Eógan Mór

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Eógan Mór is a legendary early Irish king and ancestor figure traditionally regarded as the progenitor of the Eóganachta dynasties of Munster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancestor figure
legendary Irish king
progenitor of dynasty
associatedWith Eóganachta dynasties of Munster
Gaelic kingship traditions
Irish genealogical lore
Munster overkingship NERFINISHED
category Eóganachta NERFINISHED
Founding ancestors in mythology
Irish legendary figures
Legendary Irish kings
coreClaimAbout origin of Eóganachta political supremacy in Munster
country Ireland NERFINISHED
culture Early Irish
ethnicity Irish
gender male
hasDynasticDescendants Eóganachta of Cashel NERFINISHED
Eóganachta of Desmond NERFINISHED
Eóganachta of Raithlind NERFINISHED
Kings of Cashel NERFINISHED
hasLegendaryStatus true
hasNameVariant Eoghan Mór NERFINISHED
Eógan Mór mac Ailella NERFINISHED
historicity legendary or semi-legendary
influenced later Munster royal ideology
status claims of Eóganachta lineages
languageOfName Irish
mythicFunction charter ancestor for Munster dynasties
narrativeGenre medieval Irish saga and genealogical tradition
notableFamily Eóganachta NERFINISHED
notableRole progenitor of the Eóganachta dynasties
partOf Irish legendary history
Munster royal tradition
positionHeld King in Munster over-kingship traditions
King of Munster NERFINISHED
realm Munster NERFINISHED
region Munster NERFINISHED
roleInMythology ancestral founder of ruling lineages
sourceTradition Munster king-lists
medieval Irish genealogies
timePeriod early historic Ireland

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Eóganachta namedAfter Eógan Mór
Eóganachta traditionalFounder Eógan Mór