Index of Names in Irish Annals: Cú Cen Máthair

by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

Masculine Given Names: Cú Cen Máthair

Spellings:

What we know as a set of Irish Annals are manuscripts that were each compiled during a particular time period, usually using older material as sources. For example, when the Annals of the Four Masters were written from 1632 to 1636, they covered events that occurred centuries and millenia before (including legendary history). So, when an entry in this set of annals refers to a person who lived in the year 738, the spelling used for that person's name is very likely not using the spelling that would have been used in 738.

Standard forms of this name (based on spelling systems of different periods) would be:

Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) nominative form:	Cú Cen Máthair
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) genitive form:

Frequency & Dates:

Number of men found in the annals with this name: 4

Found in Years: 600, 604, 664, 665, 666, 678, 694, 695, 696, 698, 699, 701, 884, 887

Research Notes:

Sources:

Further information about the name Cú Cen Matáir, may be found in:

The Sources page lists the Annals referenced below. Information about secondary sources is included on that page as well.

Raw Data

In the table below, I have separated individuals with a blank line. That is, when there are multiple entries in the annals that refer to a single person, those entries are grouped together.

Within the list of entries refering to a single person, I have sorted the entries primarily by orthography when it is obvious that what I am seeing is the same entry showing up in multiple annals. The entries that tend to use older spellings are listed first.

Special factors which may affect name usage are marked in the context column.

AN indicates a member of an Anglo-Norman family

AS indicates an Anglo-Saxon

N indicates a Norseman

P indicates a Pict

R indicates a person holding a religious office

S indicates a person from Scotland

NOTE: The Annals referenced below under the code letters A, B, C, E, & F tend to use later spellings than the other Annals. In some cases, the spellings listed in these Annals may not be appropriate for the year referenced in the Annal entry.

In some Gaelic scripts, there is a character that looks approximately like a lowercase f, but without the crossbar. This character (represented by an underscored , e, in the entries below) sometimes represents e and sometimes ea depending upon the context of the text.

Annals Entry Context Citation (formatting preserved)

(d. 600-604)

T T604.5 Cú Cen Máthair rí Muman

CS CS604 Cú cen Matair rí Muman

A M600.6 Cui Gan Máthair, rí Mumhan

(d. 664-665)

U U665.4 Cu Cen Mathair m. Cathail mc. Aedha m. Cairbri m. Crimthain, ri Muman

T T665.5 Cu Gen máthair, mac Cathail, ri Muman

I I664.1 Cui cen Máthair

CS CS665 Cu cen Matair mac Cathail rí Muman

A M664.3 Cu Cen Mathair, rí Mumhan

T T678.2 Findgaine mac Con Cen Máthair rí Muman

T T696.2 Fíndghaine mac Con Cen máthair ri Muman

CS CS696 Finnguine mac Con cen Mathair rí Muman

I I695.1 Finguine m. Con cen Máthair [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

A M694.4 Finnguine mac Coí Gén Mathair, ri Mumhan

T T696.3 Ailill mac Con Cen Máthair an Muman

U U701.3 Ailill m. Con Cen Mathair, rex Muman

T T701.6 Ailill mac Con Cen Máthair, ri Muman

CS CS701 Oilill mac Con cen Mathair ri Muman

I I698.1 Ailella m. Con cen Mathair, rig Muman [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

A M699.3 Ailill, mac Cuí Gan Mathair, rí Mumhan

(d. 666)

I I666.2 Con cen Máthair, rí Cassil [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

(d. 884-888)

U U888.7 R Cu Cen Mathair, princeps Imlecho Ibhair

CS CS887 R Cu cen Matair ab Imligh Iobair

I I887.3 R Con cen Máthair, abb Imlecha Ibair [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

A M884.8 R Cui Gan Máthair, abb Imleacha Iobhair

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Number of men found in the annals with this name:	4
Found in Years:	600, 604, 664, 665, 666, 678, 694, 695, 696, 698, 699, 701, 884, 887

AN	indicates a member of an Anglo-Norman family
AS	indicates an Anglo-Saxon
N	indicates a Norseman
P	indicates a Pict
R	indicates a person holding a religious office
S	indicates a person from Scotland

Annals	Entry	Context	Citation (formatting preserved)

(d. 600-604)
T	T604.5		Cú Cen Máthair rí Muman
CS	CS604		Cú cen Matair rí Muman
A	M600.6		Cui Gan Máthair, rí Mumhan

(d. 664-665)
U	U665.4		Cu Cen Mathair m. Cathail mc. Aedha m. Cairbri m. Crimthain, ri Muman
T	T665.5		Cu Gen máthair, mac Cathail, ri Muman
I	I664.1		Cui cen Máthair
CS	CS665		Cu cen Matair mac Cathail rí Muman
A	M664.3		Cu Cen Mathair, rí Mumhan
T	T678.2		Findgaine mac Con Cen Máthair rí Muman
T	T696.2		Fíndghaine mac Con Cen máthair ri Muman
CS	CS696		Finnguine mac Con cen Mathair rí Muman
I	I695.1		Finguine m. Con cen Máthair [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]
A	M694.4		Finnguine mac Coí Gén Mathair, ri Mumhan
T	T696.3		Ailill mac Con Cen Máthair an Muman
U	U701.3		Ailill m. Con Cen Mathair, rex Muman
T	T701.6		Ailill mac Con Cen Máthair, ri Muman
CS	CS701		Oilill mac Con cen Mathair ri Muman
I	I698.1		Ailella m. Con cen Mathair, rig Muman [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]
A	M699.3		Ailill, mac Cuí Gan Mathair, rí Mumhan

(d. 666)
I	I666.2		Con cen Máthair, rí Cassil [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

(d. 884-888)
U	U888.7	R	Cu Cen Mathair, princeps Imlecho Ibhair
CS	CS887	R	Cu cen Matair ab Imligh Iobair
I	I887.3	R	Con cen Máthair, abb Imlecha Ibair [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]
A	M884.8	R	Cui Gan Máthair, abb Imleacha Iobhair