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Crimthann,
Cremthann or in
Modern Irish Criofan, is a
masculine Irish given name
meaning fox.
Notable people with the name include:
Crimthann mac Fidaig...
- and Fergus, by his
first wife Mongfind,
sister of the king of Munster,
Crimthann mac Fidaig; and a fifth, Niall, by his
second wife
Cairenn Chasdub, daughter...
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Crimthann Mór, son of
Fidach /ˈkriːvən ˈmɔːr mæk ˈfiːaɪ/, also
written Crimthand Mór, was a semi-mythological king of
Munster and High King of Ireland...
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Crimthann Coscrach ("the victorious"), son of
Fedlimid Fortrén, son of
Fergus Fortamail, was,
according to
medieval Irish legend and
historical tradition...
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Crimthann Nia Náir (nephew of Nár), son of
Lugaid Riab nDerg, was,
according to
medieval Irish legend and
historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
- the
Annals of the Four Masters,
Crimthann became High King
after he
killed Conchobar, and
Cairbre succeeded Crimthann "after he had
killed all the nobility"...
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Crimthann mac Áedo (died 633) was a King of
Leinster from the Uí Máil
branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Áed
Dibchine mac
Senaig (died 595), a previous...
- Galicia). The proto-Eóganachta, from the time of Mug
Nuadat to the time of
Crimthann mac
Fidaig and
Conall Corc, are
sometimes referred to as the Deirgtine...
- have
originally been a
supernatural personage: the saga "The
Death of
Crimthann mac Fidaig" says the
festival of
Samhain was
commonly called the "Festival...
- (modern spelling:
Fearadhach Fionnfeachtnach - "fair-blessed"), son of
Crimthann Nia Náir, was,
according to
medieval Irish legend and
historical tradition...
