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Aongus becomes first Christian King of Munster
Aongus was the first Christian King of Munster. Quite the family man, he had twenty four sons and twenty four daughters.
He was baptised by Saint Patrick. During the ceremony, Patrick accidentally drove his holy staff through the unfortunate king’s foot. Thinking this was a necessary part of the ceremony, Aongus patiently endured the pain. The saint was horrified to learn of this misunderstanding and was quick to stop the bleeding by waving a sign of the cross over it.
Furthermore, he promised Aongus that his descendants would wear his crown for the next ten generations.
But the MacCarthys were to better even that.