The Ciarraige were a population-group recorded in the early historic era in
Ireland.
Origins
The word Ciarraige means the people of Ciar. Ciar was the illegitimate son of
Fergus, the King of
Ulster. After being banished from the Court of
Cruachan, Ciar sought refuge in
Munster. There he gained the territory for the first branch of Ciarraige, which he called Ciarraige Luachra.[1]
Branches
The Cíarraige were a people found scattered over much of Ireland. Known branches were:
Ciarraige Luachra, who gave their name to
County Kerry
Ciarraige Altraige, Mocu Alti, or Altai; living around Tralee, northwest of county Kerry.[2]
Ciarraige Cuirche, located in the
barony of Kerrycurrihy, south of
Cork city
^Brash, Richard R. (1868). "On the Seskinan Ogham Inscriptions, County of Waterford". The Journal of the Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. Third Series. 1 (1): 118–130 – via JSTOR.
^Harbison, Peter (June 1994). "Early Irish Pilgrim Archaeology in the Dingle Peninsula". Archaeology of Pilgrimage. 26 (1): 90–103 – via JSTOR.
Sources
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945). Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum. Dublin. p. 240.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
O Muraile, Nollaig (1989). "The Carneys of Connacht". Sages, Saints and Storytellers:Celtic Studies in Honour of Professor James Carney. Maynooth.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
Byrne, Francis John (2001). Irish Kings and High Kings, 3rd edition. Dublin. pp. 160, 236, 247.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
O Muraile, Nollaig (2000). "Some Early Connacht Population-Groups". Seanchas: Studies in Early and Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of Francis John Byrne. Dublin:
Four Courts Press. pp. 156–174.
ISBN1-85182-489-8.
Harbison, Peter (June 1994). "Early Irish Pilgrim Archaeology in the Dingle Peninsula". Archaeology of Pilgrimage. 26 (1): 90–103.
Brash, Richard R. (1868). "On the Seskinan Ogham Inscriptions, County of Waterford". The Journal of the Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. Third Series. 1 (1): 118–130.
MacNeill, Eoin (1932). "The Vita Tripartita of St. Patrick". Ériu. Ériu, vol. 11: 1–41.
JSTOR30008085.
Kenney, James F. (1883).
"The Legend of St. Brendan"(PDF). Proceedings and transactions of the Royal Society of Canada. Délibérations et mémoires de la Société royale du Canada. Royal Society of Canada.
The Ciarraige were a population-group recorded in the early historic era in
Ireland.
Origins
The word Ciarraige means the people of Ciar. Ciar was the illegitimate son of
Fergus, the King of
Ulster. After being banished from the Court of
Cruachan, Ciar sought refuge in
Munster. There he gained the territory for the first branch of Ciarraige, which he called Ciarraige Luachra.[1]
Branches
The Cíarraige were a people found scattered over much of Ireland. Known branches were:
Ciarraige Luachra, who gave their name to
County Kerry
Ciarraige Altraige, Mocu Alti, or Altai; living around Tralee, northwest of county Kerry.[2]
Ciarraige Cuirche, located in the
barony of Kerrycurrihy, south of
Cork city
^Brash, Richard R. (1868). "On the Seskinan Ogham Inscriptions, County of Waterford". The Journal of the Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. Third Series. 1 (1): 118–130 – via JSTOR.
^Harbison, Peter (June 1994). "Early Irish Pilgrim Archaeology in the Dingle Peninsula". Archaeology of Pilgrimage. 26 (1): 90–103 – via JSTOR.
Sources
Macalister, R.A.S. (1945). Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum. Dublin. p. 240.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
O Muraile, Nollaig (1989). "The Carneys of Connacht". Sages, Saints and Storytellers:Celtic Studies in Honour of Professor James Carney. Maynooth.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
Byrne, Francis John (2001). Irish Kings and High Kings, 3rd edition. Dublin. pp. 160, 236, 247.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)
O Muraile, Nollaig (2000). "Some Early Connacht Population-Groups". Seanchas: Studies in Early and Medieval Irish Archaeology, History and Literature in Honour of Francis John Byrne. Dublin:
Four Courts Press. pp. 156–174.
ISBN1-85182-489-8.
Harbison, Peter (June 1994). "Early Irish Pilgrim Archaeology in the Dingle Peninsula". Archaeology of Pilgrimage. 26 (1): 90–103.
Brash, Richard R. (1868). "On the Seskinan Ogham Inscriptions, County of Waterford". The Journal of the Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. Third Series. 1 (1): 118–130.
MacNeill, Eoin (1932). "The Vita Tripartita of St. Patrick". Ériu. Ériu, vol. 11: 1–41.
JSTOR30008085.
Kenney, James F. (1883).
"The Legend of St. Brendan"(PDF). Proceedings and transactions of the Royal Society of Canada. Délibérations et mémoires de la Société royale du Canada. Royal Society of Canada.