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(or Cúalad?), a pupil of Tuán mac Cairill and Finnian of Moville (Mag Bile) in LGÉ

Cú Bretan mac Congusso See: Cú Brettan mac Congusso

king of Fir Roiss (in modern-day Co. Monaghan); son of Congus; father of the Irish poets Blathmac and Donn Bó

Cú cen Máthair See: Cathal Cú Cen Máthair

king of west Munster (rí Iarmuman)
prehistoric king of Leinster; son of Mug Corb; given as the father of four eponymous progenitors of Leinster ruling families: Nia Corb (a quo Dál Niad Corb), Mess Corb (a quo Dál Messe/Messin Corb), Cormac (a quo Dál Cor(b)maic) and Cairpre Cluithechair (a quo Dál Coirbbri)
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  • Iona
monk and scholar at Iona, called sapiens, who is credited with having co-compiled the Collectio canonum Hibernensis and having authored a Latin hymn in praise of Mary.
  • Mag Muirthemne
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
Warrior and king of Munster in tales of the Ulster Cycle.

Cú Roí mac Dáire See: Cú Roí

Cú Roí mac Dáiri See: Cú Roí

king of Uí Fidgenti
king of Cashel
Early Irish poet.
King of the Fir Maige Féne.
Otherworldly character in the Dinnshenchas of Móin Gai Glais, according to which he slew Fidrad (eponym of Ard Fidraid) at Samain and was slain in turn by Gae Glas (eponym of Móin Gaí Glais); may be a version of the Cúldub slain by Finn mac Cumaill in other narratives.

Cúldub mac Fidga See: Cúldub mac uí Birgge

Cúldub (mac (h)uí Birgge in Finn and the man in the tree; mac Fidga in Echta Lagen...), fairy thief and opponent of Finn mac Cumaill.