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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Kennedy
- Variants
- Cennétig, Cennedig
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
Borne by Cinnéide mac Lorcáin, father of Brian Boru and chief of the Dál gCais; source of the surname Ó Cinnéide (Kennedy).
The story behind Cinnéide
Cinnéide mac Lorcáin was father of Brian Boru and head of the Dál gCais kingdom in Clare; the descendants of his other sons became the O'Kennedys of Tipperary.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 10th-century chieftain of Dál gCais.
Did you know?
Cinnéide was the father of Brian Boru and the source of the surname Kennedy.
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