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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...
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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...
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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...
- 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 mac Énnai (died 483) was a King of
Leinster from the Uí
Cheinnselaig sept of the Laigin. He was the son of Énnae Cennsalach, the
ancestor of...
- Ireland. The son of Sitric, he took
power after killing his predecessor,
Crimthann Coscrach, and
ruled for
thirty or
seventy years,
after which he died of...
- have
originally been a
supernatural personage: the saga "The
Death of
Crimthann mac Fidaig" says the
festival of
Samhain was
commonly called the "Festival...
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ruled for a year, at the end of
which he was
killed by Lugaid's son
Crimthann Nia Náir. The
Lebor Gabála Érenn
synchronises his
reign with that of the...
- was
killed by
Crimthann Coscrach, the
grandson of the man who had
killed Énna's grandfather, in the
Battle of Ard Crimthainn.
Crimthann was
killed by...
