóganacht Áine, une branche du clan des Eóganachta descendant d'Ailill mac Nad Froích, le frère d'Óengus mac Nad Froích (mort en 489), premier roi chrétien de Muman.

Cúán mac Amalgado

Fonction
Roi de Munster
639-641
Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib Máenach mac Fíngin

Biographie
Décès	641
Activité	Roi
Père	Amalgaid mac Éndai

Biographie

Il était fils du roi Amalgaid mac Éndai[2] (mort en 601). Il succéda à Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib en 639.

Aucun événement particulier n'a été consigné dans les annales sur son règne. On trouve cependant la mention de la mort d'un roi de Muman nommé Cúán mac Éndai à la bataille de Carn Conaill, alors qu'il était allié à Guaire Aidni mac Colmáin de Connacht[3]. Tous deux auraient été vaincus par Diarmait mac Áedo Sláine, roi de Brega. La bataille aurait eu lieu en 645[4], 648[5] ou 649, ce qui contredit la date de sa mort, et est rejetée par le professeur Byrne. Cependant, Keating mentionne également le fait en le nommant correctement et lui donne un règne de 10 ans[6].

On lui connait un fils, Máel Umai, qui fut le père du roi de Muman Eterscél mac Máele Umai (mort en 721).

Notes et références

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Cúán mac Amalgado » (voir la liste des auteurs).

Toutes les dates proviennent de Daniel P. McCarthy, The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1998).
Cf. Francis J. Byrne.
Mort en 663.
Cf. Annales des quatre maîtres, M 645.4 : The battle of Carn Conaill was gained by Diarmaid, son of Aedh Slaine against Guaire, wherein were slain the two Cuans, namely, Cuan, son of Enda, King of Munster, and Cuan, son of Conall, chief of Ui Fidhgeinte; and Tolamhnach, chief of Ui Liathain; and Guaire was routed from the battle field. Diarmaid, on his way to this battle, went first through Cluain Mic Nois. The congregation of St. Ciaran made supplication to God that he might return safe, through the merits of their guarantee. After the king's return, he granted Tuaim nEirc (i.e. Liath Manchain), with its sub divisions of land, as altarsod, to God and to St. Ciaran; and he gave three maledictions (i.e. curses) to that king whose people should take even a drink of water there. Wherefore Diarmaid ordered his burial place at Cluain Mic Nois.
Cf. Chronicon Scotorum, CS 648 : 648. The battle of Cairn Conaill fought on Whitsunday, where the two Cuans fell i.e. Cuan son of Enda, king of Muman, and Cuan son of Cairill, son of the Ui Fidhgente and Tolmnach, king of the Ui Liathain; and Guaire took flight, and Diarmait son of Aedh Slaine was victor. It is on a Sunday that Diarmait went to fight this battle, that is, through Cluain moccu Nóis and the congregation of Ciaran and prayed for him that he might come safe for the sake of their surety. When the king returned, he granted Doimnerc with its divisions today called Liath Mancháin, as a sod of the altar of Ciarán, and imposed three curses on the king of Mide if any of his people consumed as much as a drink of water there, so that it was for this reason that Diarmait asked to be buried in Cluain moccu Nóis.
Cf. History of Ireland, vol. 3, p. 135. Les Laud Synchronisms lui attribuent également un règne long de 10 ans.

Voir aussi

Liste des rois de Munster

Bibliographie

(en) Annales de Tigernach sur CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts dans University College Cork.
(en) Francis J. Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, Table 13, Four Courts Press, Dublin (2001). (ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9).
(en) Laud Synchronisms sur CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts dans University College Cork.
(en) Daniel P. McCarthy, The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1998).
(en) Geoffrey Keating, History of Ireland: Foras Feasa ar Eirinn, transcription par O'Mahoney, 3 volumes, Irish Genealogical Foundation (1980).

Liens externes

(en) CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts dans University College Cork.
(en) Histoire de l'Irlande (traduction en anglais) de Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dans University College Cork CELT- Corpus of Electronic Texts.
(en) Histoire de l'Irlande (traduction en anglais) avec notes et généalogies sur le site Ex-Classics.

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[1] Toutes les dates proviennent de Daniel P. McCarthy, The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1998).

[2] Cf. Francis J. Byrne.

[3] Mort en 663.

[4] Cf. Annales des quatre maîtres, M 645.4 : The battle of Carn Conaill was gained by Diarmaid, son of Aedh Slaine against Guaire, wherein were slain the two Cuans, namely, Cuan, son of Enda, King of Munster, and Cuan, son of Conall, chief of Ui Fidhgeinte; and Tolamhnach, chief of Ui Liathain; and Guaire was routed from the battle field. Diarmaid, on his way to this battle, went first through Cluain Mic Nois. The congregation of St. Ciaran made supplication to God that he might return safe, through the merits of their guarantee. After the king's return, he granted Tuaim nEirc (i.e. Liath Manchain), with its sub divisions of land, as altarsod, to God and to St. Ciaran; and he gave three maledictions (i.e. curses) to that king whose people should take even a drink of water there. Wherefore Diarmaid ordered his burial place at Cluain Mic Nois.

[5] Cf. Chronicon Scotorum, CS 648 : 648. The battle of Cairn Conaill fought on Whitsunday, where the two Cuans fell i.e. Cuan son of Enda, king of Muman, and Cuan son of Cairill, son of the Ui Fidhgente and Tolmnach, king of the Ui Liathain; and Guaire took flight, and Diarmait son of Aedh Slaine was victor. It is on a Sunday that Diarmait went to fight this battle, that is, through Cluain moccu Nóis and the congregation of Ciaran and prayed for him that he might come safe for the sake of their surety. When the king returned, he granted Doimnerc with its divisions today called Liath Mancháin, as a sod of the altar of Ciarán, and imposed three curses on the king of Mide if any of his people consumed as much as a drink of water there, so that it was for this reason that Diarmait asked to be buried in Cluain moccu Nóis.

[6] Cf. History of Ireland, vol. 3, p. 135. Les Laud Synchronisms lui attribuent également un règne long de 10 ans.