Cú Cherca mac Fáeláin explained

Cú Cherca mac Fáeláin
King of Osraige
Reign:693–712
Predecessor:Fáelchar Ua Máele Ódrain
Successor:Fland mac Congaile
Ailill mac Fáeláin
Cellach mac Fáelchair
House:Dál Birn
Father:Fáelán mac Crundmaíl
Issue:Anmchad mac Con Cherca
Death Date:712

Cú Cherca mac Fáeláin (died 712)[1] was a King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny. He was the son of Fáelán mac Crundmaíl (died 660), a previous king.[2] The dynasty that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period was known as the Dál Birn. He ruled from 693 to 712. The Irish annals mention only his death. His son Anmchad mac Con Cherca (died circa 761) was also King of Osraige.

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  1. date based on Annals of Tigernach, AT 712.5; Annals of Ulster give year as 713, AU 713.8
  2. Rawlinson Genealogies, pg.111