Flaithnia mac Flainn explained

Flaithnia mac Flainn (died 755) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was one of the many sons of Fland Dá Chongal, a previous king.^[1] He ruled from 741 to 755.^[2]

His predecessor and half-brother Ailill Corrach mac Flainn was killed in 741 but the circumstances are not given.^[3] Nothing is recorded of Flaithnia in the annals other than his death obit.^[4]

His son Domnall mac Flaíthnia (died 783) was a king of the Uí Failge.

See also

• Kings of Ui Failghe

References

• Annals of Ulster at http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/index.html at University College Cork
• Annals of Tigernach at http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100002/index.html at University College Cork
• Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
• Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G800011A/index.html at University College Cork

External links

• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

Notes and References

1. Mac Niocaill, pg.127
2. in the Book of Leinster king list he is only given a reign of 3 years.
3. Annals of Ulster, AU 741.9
4. AU 755.5; Annals of Tigernach, AT 755.6