Tál Cas
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Cas or Tál Cas was the eponymous ancestor and dynastic founder of the Dál gCais[1] (Deisi Tuaiscirt) clan in Gaelic Ireland, from whom all branches of the Dalcassian dynasty claim common descent.
Life
[edit]Tál Cas was the son of Conall Eachluath and his wife Coirpthe, daughter of Eochaid Mugmedon.[2] He acquired the nickname Tál (meaning "adze") as he was the foster son of a wright. He became King of Thomond and made a gavel of his territory among his thirteen sons. On his death the kingship of Thomond passed to his eldest son Blait.[3][4]
He had thirteen sons, at least three of whom would found substantial lineages whose descendants would rule as lords over substantial territories:
- Blod (Uí Bhloid)
- Carthann Fionn
- Oenghus (Uí Óengussa)
- Uí Ronghaile
- Uí Chearnaigh
- Eochaidh Bailldearg
- Uí Floinn
- Uí Thoirdhealbhach
- Oenghus (Uí Óengussa)
- Carthann Fionn
- Caisín (Ua Caisin)
- Eochaidh
- Cinéal nDúnghaile
- Sineall
- Uí Dhobharchon
- Carthann
- Clan Cuiléin
- Eoghan mac Cuiléin
- Clan Cuiléin Uachtarach
- Maol Cluiche mac Cuiléin
- Eoghan mac Cuiléin
- Clan Cuiléin
- Eochaidh
- Aonghus Ceann-nathrach
- Cinéal Fermaic
- Cinéal gCuallachtaigh
- Cinéal mBaoi
- Aonghus Ceann-aitinn
- Clann Ifeamain
- Clann Neachtain
- Lughaidh/Dealbhaoth
- na Dealbhna
- Muinnter Chochláin
- Carthann
- Dal gCais Leithe Lachtmhuighe
- Aedh
- Ui Aedha
- Lughaidh Éile
- Muinnter Dhobharchon
- Muinnter Chonraoi
- Muinnter Chearnaigh
- Muinnter Aonghusa
- Muinnter Dhubhthaigh
- Séadna
- Cormac
- Caindeach
- Nae
- Loisceann
Genealogy
[edit]Surnames purported to be of Dalcassian origin have a statistically significant correlation with the possession of the Y-DNA signature R-L226 and thus this mutation is believed to be associated with their ancestral founder.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Irish pedigrees; or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation, John O'Hart, 1892, page 155, https://archive.org/details/irishpedigreesor_01ohar/page/154
- ^ Bart Jaski, 'The (legendary) rise of Dál Cais', in: Seán Duffy (ed.), Medieval Dublin XVI: proceedings of Clontarf 1014–2014: national conference marking the millennium of the Battle of Clontarf (Dublin, 2017). 15–61.
- ^ a b Tadhg Ó Donnchadha,"An Leabhar Muimhneach", 1900, page 86, page 237, page 295, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01odon/page/86/mode/2up, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01odon/page/236/mode/2up, https://archive.org/details/leabharmuimhneac01odon/page/294/mode/2up
- ^ Pedigrees of the MacNamara Family, R.W Twigge, published 1908, republished by Martin Breen 2006, page 12
- ^ "A Set of Distinctive Marker Values Defines a Y-STR Signature for Gaelic Dalcassian Families". JOGG.info. 7 July 2011.