Fiachra Cossalach
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Fiachra Cossalach was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne
in Ulaid
(Ulster). He ruled from 709-710.
Fiachra's exact ancestry is uncertain, though he may have been a son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
(died 681) and hence a member of the Eilne branch of the family. In the Annals of Ulster he is referred to as the son of Dúngal in his death notice in the annals.
Curiously, Fiachra is mentioned as one of the guarantors of the Cáin Adomnáin
at the Synod of Birr
in 697 as King of the Cruithne at a time when Áed Aired
(died 698) was considered to be king. Fiachra was king at a time when the Dal nAraide were involved in some infighting that resulted in three kings in three years. Fiachra himself met his death in 710, slain among the Cruithne.
His son Flathróe mac Fiachrach
(died 774) was also King of Dal nAraide.
Cruthin
The Cruthin were a people of early Ireland, who occupied parts of Counties Down, Antrim and Londonderry in the early medieval period....
in Ulaid
Ulaid
The Ulaid or Ulaidh were a people of early Ireland who gave their name to the modern province of Ulster...
(Ulster). He ruled from 709-710.
Fiachra's exact ancestry is uncertain, though he may have been a son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail
Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne. He came to the rule of these tribes some time after 668. He was the son of Scandal mac Bécce , a previous king....
(died 681) and hence a member of the Eilne branch of the family. In the Annals of Ulster he is referred to as the son of Dúngal in his death notice in the annals.
Curiously, Fiachra is mentioned as one of the guarantors of the Cáin Adomnáin
Cáin Adomnáin
The Cáin Adomnáin , also known as the Lex Innocentium was promulgated amongst a gathering of Irish, Dál Riatan and Pictish notables at the Synod of Birr in 697. It is named after its initiator Adomnán of Iona, ninth Abbot of Iona after St...
at the Synod of Birr
Synod of Birr
The Synod of Birr, held at Birr in modern County Offaly, Ireland in 697 was a meeting of churchmen and secular notables. Best remembered as the occasion on which the Cáin Adomnáin—the Law of Innocents—was guaranteed, the survival of a list of the guarantors of the law sheds some light...
in 697 as King of the Cruithne at a time when Áed Aired
Áed Aired
Áed Aired or Áed Airdd or Áed Airech was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He ruled from 690-698.In the 6th and 7th centuries the Dal nAraide were part of a confederation of Cruithne tribes in Ulaid and were the dominant members...
(died 698) was considered to be king. Fiachra was king at a time when the Dal nAraide were involved in some infighting that resulted in three kings in three years. Fiachra himself met his death in 710, slain among the Cruithne.
His son Flathróe mac Fiachrach
Flathróe mac Fiachrach
Flathróe mac Fiachrach was a Dal nAraide king of the Cruithne in Ulaid . He was the son of Fiachra Cossalach , a previous king. He may have belonged to the Eilne branch of the family...
(died 774) was also King of Dal nAraide.