Élothach mac Fáelchon (died c. 734) was a king of the
Uí Cheinnselaig of South
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...
. He was the grandson of a previous king Fáelán mac Síláin and was a member of the Síl Fáelchán sept of this branch of the Laigin.
Overview
He is listed as the successor to
Laidcnén mac Con Mella (died 727) in the king list in the ''Book of Leinster'' and given a reign of seven years which gives a possible date for his rule of 727-734.
[''Book of Leinster'', ''Rig Hua Cendselaig''] However, his successor
Áed mac Colggen
Áed mac Colggen (died 738) was a king of the Uí Cheinnselaig of Leinster. Some sources incorrectly make him joint Kings of Leinster, king of Leinster with Bran Becc mac Murchado, but it appears that Áed was main ruler of Leinster in 738. His fa ...
(died 738) of the Sil Chormaic is active in the annals in 732 leading the forces of South Leinster versus Munster.
[''Annals of Ulster'' AU 732.12] Élothach was defeated and slain at the Battle of Oenbethi by his successor Áed mac Colggen.
He was the founder of a sept known as the Síl nÉladaig and gave their name to the
barony of Shillelagh in County Wicklow.
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig Hua Cendselaig'' a
a
University College Cork
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Kings of Leinster
Kings of Uí Cheinnselaig
730s deaths
Monarchs killed in action
8th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown
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