Fíachna Lonn mac Cóelbad ("the fierce") (flourished 482) was a
Dal nAraide
In Indian cuisine, ''dal'' (also spelled ''daal'' or ''dhal''; pronunciation: , Hindi: दाल, Urdu: ) are dried, split pulses (e.g., lentils, peas, and beans) that do not require soaking before cooking. India is the largest producer of ...
king in modern County Antrim, Ulster. He was the son of
Cáelbad
Cáelbad (Cáelbhadh, Caolbhadh, Caolbhaidh), son of Cronn Badhraoi, a descendant of Mal mac Rochride, was, according to Lebor Gabála Érenn, a High King of Ireland for a period of one year. Inneacht daughter of Lughaidh was the mother of Caolbha ...
mac Cruind Ba Druí, a high king of Ireland and
King of Ulster
The King of Ulster (Old Irish: ''Rí Ulad'', Modern Irish: ''Rí Uladh'') also known as the King of Ulaid and King of the Ulaid, was any of the kings of the Irish provincial over-kingdom of Ulaid. The title rí in Chóicid, which means "king of ...
and brother of the previous Dal nAraide kings
Sárán mac Cóelbad
Sárán mac Cóelbad (flourished circa third quarter of 5th century) was a Dal nAraide king in the time of Saint Patrick. He was the son of Cáelbad mac Cruind Ba Druí, a high king of Ireland and King of Ulster. He is listed in king lists such ...
and
Condlae mac Cóelbad
Condlae mac Cóelbad (flourished later 5th century) was a Dal nAraide king in the time of Saint Patrick. He was the son of Cáelbad mac Cruind Ba Druí, a high king of Ireland and King of Ulster and brother of the previous Dal nAraide king Sárán ...
.
He is listed in king lists as successor to his brothers. In some annals he is mentioned as a participant in the Battle of Ochae (Faughan Hill, near Kells) in 482 which overthrew the high king
Ailill Molt of
Connacht
Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and Del ...
. The ''Annals of Ulster'' call him the son of the King of Dal nAraide. While other later annals such as the ''Chronicum Scotorum'' call him King of Dal nAraide.
[''Chronicum Scotorum'', CS 482]
The descendants of his brother Condlae were to provide the ruling line the Uí Chóelbad of Dal nAraide.
Notes
References
* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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University College Cork* ''Chronicum Scotorum'' a
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University College Cork* Gearoid Mac Niocaill (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
External links
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University College Cork
Kings of Dál nAraidi
5th-century Irish monarchs
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