Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib

Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (died 639) [all dates per "The Chronology of the Irish Annals", Daniel P. McCarthy] was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He succeeded Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach of the Glendamnach branch in 628. He was the brother of a previous king Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (d. 618). [Francis J. Byrne, "Irish Kings and High-Kings", Table 12] . His sobriquet Flann meant "blood-red".

History

In 629 he fought the Battle of Carn Feradaig (Cahernarry, County Limerick) versus Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (d.663) of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne of Connachta. ["Annals of Ulster" AU 627.2; "Annals of Tigernach" AT 628.3; "Annals of Innisfallen AI 629.1] Faílbe won the battle and Guaire was put to flight and his ally Conall mac Máele Dúib of the Uí Maine and many Connaught nobles were slain. Guaire ruled at the height of Ui Fiachrach power in south Connaught and sought to recover the lost Connaught territories in Thomond. [Geoffrey Keating, "History of Ireland", Book II, pg.71] Byrne believes that the true expansion of the Deisi into County Clare dates from this battle. [Byrne, pg.239]

The other important event of his reign was the Battle of Áth Goan in the western Liffey plain fought in 636. ["Annals of Ulster" AU 633.2; "Annals of Tigernach" AT 636.2; "Annals of Innisfallen AI 637.2] In this battle Faílbe intervened in the Leinster kingship. He gave his support to Fáelán mac Colmáin (died 666) of the Uí Dúnlainge versus Crimthann mac Áedo of the Uí Máil who was king of Leinster. Failbe and Fáelán were allied with Conall Guthbinn mac Suibni (died 637) of Mide. They were victorious and Crimthann was slain. A Munster tract claims that Faílbe paid the tribute of the Laigin to the Ui Neill but Byrne dismisses this as later Munster propaganda to claim Leth Moga (the southern half of Ireland). [Byrne, pg.151]

Faílbe's descendants were known as the Clan Faílbe sept of the Cashail branch. His son Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind (died 678) was also a King of Munster.

Notes

ee also

*Kings of Munster

References

* "Annals of Tigernach" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* "Annals of Ulster" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* "Annals of Innisfallen" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
* Geoffrey Keating, "History of Ireland" at [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* [http://www.cs.tcd.ie/Dan.McCarthy/chronology/synchronisms/annals-chron.htm Revised edition] of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]

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