Cathal
Cathal (d. 819), son of Dúnlaing and king of Uí Chennselaig (south Leinster), belonged to the lineage of Síl Máeluidir, which gave its name to the baronies of Shelmaliere East and West, Co. Wexford. Nothing is recorded of his father Dúnlaing, although his grandfather Cú-chongelt (…...
Cathal
Cathal (d. 925), son of Conchobar and king of Connacht, belonged to the Síl Muiredaig lineage of Uí Briúin Aí, which had virtually monopolised the provincial kingship of Connacht since the second half of the eighth century. His immediate predecessors in the kingship were his…...
Cathal
Cathal (d. 1010), son of Conchobar and overking of Connacht, belonged, like his earlier namesake Cathal (qv) (d. 925), to the Síl Muiredaig lineage of Uí Briúin Aí. Indeed, repetitive name-patterns in the pedigree of this dynasty have, in the…...
Cathal Cú Cen Máthair
Cathal Cú Cen Máthair (d. 665/6), son of Cathal and king of Munster, belonged to the dynasty of Éoganacht Glendamnach (Rawl. B. 502, 148b 1, 32; LL, 320bb 56). A misplaced notice of his death at 604 (AU 603; AFM 600) led both…...
Causantín (Cusantín, Constantine)
Causantín (Cusantín, Constantine) (d. 820), son of Fergus and king of the Scots and Picts, is traced to the dynasty of Dál Riata. He was king of the Picts from 789 and held a joint kingship of the Scots and Picts from c.811, one of only three rulers to achieve that…...
Cellach
Cellach
Cellach (d. 776), son of Dúnchad and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Dúnlainge. His father Dúnchad (qv) (d. 728), ancestor of the lineage of Uí Dúnchada, briefly enjoyed the overkingship of Leinster, but Cellach's…...
Cellach
Cellach (d. 705), son of Rogallach and overking of Connacht, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Briúin Aí. He is called Cellach ‘of Loch Cime’ (Lough Hacket, near Headford, Co. Galway), perhaps the location of a family residence. His father Rogallach, who earlier reigned as overking, was…...
Cellachán Caisil
Cellachán Caisil (‘of Cashel’) (d. 954), son of Buadachán and overking of Munster, was the last notable overking of the dynastic federation of the Éoganachta. Although Cellachán's lineage, Clann Donngaile of Éoganacht Chaisil, had provided several previous kings, his immediate…...
Cellach Cualann
Cellach Cualann (d. 715), son of Gerthide and overking of Leinster, was the last and arguably the most colourful representative of the Uí Máil dynasty to hold that dignity. His sobriquet associates him with Cualu, the Bray area in north Wicklow. While Cellach's father Gerthide…...
Cennétig
Cennétig (d. 903), son of Gáethíne and king of Loíches, was probably the most distinguished representative of Síl Mescill, the ruling lineage of Loíches Cúile ocus Réta. From their caput at Ráith Baccáin in Mag Réta (Morret Heath near Port Laoise), the forebears of…...
Cennétig
Cennétig (d. 951), son of Lorcán and overking of north Munster, was the first representative of the Dál Cais dynasty to achieve prominence at national level. He belonged to the lineage of Uí Thairdelbaig, which in the early tenth century was contesting the kingship of Dál Cais (…...
Cenn-Fáelad
Cenn-Fáelad (d. 675), son of Blathmac and king of Tara, was an early representative of Síl nÁedo Sláine, a dynasty of the Uí Néill confederation. A decade earlier, his father Blathmac (qv) (d. 665) and uncle…...
Cerball
Cerball (d. 888), son of Dúngal and king of Osraige, was certainly among the most distinguished representatives of the dynasty of Dál mBirn. As in the case of his nephew Cennétig (qv) son of Gáethíne, the most detailed account of Cerball's…...
Cerball
Cerball (d. 909), son of Muirecán and overking of Leinster, the last noteworthy ruler of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty before the battle of Clontarf, belonged to the lineage of Uí Fháeláin. His father Muirecán, king of Nás and Airther Liphi (Naas and the eastern Liffey plain), was…...
Chambers, Sir William
Chambers, Sir William (1723–96), architect and writer, was born 23 February 1723 in Gothenburg, Sweden, of Scottish parents, eldest among two sons and three daughters of John Chambers (d. 1752), a merchant who had settled in Sweden, and Sara Chambers (née Elphinstone). Educated in…...
Cian
Cian (d. 1015), son of Máel-muad and king of South Munster, belonged to Uí Echach Muman, a dynasty of the Éoganachta. His father, who heads the pedigree of Cenél nÁedo, a lineage of Uí Echach, was his predecessor in the kingship. Cian had at least two brothers, Cathal and…...
Cináed
Cináed (d. 851), son of Conaing and king of Cianachta and north Brega, belonged to the Uí Chonaing lineage of Síl nÁedo Sláine, an Uí Néill dynasty based at Cnogba (Knowth), Co. Meath. His father, Conaing, died (849) as king of Brega. Cináed had at least two brothers; Dúnchad, the…...
Cináed Cáech
Cináed Cáech (d. 728), son of Írgalach and king of Tara, belonged to the Uí Chonaing lineage of the Uí Néill dynasty of Síl nÁedo Sláine. His father Írgalach (qv), ruler of Brega, was slain in 702; his mother was Muirenn, a daughter of…...
Cináed Kenneth MacAlpin
Cináed Kenneth MacAlpin (d. 858), son of Alpín and king of the Scots and Picts, is assigned to the Cenél nGabráin lineage of Dál Riata, although the authenticity of his lineage has been questioned by some modern historians. It seems that Cináed (‘Kenneth’) attained the kingship of…...
Clarendon, Frederick Villiers
Clarendon, Frederick Villiers (c.1820–1904), architect and civil engineer, was born in Dublin, one of several sons of Thomas Clarendon (fl. 1800–20), linen draper, of Westmoreland St., and estate developer. Nothing is known of his mother. He entered…...
Clements, Nathaniel
Clements, Nathaniel (1705–77), treasury official, property developer, architect, and MP, was third of four surviving sons of Robert Clements (1664–1722), landowner, of Rathkenny, Co. Cavan, and Abbotstown, Co. Dublin, and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1742), daughter of…...
Coakley, Daniel John
Coakley, Daniel John (1872–1951), accountant, teacher, and town planner, was born 29 September 1872 at Donoughmore, Co. Cork, one of five sons and two daughters of John Coakley, farmer, and Mary Coakley (née Hegarty). A railway audit accountant, he was one of five candidates…...
Cobden, Thomas Alfred
Cobden, Thomas Alfred (fl. 1814–42), architect, was born in England; his family background and early life are unknown. In 1814 and 1815 he produced drawings for Gurteen le Poer house, Kilsheelan, Co. Waterford, and he exhibited designs for buildings in Ireland at the Royal…...
Cochrane, Robert
Cochrane, Robert (1844–1916), engineer, architect, and antiquarian, was born 21 July 1844 in Co. Down, eldest son of Hugh W. Cochrane, of an ancient Scottish-Danish family that came to Ireland in the seventeenth century. He graduated in engineering from…...