Index of Names in Irish Annals: Coblaith / Cobhlaith

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

Feminine Given Names: Coblaith / Cobhlaith

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:

Oghamic Irish (pre-700) form:	[unknown]
Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) form:	Coblaith
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) form:	Coblaith
Early Modern Irish Gaelic (c1200-c1700) form:	Cobhlaith

Frequency & Dates:

Number of women found in the annals with this name: 5

Found in Years: 690, 725, 731, 766, 771, 914, 916, 1395

Research Notes:

Sources:

Further information about the name Coblaith, may be found in:

OCM (p. 53 s.n. Coblaith).

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.

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. 690)

U U690.3 Choblaith filia Canonn

T T690.3 Coblait filia Canond

CS CS690 Coblaith filia Canonn

(d. 725-731)

U U731.12 Coblaith filia Ceallaich Cualand

A M725.13 Coblaith, inghen Ceallaigh Cualann

(d. 766-771)

U U771.8 R Coblaith ingin Cathail, dominatrix Cluana Cuibhtin

A M766.6 R Cobhlaith, inghen Cathail, banab Cluana Cuthbhind

(d. 914-916)

U U916.9 R Coblaith inghin Duibh Duin, comurba Brighti

B M914.5 R Cobhfhlaith, inghen Duibh Dúin, banabb Cille Dara

CS CS916 R Cobflaith ingen Duibdúin abbatissa Cille Dam

(d. 1395)

D M1395.10 Coblaigh Mór inghen Chathail mic Domhnaill Uí Concobair inghen Righ Connacht

U3 U1395.6 Cablaigh Mor [unrelated], ingen Cathail h-Ui Conchobuir, .i. ingen righ Connacht

Cl year 1395 (p. 316) Cowlagh More, Daughter of Cahall m^cDonell o'Connor nick-named the port and haven of the three enemyes to one another, first to o'Donnell, secondly to Hugh o'Roirck, and thirdly & lastly to Cahall m^cHugh Brefnagh o'Connor [Note: 17th C translation.]

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Number of women found in the annals with this name:	5
Found in Years:	690, 725, 731, 766, 771, 914, 916, 1395

Annals	Entry	Context	Citation (formatting preserved)

(d. 690)
U	U690.3		Choblaith filia Canonn
T	T690.3		Coblait filia Canond
CS	CS690		Coblaith filia Canonn

(d. 725-731)
U	U731.12		Coblaith filia Ceallaich Cualand
A	M725.13		Coblaith, inghen Ceallaigh Cualann

(d. 766-771)
U	U771.8	R	Coblaith ingin Cathail, dominatrix Cluana Cuibhtin
A	M766.6	R	Cobhlaith, inghen Cathail, banab Cluana Cuthbhind

(d. 914-916)
U	U916.9	R	Coblaith inghin Duibh Duin, comurba Brighti
B	M914.5	R	Cobhfhlaith, inghen Duibh Dúin, banabb Cille Dara
CS	CS916	R	Cobflaith ingen Duibdúin abbatissa Cille Dam

(d. 1395)
D	M1395.10		Coblaigh Mór inghen Chathail mic Domhnaill Uí Concobair inghen Righ Connacht
U3	U1395.6		Cablaigh Mor [unrelated], ingen Cathail h-Ui Conchobuir, .i. ingen righ Connacht
Cl	year 1395 (p. 316)		Cowlagh More, Daughter of Cahall m^cDonell o'Connor nick-named the port and haven of the three enemyes to one another, first to o'Donnell, secondly to Hugh o'Roirck, and thirdly & lastly to Cahall m^cHugh Brefnagh o'Connor [Note: 17th C translation.]