The Uí Garrchon were the principal sub-sept of the Dál Messin Corb, who were the ruling dynasty of

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for much of the fifth century. Their main opponents outside of

were the

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. Their known kings include: * Driccriu * Cilline mac Rónain * Marcán mac Cilline * Fincath mac Garrchu, died 485 *

Fráech mac Finchada Fráech mac Finchada or Fróech mac Findchado (died 495) was a king of Leinster. Fráech was a member of the Dál Messin Corb dynasty's principal sub-sept, the Uí Garrchon. He succeeded his father, Fincath mac Garrchu, (died 485). He ruled from ...

, died 495

References

* Byrne, Francis John, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'' Batsford, London, 1973. * ''Ireland, 400-800'', pp. 188, by

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''A New History of Ireland'', Vol.I, (edited Ó Cróinín). * ''Carbury, Co. Kildare - topographical and onomastic hypotheses'', Caitriona Devane, in ''Above and beyond:Essays in memory of

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'', pp. 187–122, edited by

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and

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, Wordwell, 2005. .

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(original & translation), Annals of Ulster, Annals of Tigernach, Annals of Innisfallen and others. Gaelic-Irish nations and dynasties 5th-century Irish monarchs Dál Messin Corb Kings of Leinster {{Ireland-royal-stub