The
Corcu Loígde (Corcu Lóegde, Corco Luigde, Corca Laoighdhe, Laidhe), meaning
Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the
Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centred in West
County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of
Munster, the
Dáirine, of whom they were the central royal sept. They took their name from
Lugaid Loígde "Lugaid of the Calf Goddess", a
King of Tara and
High King of Ireland, son of the great
Dáire Doimthech (a quo Dáirine). A descendant of Lugaid Loígde, and their most famous ancestor, is the legendary
Lugaid Mac Con, who is listed in the
Old Irish Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig. Closest kin to the Corcu Loígde were the
Dál Fiatach princes of the
Ulaid.