Fáelán mac Forbasaig (died 786) was a
King of Osraige
The kings of Osraige (alternately spelled ''Osraighe'' and Anglicised as ''Ossory'') reigned over the medieval Irish kingdom of Osraige from the first or second century AD until the late twelfth century. Osraige was a semi-provincial kingdom in s ...
in modern County Kilkenny. He was of the dynasty that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period known as the Dál Birn and was the son of
Forbasach mac Ailella (died 740), a previous king. He ruled from 772 to 786.
The Osraige plunged into civil war after the death of
Anmchad mac Con Cherca circa 761. In 786 the annals record that Fáelán was slain in internal conflict among the Osraige.
[''Annals of Ulster'', AU 786.4]
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* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Textsa
University College Cork* ''Book of Leinster'',''Reges Ossairge'' a
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University College Cork
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Kings of Osraige
8th-century Irish monarchs
786 deaths
People from County Kilkenny
Year of birth unknown
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