Féilim or Feidhlim, is an

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masculine given name. The name is derived from the older form ''Feidhlimidh'' ( sga, Fedlimid). Féilim has been variously anglicised as ''Felim'', ''Phelim'', ''Feilmy'', ''Philip'' or ''

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Feidlimid

Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm was a supposed king of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta.Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 13 Not mentioned as king in the Annals or the ''Book of Leinster'', he is mentioned ...

(d. 596?), perhaps king of Munster *

Feidlimid mac Cremthanin Fedelmid mac Crimthainn was the King of Munster between 820 and 846. He was numbered as a member of the Céli Dé, an abbot of Cork Abbey and Clonfert Abbey, and possibly a bishop. After his death, he was later considered a saint in some mart ...

(d. 846), king of Munster *

Fedlimid mac Daill Feidhlimidh Mac Daill (sometimes Felim mac Dall) was the father of Deirdre in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He was the bard of King Conchobar mac Nessa, whom he was entertaining when the news arrived of Deirdre's birth; the king's chief dru ...

(also Feidhlimidh Mac Daill, or Felim mac Dall), a bard of the Irish mythology, father of Deirdre *

Feidlimid mac Óengusa Feidlimid mac Óengusa (455-500), or Feidlimid Dub, was an Eoganachta King of Munster in the early 6th century. He was the son of Óengus mac Nad Froích, the first Christian king of Munster. The chronology of the 6th-century kings of Munster in ...

(d. ''c''. 500?), king of Munster * Feidlimid mac Tigernaig (d. 588?), perhaps king of Munster * Fedlimid Rechtmar

Féilim

* Saint Felim (also spelled Feidlimid, Feidhlimidh, Felimy, Feidhilmethie, Feidlimthe, Fedlimid, Fedlimidh, Phelim, or Phelime), an Irish hermit and priest of the mid sixth century *

Felim Ua Conchobair Felim O'Connor (Irish: ''Feidlim Ua Conchobair'') was king of Connacht in Ireland, having been proclaimed king by Richard Mór de Burgh in 1230, he reigned proper from 1233 until 1265. Felim died in that year and was buried in the Dominican Prio ...

(also Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair), king of Connacht between 1233 and 1265 * Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair, his son and king of Connacht between 1265 and 1274 *

Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair Aodh ( , , ; sga, Áed) is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic male given name, originally meaning "fire".The modern word ''aodh'' meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the Irish word for 'itch' (''tochas''), giving ''aodh thochais'', 'burning itc ...

, king of Connacht between 1274 and 1280 * Felim, Feilim or Fedlim Ó Conchobair, king of Connacht between 1310 and 1316 *

Felim McFiach O'Byrne Féilim mac Fiach Ó Broin (died 1630) was the son of Fiach mac Aodh Ó Broin and Rose O'Toole. He was a Gaelic chieftain who in 1600 submitted to Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England ...

, a Gaelic chieftain died in 1630 *

Felim O'Neill of Kinard Sir Phelim Roe O'Neill of Kinard (Irish: ''Sir Féilim Rua Ó Néill na Ceann Ard''; 1604–1653) was an Irish politician and soldier who started the Irish rebellion in Ulster on 23 October 1641. He joined the Irish Catholic Confederati ...

(also Phelim MacShane O'Neill, or Féilim Ó Néill), Irish catholic nobleman leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and executed during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1652 * Felim Egan, Irish painter born in 1952 It is also used for: *

(also Feidhlimidh Mac Daill, or Felim mac Dall), a bard of the Irish mythology, father of Deirdre * Cavan Cathedral, consacred as Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim *

Slieve Felim Mountains The Slieve Felim Mountains ( ga, Sliabh Eibhlinne) are a mountain range in Munster, Ireland. They cover parts of County Limerick and County Tipperary. Historically, the name "Slieve Felim" meant the whole mountainous area between Murroe, Silvermi ...

(Irish: ''Sliabh Eibhlinne''), mountain range in Ireland in County Limerick *

Slieve Felim Way The Slieve Felim way is a long-distance trail through the Slieve Felim Mountains in Ireland. It is long and begins in Murroe, County Limerick and ends in Silvermines, County Tipperary. It is typically completed in two days. It is designated as ...

, a long-distance trail in Ireland between Murroe in County Limerick and Silvermine Mountains in County Tipperary.

Phelim

Phelim (Felix) O'Neill Felix O'Neill, also known as Phelim, and in Irish as Féilim Ó Néill (1670 — 11 September 1709, in Malplaquet), was a member of the Clandeboye O'Neill dynasty, and the ancestor of the current Chief of this Catholic Lineage. Life In the begin ...

(died 1709), head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, and Chief of this Catholic Lineage *

Phelim Boyle Phelim P. Boyle (born 1941), is an Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary, and a pioneer of quantitative finance. He is best known for initiating the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing. Biography Born on a farm in L ...

(born 1941), professor of finance in the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada *

Phelim Calleary Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Mayo North constitu ...

(1895–1974), Irish Fianna Fáil politician *

Phelim Caoch O'Neill Phelim Caoch O'Neill (Irish language, Irish: ''Feidhlimidh Caoch Ó Néill'') (1517 to 1542) was a prince of the Cenél nEógain. The eldest son of King Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone, Conn Bacach O'Neill. The then O'Neill, Conn's dynasty held ...

(also Phelim Caoch Ó Neill, or Feidhlimidh Caoch Ó Néill), Prince of the Cenél nEógain from 1517 to 1542 * Phelim Drew (born 1969), Irish actor *

Phelim McDermott Phelim McDermott (born 21 August 1963) is an English actor and stage director. He has directed plays and operas in Britain, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia. McDermott was a co-founder of the Improbable theatre in 1996. Career McD ...

(born 1963), English actor and stage director * Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan (1909–1994), politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the British House of Lords

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