Flann Aighle (died 736) was
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of
Aughrim, County Galway
Aughrim () is a small village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Loughrea and Ballinasloe, along the old N6 national primary road (now listed as the R446 regional road) that used to be the main road between Galway and ...
.
Flann is the first known bishop of Aughrim since its founder,
Connell of Aughrim, who lived c.500.
Aughrim was situated in western
Uí Maine
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, though it is not known what blood relationship, if any, Flann had with its ruling dynasty. During this era Uí Maine was ruled by King
Dluthach mac Fithcheallach
Dluthach mac Fithcheallach (died 738) was the 18th King of Uí Maine.
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 Conn ...
, who reigned from 711 to 738.
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
a
University College Cork
of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
* Lysaght, Eamonn (1978), The Surnames of Ireland. , pp. 233–34.
People from County Galway
8th-century Irish bishops
736 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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