Ailill "Ollamh-one eared"

• Preferred Name: Ailill "Ollamh-one eared" ^{[1] [2]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Munster
  
• Death: 234 in Munster, Ireland at LATI: N2.3527 LONG: E8.687
  
• Birth: 145 in Munster, Ireland at LATI: N2.3527 LONG: E8.687
  
• FSID: L85X-GRP
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Wikipedia
  
  Ailill Ollamh (or Oilill Olum) in Irish traditional history was the son of Mug Nuadat and was a king of the southern half of Ireland, placed in the 3rd century by early modern Irish genealogy. Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, in her second marriage, married Ailill. He divided the kingdom between his sons Éogan Mór, Cormac Cas, and Cian. Éogan founded the dynasty of the Eóganachta. Sadb's son Lugaid Mac Con, who was Ailill's foster-son, became High King of Ireland.
  
  The Book of Leinster contains poems ascribed to him.
  
  The O'Sullivans are one of the number of surnames listed below as descendants of Ailill Ollamh. The An Leabhar Muimhneach (Book of Munster) has an extensive genealogy of the Eóganacht septs.
  
  Legend
  Ailill, King of Munster, discovered that the grass in his fields would not grow. Without the grass, there were no herds; without the cattle, his people would starve. Ferchess the Druid told him to go to Knockainey at Samhain Eve. When he arrived, Ailill became drowsy and fell into a half-sleep in which he had a vision of Áine, the goddess of plentiful crops and fertility. Overcome with desire, he forced himself upon her, an assault ending in Áine biting off his ear, hence the name Aulom "one-eared". By Ancient Irish law, only an "unblemished" person can rule, and by maiming him so, Áine rendered him unfit to be king. As an embodiment of sovereignty, she can both grant and remove a man's power to rule.[1]
  
  Closer to history
  In one of the oldest surviving tracts on the early history of the Deirgtine, the Proto-Eóganachta, Ailill is himself called a druid.[2] Furthermore, whether or not his father Mug Nuadat ever existed beyond some family association with the god Nuada, Ailill is usually believed a relation or probable descendant of Nia Segamain.
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  Dictionary of Irish Biography
  
  Ailill Ólom , mythical Munster king and ancestor figure of the free lineages of Munster, appears in alternative genealogical traditions either as son of Éogan Már (qv), ancestor of the Éoganacht dynasties, or as son of Mug Núadat and father of Éogan Már.
  
  The saga ‘Cath Maige Mucrama’ has Ailill abdicate the kingship of Munster in favour of Éogan. The same tale maintains that he ravished Áine, daughter of Éogabul (‘yew-fork’), at Cnoc Áine in Limerick. She chewed the flesh off his ear; hence the sobriquet Ólom or Aulomm (bare-eared). He is also alleged to have married Sadb daughter of Conn Cétchathach (qv), who bore him seven or nine sons. In total, the genealogists credit him with nineteen sons, many of whom are clearly duplications.
  
  The historical significance of Ailill lies in the number of dynasties that claimed descent from him. Aside from his being an ancestor of Éoganacht Chaisil, his alleged sons Cormac Cas and Cian founded the dynasties of Dál Cais (later very prominent in Irish history) and of the Cianachta, Gailenga, and Luigne. He is also claimed as an ancestor of the ruling lineages of Delbna Bethra and Cerddraige.
  
  === Duplicate and errors ===
  This is a duplicate, and off by a thousand years

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1. Éoghan Már mac Ailill King of Munster, b. 189 in Munster, Ireland     d. 235 in Maig Mucrama, Connaught, Ireland

1. Title: Wikipedia - Ailill Ollamh
   Author: Meehan, Cary. Sacred Ireland ^ Scéla Mosaulum
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailill_Aulom;
   Note: Ailill Ollamh (or Oilill Olum) in Irish traditional history was the son of Mug Nuadat and was a king of the southern half of Ireland, placed in the 3rd century by early modern Irish genealogy. Sadb ingen Chuinn, daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles, in her second marriage, married Ailill. He divided the kingdom between his sons Éogan Mór, Cormac Cas, and Cian. Éogan founded the dynasty of the Eóganachta. Sadb's son Lugaid Mac Con, who was Ailill's foster-son, became High King of Ireland. The Book of Leinster contains poems ascribed to him. The O'Sullivans are one of the number of surnames listed below as descendants of Ailill Ollamh. The An Leabhar Muimhneach (Book of Munster) has an extensive genealogy of the Eóganacht septs. Legend Ailill, King of Munster, discovered that the grass in his fields would not grow. Without the grass, there were no herds; without the cattle, his people would starve. Ferchess the Druid told him to go to Knockainey at Samhain Eve. When he arrived, Ailill became drowsy and fell into a half-sleep in which he had a vision of Áine, the goddess of plentiful crops and fertility. Overcome with desire, he forced himself upon her, an assault ending in Áine biting off his ear, hence the name Aulom "one-eared". By Ancient Irish law, only an "unblemished" person can rule, and by maiming him so, Áine rendered him unfit to be king. As an embodiment of sovereignty, she can both grant and remove a man's power to rule.[1] Closer to history In one of the oldest surviving tracts on the early history of the Deirgtine, the Proto-Eóganachta, Ailill is himself called a druid.[2] Furthermore, whether or not his father Mug Nuadat ever existed beyond some family association with the god Nuada, Ailill is usually believed a relation or probable descendant of Nia Segamain.
   
2. Title: Dictionary of Irish Biography
   Author: Bk Leinster, vi, 1374, 1378, 1382, 1433, 1473; O'Brien, Corpus geneal. Hib., 98, 168–70, 190–93, 198, 206, 219, 246, 250, 362, 427; Byrne, Ir. kings, 177, 182, 202, 291; McCone, Pagan past, 47, 123, 238–9; Ó hÓgáin, Myth, 19–20
   Publication: Name: https://www.dib.ie/biography/ailill-olom-a0076;
   Note: Ailill Ólom , mythical Munster king and ancestor figure of the free lineages of Munster, appears in alternative genealogical traditions either as son of Éogan Már (qv), ancestor of the Éoganacht dynasties, or as son of Mug Núadat and father of Éogan Már. The saga ‘Cath Maige Mucrama’ has Ailill abdicate the kingship of Munster in favour of Éogan. The same tale maintains that he ravished Áine, daughter of Éogabul (‘yew-fork’), at Cnoc Áine in Limerick. She chewed the flesh off his ear; hence the sobriquet Ólom or Aulomm (bare-eared). He is also alleged to have married Sadb daughter of Conn Cétchathach (qv), who bore him seven or nine sons. In total, the genealogists credit him with nineteen sons, many of whom are clearly duplications. The historical significance of Ailill lies in the number of dynasties that claimed descent from him. Aside from his being an ancestor of Éoganacht Chaisil, his alleged sons Cormac Cas and Cian founded the dynasties of Dál Cais (later very prominent in Irish history) and of the Cianachta, Gailenga, and Luigne. He is also claimed as an ancestor of the ruling lineages of Delbna Bethra and Cerddraige. Contributed by Mac Shamhráin, Ailbhe