Person:Finguine mac Cathail (2)

Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair, King of Munster
d.695
  1. Ailill mac Cathail _____ - 701
  2. Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair, King of MunsterAbt 640 - 695
  • HFinguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair, King of MunsterAbt 640 - 695
  • W.  Caillech (add)
  1. Cathal mac Finguine, King of MunsterAbt 675 - 742
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Name Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair, King of Munster
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 640 Munster, Ireland
Marriage to Caillech (add)
Death? 695
Reference Number? Q3072603?


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Finguine mac Cathail Con-cen-máthair (died 696) was a King of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Cathal Cú-cen-máthair mac Cathaíl (d. 665). He succeeded Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind in 678.

During his reign the law text Cáin Fuithirbe was enacted at Mag Fuithirbe on the borders of Cork and Kerry in 683. Representatives of the major tribes of Munster are mentioned in the tract.

Finguine's known son was Cathal mac Finguine (d. 742) a powerful King of Munster.

He is a recurring character in Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma mysteries.

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