Eochaid Mugmedón

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Eochaid Mugmedón is a semi-legendary 4th-century High King of Ireland, traditionally regarded as the progenitor of several major Irish dynasties, including the Uí Briúin.

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Eochaid Mugmedón canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Irish ruler ⓘ
legendary High King of Ireland ⓘ
semi-legendary figure ⓘ
associatedWith Connacht ⓘ
Uí Briúin ⓘ
Uí Néill ⓘ
category 4th-century Irish people ⓘ
High Kings of Ireland ⓘ
Irish legendary kings ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
culture early medieval Irish tradition ⓘ
describedIn Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ
Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn ⓘ
Lebor Gabála Érenn ⓘ
epithetMeaning Mugmedón ‘slave-lord’ or ‘lord of slaves’ ⓘ
ethnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
fatherOf Ailill ⓘ
linked to: Ailill Aulom

Brión ⓘ
Fergus ⓘ
Fiachrae ⓘ
Niall Noígíallach ⓘ
historicity semi-legendary ⓘ
languageOfRecord Old Irish ⓘ
motherOfChildrenWith Cairenn Chasdub ⓘ
Mongfind ⓘ
nameMeaning Eochaid ‘horseman’ ⓘ
linked to: Eochaid
notableWork foundation of dynastic lines in Irish tradition ⓘ
positionHeld High King of Ireland ⓘ
predecessor Crimthann mac Fidaig ⓘ
realm Tara ⓘ
religion Celtic paganism (traditional attribution) ⓘ
saidToBeTheProgenitorOf Connachta dynasties ⓘ
Uí Briúin ⓘ
Uí Néill dynasties ⓘ
linked to: Uí Néill
sourceType medieval Irish genealogical tradition ⓘ
spouse Cairenn Chasdub ⓘ
Mongfind ⓘ
successor Niall Noígíallach ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Uí Briúin → hasLegendaryAncestor → Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ
Niall of the Nine Hostages → father → Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ
Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin → father → Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ
Connachta → hasLegendaryAncestor → Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ
subject linked to: Connachta (ancient people)
Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón → father → Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ