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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Callaghan
- Variants
- Ceallachán
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
Cellachán Caisil (Cellachán of Cashel) was a 10th-century King of Munster and ancestor of the MacCarthy dynasty. Cellachán Caisil is a medieval Irish prose tale celebrating his deeds.
The story behind Cellachán
Cellachán Caisil was the great-grandfather of Brian Boru and the subject of the propagandistic saga Caithréim Cellacháin Caisil ('The Triumphs of Cellachán of Cashel').
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 10th-century King of Cashel.
Did you know?
Cellachán Caisil was a 10th-century King of Munster who fought against the Norse.
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