Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (died 639) was a

King of Munster The kings of Munster ( ga, Rí Mumhan), ruled from the establishment of Munster during the Irish Iron Age, until the High Middle Ages. According to Gaelic traditional history, laid out in works such as the '' Book of Invasions'', the earliest ...

from the

Eóganacht Chaisil Eóganacht Chaisil were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster between the 5th and 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (County Tipperary) which was the capital of the early Catholic kingdom of Munster. They were d ...

branch of the Eoganachta. He succeeded

Cathal mac Áedo Cathal mac Áedo Flaind Chathrach (died 627) was a King of Cashel in Munster from the Glendamnach sept of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Áed Fland Cathrach and grandson of Coirpre Cromm mac Crimthainn (died 577) a previous king of Cashel. H ...

Flaind Chathrach of the Glendamnach branch in 628. He was the younger brother of a previous king

Fíngen mac Áedo Duib Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (Modern Irish: ''Finghin mac Aodha Dhuibh'', IPA: �fʲɪɲʝənʲmˠəkˈiːəɣəvʲ (died 618) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the great-grandson of Feidlimid mac Óengusa ...

(d. 618). His sobriquet Flann meant "blood-red".

Career

In 629, he fought the Battle of Carn Feradaig (Cahernarry,

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) versus

Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (died 663) was a king of Connacht. A member of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne and son of king Colmán mac Cobthaig (died 622). Guaire ruled at the height of Ui Fiachrach Aidne power in south Connacht. Early reign Guaire app ...

(d.663) of the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne of

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. Faílbe won the battle and Guaire was put to flight and his ally

Conall mac Máele Dúib Conall mac Máele Dúib, died 629, ) 14th King of the Uí Maine. In his time the Uí Maine were allied and subject to the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne, a branch of the Connachta. They were ruled at this time by Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (died 663) wh ...

of the

Uí Maine U or u, is the twenty-first and sixth-to-last letter and fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''u'' (pro ...

and many Connaught nobles were slain. Guaire ruled at the height of Ui Fiachrach power in south Connaught and sought to recover the lost Connaught territories in

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. Byrne believes that the true expansion of the Deisi into

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dates from this battle. The other important event of his reign was the Battle of Áth Goan in the western Liffey plain fought in 636. In this battle Faílbe intervened in the

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kingship. He gave his support to

Fáelán mac Colmáin Fáelán mac Colmáin (died 666) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Colmán Már mac Coirpri, a previous king. Faelan was the founder of the true fortunes of the Ui Dunlainge dynasty.Byrne, pg.15 ...

(died 666) of the

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versus

Crimthann mac Áedo Crimthann mac Áedo (died 633) was a King of Leinster from the Uí Máil branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Áed Dibchine mac Senaig (died 595), a previous king. He would have succeeded sometime after the death of Rónán mac Colmáin. His b ...

of the

Uí Máil Uí Máil were an Irish dynasty of Leinster. They were descended from Maine Mál, the brother of the legendary high king Cathair Mór. The Uí Máil were a dominant dynasty in Leinster competing for the kingship in the 7th century before being event ...

who was king of Leinster. Failbe and Fáelán were allied with

Conall Guthbinn Conall mac Suibni (died 635), called Conall Guthbinn, Prince of Meath, was King of Uisnech in Mide of the Clann Cholmáin. He was the son of Suibne mac Colmáin (died 600), a previous king.Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', p. 604, tab ...

mac Suibni (died 637) of

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. They were victorious and Crimthann was slain. A Munster tract claims that Faílbe paid the tribute of the Laigin to the Ui Neill but Byrne dismisses this as later Munster propaganda to claim Leth Moga (the southern half of Ireland).Byrne, pg.151

Family and descendants

Faílbe's descendants were known as the Clann Faílbe sept of the Cashail branch, later known as the

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, rulers of the

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, as well as the principalities of

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. His son

Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind Colgú mac Faílbe Flaind (died 678) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the son of Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib (d. 639),Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 12 a previous king. H ...

(died 678) was also a King of Munster.

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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' a
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* ''Annals of Ulster'' a

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* ''Annals of Innisfallen'' a

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* Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Geoffrey Keating, ''History of Ireland'' a

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of McCarthy's synchronisms at

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. * Faílbe Flann is mentioned in various volumes of Peter Tremayne (Peter Berresford Ellis)'s "Sister Fidelma Mysteries" as the father of the fictional detective for whom the series is named.

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