33:
366:
the name 'Tethba' occurs most frequently in the genitive and dative cases, and the spelling varies, as the following instances show: Fremainn
Tethbai, h-i Tethbai, Granairud Tethba, Luachair Tethbai, Iarthar Tebhtho, La Tethba, Fir Tebtha, Fir tebhtha, i Tebtha, i Teathfa, a Teafa. The form 'Tethba'
240:
and other Irish annals with some frequency, although usually only to report their deaths. Most kings are simply called "king of Cenél
Coirpri", although Conaing (died 752) is specifically called "king of Coirpri of Tethbae". An entry in 799 reporting the deaths of two kings of Coirpri, Murchad ua
299:
is not mentioned by TirechĂĄn, nor is there any record of his conquests. It may be possible, and is perhaps even probable, that descent from Niall of the Nine
Hostages through an otherwise poorly attested line of descent is a genealogical fiction designed to strengthen UĂ NĂ©ill control of the
142:
The division of
Tethbae into northern and southern regions was attested in the 7th century. It was not only a political and dynastic division. The chief churches of the two-halves belonged to different church confederations. North Tethbae's principal church at Granard was associated with
155:
refers to "the two
Tethbae" and claims that Patrick established bishops at both Granard and Ardagh. But although Granard is included among the network of Patrician churches, Ardagh is not. The key figure in Ardagh tradition was its founder,
259:
At least in earlier historical times, Cenél
Coirpri may have been of sufficient importance to attract the attention of largely hostile writers. TirechĂĄn's life of Patrick states that Coirpre was cursed by the saint, at the
227:, which include a series of entries crediting Coirpre with the conquest of the midlands, suggests that the kingdom of Coirpre once extended over 100 miles across Ireland.
223:, itself named for Coirpre, was a third branch of Cenél Coirpi but this was not established until much later. This alignment of territories, together with the evidence of the
160:, according to Patrician accounts a nephew of Patrick. Ardagh, by the time of TirechĂĄn and the earliest records, was a part of the confederation of churches which took
242:
36:
Early peoples and kingdoms of
Ireland. Here Tethba is used to label south Tethbae while north Tethbae is labelled Cairbre, one of three kingdoms named for
329:, another group believed to have been associated with the Connachta, of which the UĂ NĂ©ill were only the leading group, by genealogical fictions.
554:, p. 92 & 233–237; MacKillop, "Conmaicne". It may be that the Conmaicne RĂ©in were simply retaking lands which had once been theirs.
264:, that none of his descendants would be High King. TĂșathal MĂĄelgarb is portrayed in a poor light by later writers dealing with the life of
514:, p. 156. The obvious omission, an explanation for the rule of TĂșathal MĂĄelgarb, was corrected by later hagiographers; Charles-Edwards,
234:, no king of Cenél Coirpri is included in later lists of High Kings of Ireland. Later kings of Cenél Coirpri are mentioned in the
325:
does, however, say that the kings of Cenél Maini had a privileged place in choosing and inaugurating High Kings, much like the
766:
241:
Cathail and Dub
Innrecht mac Artgaile, shows that the kingship could be shared. In addition to the usual annalistic reports,
761:
756:
319:
Although officially incorporated into the Uà Néill, no king of Cenél Maini was ever reckoned a High King of
Ireland. The
690:
669:
651:
633:
615:
321:
220:
17:
678:
497:, pp. 607–68, genealogical table VI (CenĂ©l Coirpri) & notes; for Ăengus Bronbachall, see the
205:, was one of three kingdoms named for Coirpre mac NĂ©ill. To the north-west of Tethbae, on the shore of
183:
41:
119:
and the ruling dynasties of both kingdoms were reckoned members of the UĂ NĂ©ill kindred in medieval
273:
136:
112:
295:
While Coirpe mac NĂ©ill is a major figure in the annals and appears in TirechĂĄn's hagiography,
265:
231:
280:
96:
187:
37:
8:
211:
195:
751:
729:
708:
603:
337:
686:
665:
647:
629:
611:
161:
32:
269:
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by the O'Kearney or Ă Catharnaigh family, the head of whom is traditionally styled
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236:
88:
296:
92:
333:
284:
216:
182:
Medieval Irish traditions presented the lands of the UĂ NĂ©ill as conquests by
745:
313:
305:
177:
144:
116:
68:
520:
261:
224:
326:
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In the 11th century, north
Tethbae was largely absorbed by the expanding
276:, replaced the kindreds of Coirpre and Fiachu as rulers of the midlands.
206:
152:
120:
76:
733:
712:
301:
148:
79:. It was divided into two distinct kingdoms, north Tethba, ruled by the
644:
Saint Patrick's World: The Christian Culture of Ireland's Apostolic Age
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midlands. The Cenél Maini probably originated as part of a much larger
246:
480:, pp. 84–91 & additional notes at p. xvi; Charles-Edwards,
157:
198:, he may have led the earliest UĂ NĂ©ill conquests in the midlands.
100:
55:
72:
699:
Dobbs, Margaret E. (1938). "The Territory and People of Tethba".
252:
165:
128:
524:, TĂșathal appears not under his own name but as Ăengarb; Byrne,
518:, pp. 33–34. In the earliest surviving list, that in the
191:
283:, ruled by the Ua Ruairc branch of the Connachta kindred of
103:. In some cases, Tethbae may refer to South Tethbae only.
701:
The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
95:, counties which today are the far north-west part of the
707:(2). Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: 241â259.
332:
The Cenél Maini are still represented today among the
382:
164:as chief patron and looked mainly to the church at
115:times, Tethba lay within the lands of the southern
304:kingdom extending from the eastern part of modern
743:
394:
623:
358:
567:, pp. 85 & 92–93; Charles-Edwards,
463:, pp. 84 & 90–91; Charles-Edwards,
230:Apart from Coirpre himself and his grandson
610:(2nd ed.), Dublin: Four Courts Press,
541:, pp. 90–92; Charles-Edwards, p. 468.
588:, pp. 34–35, 96 & 548–549.
147:from the earliest written records. Bishop
677:
662:The Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
659:
628:, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
268:, his perhaps-kinsman whose descendants,
31:
641:
420:, pp. 16 & 33; McKillop, "Tethbae".
347:
245:, grandson of TĂșathal, is mentioned in
14:
744:
683:Early Medieval Ireland: 400–1200
287:, and its clients the Conmaicne RĂ©in.
194:ancestor of Cenél Coirpri. Along with
54:
719:
698:
602:
400:
388:
664:, Oxford: Oxford University Press,
24:
25:
778:
83:, and south Tethba, ruled by the
171:
720:Walsh, Paul (1942). "Tethbae".
624:Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000),
578:
571:, pp. 96 & 548; Ă CrĂłinĂn,
557:
544:
531:
504:
367:seems best to use in this paper
322:Vita tripartita Sancti Patricii
27:Middle Ages Irish confederation
728:. Royal Irish Academy: 88â94.
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470:
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767:Kingdoms of medieval Ireland
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316:, and into County Longford.
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762:History of County Westmeath
10:
783:
757:History of County Longford
608:Irish Kings and High-Kings
416:, p. 89; Charles-Edwards,
186:and his sons. Niall's son
184:Niall of the Nine Hostages
175:
75:in central Ireland in the
42:Niall of the Nine Hostages
660:MacKillop, James (1998),
212:CenĂ©l Coirpi Dromma ClĂab
352:
215:. To the south-east, in
52:Old Irish pronunciation:
646:, Dublin: Four Courts,
626:Early Christian Ireland
586:Early Christian Ireland
569:Early Christian Ireland
516:Early Christian Ireland
495:Early Christian Ireland
482:Early Christian Ireland
465:Early Christian Ireland
461:Early Christian Ireland
448:Early Christian Ireland
431:Early Christian Ireland
418:Early Christian Ireland
642:De Paor, Liam (1993),
573:Early Medieval Ireland
87:. It covered parts of
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512:Saint Patrick's World
501:, book I, chapter 13.
499:Life of Saint Columba
435:Saint Patrick's World
364:According to Dobbs, "
266:Diarmait mac Cerbaill
209:, was the kingdom of
131:, while south Tethbaâ
40:, or Cairbre, son of
35:
467:, pp. 447–451.
437:, pp. 159 & 198.
348:References and notes
685:, London: Longman,
604:Byrne, Francis John
450:, pp. 33 & 260.
63:, often anglicised
703:. Seventh Series.
528:, pp. 90–92.
433:, p. 36; De Paor,
338:Chiefs of the Name
297:Maine son of Niall
281:kingdom of Bréifne
243:Ăengus Bronbachall
125:Tethbae ThĂșaiscirt
45:
679:Ă CrĂłinĂn, DĂĄibhĂ
584:Charles-Edwards,
493:Charles-Edwards,
446:Charles-Edwards,
429:Charles-Edwards,
203:Cenél Coirpri Mór
162:Brigit of Kildare
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274:SĂl nĂedo SlĂĄine
237:Annals of Ulster
232:TĂșathal MĂĄelgarb
168:for leadership.
133:Tethbae Deiscirt
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178:Cairpre Gabra
172:Cenél Coirpri
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145:Saint Patrick
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262:hill of Tara
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225:Irish annals
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135:âlay around
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91:and much of
84:
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64:
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47:
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565:Irish Kings
552:Irish Kings
539:Irish Kings
526:Irish Kings
478:Irish Kings
414:Irish Kings
369:". See also
291:Cenél Maini
207:Donegal Bay
153:hagiography
121:genealogies
107:Two Tethbae
85:Cenél Maini
77:Middle Ages
18:Cenél Maini
746:Categories
596:References
401:Walsh 1942
389:Dobbs 1938
176:See also:
158:Bishop MĂ©l
752:Connachta
510:De Paor,
484:, p. 469.
376:Citations
327:AirgĂalla
285:UĂ BriĂșin
219:, around
192:eponymous
734:30006804
713:25510138
681:(1995),
606:(2001),
575:, p. 61.
308:through
302:UĂ Maine
272:and the
190:was the
149:TirechĂĄn
117:UĂ NĂ©ill
101:Leinster
97:province
67:) was a
563:Byrne,
550:Byrne,
537:Byrne,
476:Byrne,
459:Byrne,
412:Byrne,
342:The Fox
253:Columba
247:AdomnĂĄn
221:Carbury
188:Coirpre
166:Kildare
129:Granard
48:Tethbae
38:Coirpre
732:
711:
689:
668:
650:
632:
614:
196:Fiachu
137:Ardagh
73:tĂșatha
65:Teffia
61:Tethba
730:JSTOR
709:JSTOR
353:Notes
722:Ăriu
687:ISBN
666:ISBN
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