Index of Names in Irish Annals: Muirecán

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

Masculine Given Names: Muirecán

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:

Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) nominative form:	Muirecán
Old Irish Gaelic (c700-c900) genitive form:	Muirecáin

Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) nominative form:	Muirecán
Middle Irish Gaelic (c900-c1200) genitive form:	Muirecáin

Frequency & Dates:

Number of men found in the annals with this name: 2

Found in Years: 880, 967

Research Notes:

Sources:

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

OCM (pp. 140-141 s.n. Muirecán)

The Sources page lists the Annals referenced below. Information on secondary sources are 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. 863)

CS CS863 Muirecan mac Diarmada rí Nais et Airthir Life

U U917.3 Mael Mordha m. Muirecain, ri Airthir Liphi

CS CS917 righ Airthir Life .i. Maolmordha mac Muirigén

B M915.6 Maol Mordha, mac Muireccáin, tighearna Airthir Life

(d. 880)

U U880.4 R Muirecan m. Cormaicc, princeps Sentraibh

(d. ?)

CS CS880 Domhnáll mac Muirigén hi righe Laighen

U U884.3 Domnall m. Muirecain, rex Laginensium

I I884.1 Domnaill meic Muirecain, ríg Laigen [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

CS CS884 Domnáll mac Muirigén ri Laigen

A M881.9 Domhnall, mac Muireccen, rí Laighen

CS CS902 Cherball mac Muirigen

CS CS906 Cerball mac Muireccén

U U908.3 Cerball m. Muirecan ri Laigen

CS CS908 Cerball mac Muirigen ri Laigen

U U909.1 Cerball m. Muirecan, rex optimus Laginentsium

I I909.1 Cerbaill m. Muirecain, rí Laigen [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

CS CS909 Cearball mac Muirigen ri Laigen

B M921.15 Finn mac Mael Mordha, mic Muireccáin, rioghdhamhna Laighen

CS CS924 Ceallach mac Cerbaill meic Muirigen ridamna Laiccen

B M922.6 Cellaigh, mic Cerbhaill, mic Muireccéin [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

(d. ?)

A M894.6 Gairbhith, mac Muireccáin, tighearna Derlais

(d. ?)

CS CS917 taoisech Cremtainne .i. Fergus mac Muirigén

B M915.6 Ferghal, mac Muirigein, taoiseach Ua c-Cremthainn

(d. ?)

I I962.2 Eogain meicc Muirecáin, airrí h-Erend [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

(d. 967)

B M967.6 R Muireccen, abb Disirt Diarmata

(d. ?)

B M962.13 Domhnall mac Muirecáin

(d. ?)

U U983.1 R Muiredhach m. Muirecan secnap Aird Macha

B M982.4 R Muiredhach, mac Muireccáin, prioir Arda Macha

(d. 1005)

U U993.8 R Muirecan o Boith Dhomnaig, comarba Patraicc ["Muirecán from Both Domnaig, successor of Patrick"]

B M992.14 R Muirecan ó Bhoith Domhnaigh, comharba Pátraicc

U U1001.1 R Muirecan o Bhoith Domnaich

U U1005.4 R Muirecan o Bhoith Dhompnaich, comarba Patraicc

B M1005.11 R Muireccen Bocht o Bhoith Domhnaigh, comhorba Páttraicc

(d. ?)

B M1058.7 Ceallach, mac Muirecáin, tigherna Ua Mic Uais Bregh

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Number of men found in the annals with this name:	2
Found in Years:	880, 967

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. 863)
CS	CS863		Muirecan mac Diarmada rí Nais et Airthir Life
U	U917.3		Mael Mordha m. Muirecain, ri Airthir Liphi
CS	CS917		righ Airthir Life .i. Maolmordha mac Muirigén
B	M915.6		Maol Mordha, mac Muireccáin, tighearna Airthir Life

(d. 880)
U	U880.4	R	Muirecan m. Cormaicc, *princeps* Sentraibh

(d. ?)
CS	CS880		Domhnáll mac Muirigén hi righe Laighen
U	U884.3		Domnall m. Muirecain, *rex Laginensium*
I	I884.1		Domnaill meic Muirecain, ríg Laigen [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]
CS	CS884		Domnáll mac Muirigén ri Laigen
A	M881.9		Domhnall, mac Muireccen, rí Laighen
CS	CS902		Cherball mac Muirigen
CS	CS906		Cerball mac Muireccén
U	U908.3		Cerball m. Muirecan ri Laigen
CS	CS908		Cerball mac Muirigen ri Laigen
U	U909.1		Cerball m. Muirecan, rex optimus Laginentsium
I	I909.1		Cerbaill m. Muirecain, rí Laigen [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]
CS	CS909		Cearball mac Muirigen ri Laigen
B	M921.15		Finn mac Mael Mordha, mic Muireccáin, rioghdhamhna Laighen
CS	CS924		Ceallach mac Cerbaill meic Muirigen ridamna Laiccen
B	M922.6		Cellaigh, mic Cerbhaill, mic Muireccéin [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

(d. ?)
A	M894.6		Gairbhith, mac Muireccáin, tighearna Derlais

(d. ?)
CS	CS917		taoisech Cremtainne .i. Fergus mac Muirigén
B	M915.6		Ferghal, mac Muirigein, taoiseach Ua c-Cremthainn

(d. ?)
I	I962.2		Eogain meicc Muirecáin, airrí h-Erend [Note: name is in genitive case due to sentence structure.]

(d. 967)
B	M967.6	R	Muireccen, abb Disirt Diarmata

(d. ?)
B	M962.13		Domhnall mac Muirecáin

(d. ?)
U	U983.1	R	Muiredhach m. Muirecan secnap Aird Macha
B	M982.4	R	Muiredhach, mac Muireccáin, prioir Arda Macha

(d. 1005)
U	U993.8	R	Muirecan o Boith Dhomnaig, comarba Patraicc ["Muirecán from Both Domnaig, successor of Patrick"]
B	M992.14	R	Muirecan ó Bhoith Domhnaigh, comharba Pátraicc
U	U1001.1	R	Muirecan o Bhoith Domnaich
U	U1005.4	R	Muirecan o Bhoith Dhompnaich, comarba Patraicc
B	M1005.11	R	Muireccen Bocht o Bhoith Domhnaigh, comhorba Páttraicc

(d. ?)
B	M1058.7		Ceallach, mac Muirecáin, tigherna Ua Mic Uais Bregh