Ancestry

Inreachtach was the son of king Dluthach mac Fithcheallach

Dluthach mac Fithcheallach

-Lifetime:There appears to be no details of his reign. During his reign, the following events occurred in Connacht and Ireland* 717 - "A battle was fought between the Connaughtmen and the Corcu Baiscinn, wherein the son of Talamhnaigh was slain."...

 (died 738

738

Year 738 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 738 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- America :* The powerful Mayan city-state Xukpi is...

). His descent from king Cairbre Crom

Cairbre Crom

-Background:Cairbre Crom is regarded as the last of the semi-historical kings of Uí Maine, his floruit estimated to be the second quarter of the 6th century....

 (fl. c. 556

556

Year 556 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 556 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Cynric and Ceawlin of Wessex fight against...

) is given as "Innrachtach, son of Dluthach, son of Oilell, son of Innrechtach, son of Dluthach, son of Fithchellach, son of Dicholla, son of Eoghan Finn, son of Cormac, son of Cairpri Crom."

Descendants

He had one recorded son, Ailell mac Inreachtach

Ailell mac Inreachtach

Ailell mac Inreachtach, 27th King of Uí Maine, died 791/799.Ailell was the son of king Inreachtach mac Dluthach. No other details appear of him.-References:*Annals of Ulster at at *Annals of Tigernach at at...

, who became king, and died c.791

791

Year 791 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 791 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* The Avars invade Europe again, but are...

/799

799

Year 799 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 799 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Religion :* 29 November – Pope Leo III, aided...

.

Reign

Inreachtach's reign was brief. The Annals of the Four Masters

Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...

 note his death sub anno 750

750

Year 750 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 750 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Asia :* Gopala is proclaimed as the first ruler of...

 though neither the details or context of the circumstances are given.

Dynastic ramifications

His brother, Flaitheamail, was the ancestor of a sept

Sept

A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...

 of the dynasty called Clann Flaitheamail.

His first cousion, Cosgrach, son of Fidhchellach, had as his great-great grandson Flann mac Aedhagan, who was the ancestor of the Clann Mac Aodhagáin

Mac Aodhagáin

Mac Aodhagáin was the name of an Irish family of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde....

 (Egan).

External links

• Commentary by Dan M. Wiley (The Cycles of the Kings Web Project)