Cú Cherca mac Fáeláin (died 712) 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 County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the ...

. He was the son of Fáelán mac Crundmaíl (died 660), a previous king.''Rawlinson Genealogies'', pg.111 The dynasty that ruled over

Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home of ...

in the early Christian period was known as the

Dál Birn ''Dál Birn'' (''"portion" of Birn'') is a tribal epithet found in Irish sources which refers to the descendants of Loegaire Birn Buadach, the hereditary ruling lineage of the kingdom of Osraige in Ireland. Lineage This illustrious lineage produ ...

. He ruled from 693 to 712. The Irish annals mention only his death. His son

Anmchad mac Con Cherca Anmchad mac Con Cherca (died 760s) was king of Osraige, a kingdom largely situated in modern County Kilkenny and western County Laois and forming part of the kingdom and province of Munster in south and south-west Ireland. Anmchad was an active ...

(died circa 761) was also King of Osraige.

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

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* ''Book of Leinster'',''Reges Ossairge'' a

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* ''Genealogies from Rawlinson B 502'', compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin a

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Kings of Osraige FitzPatrick dynasty 712 deaths 8th-century Irish monarchs People from County Kilkenny Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub Gaels