Flathghal mac Flannbhrath,
King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Umaill
Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) and Murrisk (Upper Owel). By the 12th century, its rul ...
, died 782.
Flathghal's relationship to the previous two kings is unknown, as they does not seem to appear in the
extant
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* Extant hereditary titles
* Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English
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genealogies.
However, he was a son of King
Flannabhra
Flannabhra, King of Umaill, died 773.
Flannabhra was lord of Umaill, the area around Clew Bay in what is now County Mayo. He is the first historically accepted king.
His pedigree is ''Flannbhra mac Cumusgrach mac Aongus mac Seachnusach mac Eoc ...
(died 773) and was succeeded in 782 by his brother,
Cosgrach mac Flannbhrath
Cosgrach mac Flannbhrath, King of Umaill, died 812.
Flathghal's relationship to the kings Dunghal mac Flaithniadh (died 776) and Aedhghal (died 779) is uncertain, as they does not seem to appear in the extant genealogies.
However, he was a son ...
.
The succession in these years may have been disputed between two or more different segments of the ruling dynasty before settling upon the sons of Flannabhra.
See also
*
Grace O'Malley
Grace O'Malley ( – c. 1603), also known as Gráinne O'Malley ( ga, Gráinne Nà Mháille, ), was the head of the Ó Máille dynasty in the west of Ireland, and the daughter of Eóghan Dubhdara Ó Máille.
In Irish folklore she is commonly k ...
, c.1530-c.1603, "Pirate Queen of Connacht."
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Óró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/
References
* ''The History of Mayo'', pp. 388–89, T.H. Knox, 1908.
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8th-century Irish monarchs
Monarchs from County Mayo