Fland Dá Chongal or Flann Ua Congaile (flourished late 7th century) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of

County Offaly County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland, ancient Kingdom of Uí ...

. Fland is not mentioned in the annals of Ireland but appears in king lists and genealogies. The king lists in the ''Book of Leinster'' place his reign before Cillíne mac Forannáin (died 652), however the death obits of his sons would place his reign later. He was most likely a contemporary of

Cellach Cualann Cellach Cualann mac Gerthidi (died 715) was the last king of Leinster from the Uí Máil dynasty. Cellach's byname is derived from the land of ''Cualu'' which lay around Glendalough. Cellach's father was not king of Leinster; his second cousin ...

(died 715), king of Leinster and the predecessor of

Forbassach Ua Congaile Forbassach Ua Congaile (died 714) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. The king lists in the ''Book of Leinster'' give him a reign of three years, giving a possible reign of 711–714. He was related to his predecessor ...

(died 714). Forbasach ruled for three years according to the ''Book of Leinster'' and Fland for fourteen years which gives a possible reign of 697-711 for Fland. Fland was the great great grandson of a brother of Áed Róin mac Cathail (died 604), a previous king. Fland had twelve children by at least three different wives: * by Érenach, daughter of

Murchad Midi Murchad mac Diarmato (died 715), called Murchad Midi (Murchad of Meath), was an Irish king. One of four or more sons of Diarmait Dian, he succeeded his father as King of Uisnech at the latter's death in 689. Life The Kings of Uisnech rule ...

(died 715) of

Uisnech The Hill of Uisneach or Ushnagh ( or ) is a hill and ancient ceremonial site in the barony of Rathconrath in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is a protected national monument. It consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—prehistoric and medi ...

: Mugrón mac Flainn (died 782), King of Uí Failge; Cináed mac Flainn (died 770), King of Uí Failge; Cummascach mac Flainn (died 757), King of Uí Failge; Flaithbertach * by a daughter of a certain Fland Léna: Tomaltach, Indrechtach, Írgalach, Cathassach * by a woman of the

Uí Dúnlainge The Uí Dúnlainge, from the Old Irish "grandsons (or descendants) of Dúnlaing", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster kings who traced their descent from Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada, a fifth-century King of Leinster. He was said to be a cousin of ...

branch of the Laigin: Cairpre, Flaithnia mac Flainn (died 755), a King of Uí Failge, Cellach (died 770), Máel Fuataich * other sons included Ailill Corrach mac Flainn (died 741), King of Uí Failge; Óengus Four of Fland's sons were slain at the Battle of Áth Senaig in 738 when the men of Leinster were crushed by the high king

Áed Allán Áed Allán (or Áed mac Fergaile) (died 743) was an 8th-century Irish king of Ailech and High King of Ireland. Áed Allán was the son of Fergal mac Máele Dúin and a member of the Cenél nEógain, a branch of the Northern Uí Néill. Ferga ...

.Mac Niocaill. pg.125; Byrne, pg.147; Ó Cróinín, pg.200 fland's descendants were known as the Uí Flaind.

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* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press, * Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), ''Ireland before the Vikings'', Dublin: Gill and Macmillan * Ó Cróinín, Dáibhí (2005), ''A New History of Ireland'', Volume One, Oxford: Oxford University Press *
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