Donn mac Cumasgach

Donn mac Cumasgach, King of Maigh Seóla?, died 752.

Biography

Donn mac Cumasgach may be the earliest recorded ruler of Maigh Seóla, referred to as the southern Ui Briuin in his annalistic obituary.

However, Francis John Byrne casts down on the relationship between the Uí Briúin and the dynasty of Maigh Seóla, believing it to be one of political alliance, and dating from the 10th century at that. By then, the rulers of Maigh Seóla had acquired the name Muintir Murchada.

Not until 848 would another king of the region, Maelan mac Cathmogha, be named. Donn does not seem to appear in any of the extant genealogies, nor does anything else seem to be known of him.

See also

• Ó Flaithbertaigh

References

• West or H-Iar Connaught Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh, 1684 (published 1846, ed. James Hardiman).
• Origin of the Surname O'Flaherty, Anthony Matthews, Dublin, 1968, p. 40.
• Irish Kings and High-Kings, Francis John Byrne (2001), Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9

• Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
• Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
• Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
• Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9