- of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and
especially his
elder brother,
Mathgamain.
Brian first made
himself king of Munster, then
subjugated Leinster, eventually...
- slaves.
Through much of his
reign Mathgamain was
competing with his
Eoghanachta rival Máel Muad mac Brain.
Mathgamain was only
defeated in the end by a...
-
Mathgamain mac Cennétig (also
known as ****n) was King of
Munster from
around 970 to his
death in 976. He was the
elder brother of
Brian Bóruma. Mathgamain...
- by
Mathgamain, son of Cennétig, at Sulchuait, and
Luimnech was
burned by him
before noon on the
following day."
Annals of
Ulster U967.5: "
Mathgamain son...
- Brain, king of Desmond,
against the
rising Dál
gCais in the
persons of
Mathgamain mac Cennétig, king of Cashel, and his
famous brother Brian Bóruma, later...
-
alternatively 963 to
around 970, when he may have been
deposed (usurped) by
Mathgamain mac Cennétig of the Dál gCais, and then
again from 976,
following his...
-
century saga and
political tract Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, as an
enemy of
Mathgamain mac Cennétig,
claimant to the
title King of Munster, and his more famous...
-
septs of the Dál gCais, he was
followed by his
brother Mathgamain.[citation needed] When
Mathgamain was
killed in 976, Cennétig's last
remaining son, Brian...
- and was
noted as King of
Thomond in the
annals by his death. His son
Mathgamain built on his achievements,
capturing Cashel and
becoming King of Munster...
- Munster. The Dál
gCais were led by the two
warrior brothers,
Brian Boru and
Mathgamain mac Cennétig
while the
Vikings had no type of
official leadership. The...
