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 mac Cathail

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

Finguine mac Cathail

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

Finguine mac Cathail

Notes

See also

Kings of Munster

References

Annals of Tigernach

Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings

The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy

External links

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

Kings of Munster

696 deaths

7th-century Irish monarchs

Year of birth unknown