Flaithnia mac Flainn
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.[citation needed]
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[edit]- Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
- Annals of Tigernach at [2] at University College Cork
- Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
- Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at [3] at University College Cork
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