Fiachra is an Irish male given name. It may refer to:

Clerics

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Saint Fiacre Saint Fiacre ( ga, Fiachra, la, Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Saint Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670), the Catholic priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century ...

of Breuil (died 670), missionary in France *

Fiachra mac Colmain Saint Fiachra (also called Fíachrach meic Colmáin; – 25 July 558) was the Bishop of Armagh, Ireland from 548 to 558. Genealogy and birth Saint Fiachra was a descendant of Muiredach Colla Fo Chrí, one of The Three Collas. His genealogy is ...

(500-558) Bishop of Armagh *

Fiachra Ua Focarta Fiachra Ua Focarta (died 1006) was Abbot of Clonfert. References * ''Annals of Ulster'' aCELT: Corpus of Electronic TextsaUniversity College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' aaUniversity College Cork Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. (18 August 1933, Lissycasey, Ireland – 29 July 2018, Dublin, Ireland) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. On 17 September 2009, he retired as an Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin. Life Ó Ceallaigh trained at ...

(born 1933) bishop of Dublin

Legendary kings

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Fiachrae Fiachrae was an Irish prince, the son of the high king Eochaid Mugmedón (d.362) by his wife Mongfind, sister of Crimthann mac Fidaig (d.367).Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 1 He was ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasties o ...

son of Eochaid Mugmedon and namesake of Tireragh, County Sligo *

Fiachra Suighe The Dal Fiachrach Suighe ( en, Seed of Fiachra Suighe) were an Irish lineage claiming descent from Fiachra Suighe (also spelled Fiacha Suidhe), the youngest of six sons of Fedlimid Rechtmar. His oldest brother was the legendary High King Conn Cét ...

legendary pre-Christian founder of the Dal Fiachrach Suighe *

Fiacha mac Delbaíth In Irish mythology, Fiacha (, sometimes Fiachu, Fiachra or Fiachna), son of Delbáeth, of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was a legendary High King of Ireland. According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', he took the throne after his father was overthrown b ...

, legendary High King

Medieval kings

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Fiachra Cossalach Fiachra Cossalach (died 710) was a Dál nAraidi king of the Cruthin in Ulaid, a medieval over-kingdom in Ireland. He ruled from 709-710. Fiachra Cossalach was a son of Dúngal Eilni mac Scandail (died 681) and hence a member of the Eilne branc ...

(died 710) king in Ulster *

Fiachra Finn Fiachra Finn, 3rd king of Uí Maine, fl. 5th-century. John O'Donovan remarked that ''"Fiachra Finn, the son of Bresal (No. 2), seventeen years, when he was treacherously slain by his brother Maine Mall. Fiachra Finn is styled in the poem, ‘a ...

(fl 5th century) king of Uí Maine in Connacht

Sportsmen

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Fiachra McArdle Fiachra McArdle (born 18 August 1983 in Dundalk) is a professional footballer in the League of Ireland. The midfield player joined English outfit Derby County F.C. as a 15-year-old in 1998. He progressed through the club's academy and won a ...

(b.1983) association footballer * Fiachra Breathnach (b.1986) Gaelic footballer from Galway *

Fiachra Lynch Fiachra Lynch (born 12 June 1987 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Valley Rovers and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2009. Before joining the senior team he e ...

(b.1987) Gaelic footballer from Cork

Other

: * Fiachra, mythological son of Ler from the

Children of Lir The ''Children of Lir'' ( ga, Oidheadh chloinne Lir) is a legend from Irish mythology. It is a tale from the post-Christianisation period that mixes magical elements such as druidic wands and spells with a Christian message of Christian faith ...

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Fiachra Mac Brádaigh Fiachra Mac Brádaigh (–) was an Irish poet and scribe, Mac Brádaigh was a descendant of one of the leading families of Breifne. A Gaelic poet and one of the finest products of, and teachers in, the hedge schools before the introduction of ...

(1690-1760) writer *

Fiachra Trench Fiachra Terence Wilbrah Trench (born 7 September 1941, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician and composer from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Trench first studied Chemistry at Trinity College, Dublin, before moving on to t ...

(b.1941) composer

Similar names

Fiach Fiach is an Irish male given name. It may refer to: * Saint Fiacc, fifth-century bishop of Sletty in Ireland * Fiach McHugh O'Byrne (1534–1597) Irish chief * Fiach Mac Conghail (born 1964) Irish theatre director and Senator * Fiach Moriarty, ...

Fiacha Fiacha (earlier Fíachu) is a name borne by numerous figures from Irish history and mythology, including: * Fiacha Cennfinnán, High King of Ireland in the 16th or 20th century BC * Fiacha mac Delbaíth, High King in the 14th or 18th century BC * ...

Fiachna Fiachna or Fiachnae is a name borne by several figures from Irish history and legend, including: Meaning- War Dodger- Fiach-Nah "Hippie" (Battle Fairy) * Fiachnae mac Báetáin, king of the Dál nAraidi in the 7th century *Fiachnae mac Demmáin, ...

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