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Cormac

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

Cormac
1. Son of a king of Ulster named Lachtighe, grandfather of Conaire Mór. He married Étaín Óg but put her aside when she proved unable to bear sons. His daughter from a previous marriage, whom Étaín Óg sought to have killed, grew up to be Mes Buachalla, wife of Eterscél. He may be identical with Cormac Connloinges.

2. A character in Macpherson's Ossian (1760) described as the ‘king of Ireland’. His daughter Ros-Cranna married Fingal. The son of Arth, also king of Ireland, Cormac was dethroned and murdered by Cairbre. The root of his characterization appears to be borrowed from Cormac mac Airt.

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Cormac

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

Cormac, Cormacc, Carmac [Ir. corbbaid, defiles (?); mac, son of]. Common Irish name borne by many figures both legendary and historical, including kings, ecclesiastics, and saints. The best-known Cormacs are probably the legendary king Cormac mac Airt; the glossator of Sanas Cormaic [Cormac's Glossary], Cormac mac Cuilennáin; and Cormac mac Carthaig, for whom ‘Cormac's Chapel’ at Cashel is named. There does not appear to be one progenitor for the Irish and Scottish families named McCormick, MacCormack, etc.

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Cormac

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Cormac ♂ Traditional Irish name, of uncertain origin. It has been a very popular name in Ireland from the earliest times, and in modern times has been taken up in the wider English-speaking world.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Cormac." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Cormac.html

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Cormac

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Cormac ♂ (Irish) Traditional: unexplained. Cormac Ó Cuilleannáin, a 10th-century king and bishop, was the author of a dictionary of the Irish language.

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Cormac

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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