Flaíthnia Mac Cináeda
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Flaíthnia mac Cináeda (died 806) 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 ...
. He was the son of
Cináed mac Flainn Cináed mac Flainn (died 770) was the king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was one of the many sons of Fland Dá Chongal, a previous king. He ruled from 757 to 770. He was the second of Fland's sons by Érenach, daughter o ...
(died 770), a previous king. He ruled from 803-806. The over king of Leinster
Fínsnechta Cethardec Finsnechta Cethardec mac Cellaig (died 808) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Dúnchada sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Cellach mac Dúnchada (died 776), a previous king. He ruled from 795 to 808. His byname Ceth ...
mac Cellaig (died 808) was working to ensure his control of the church of Kildare which led to conflict with the Uí Failge. His predecessor Óengus mac Mugróin (died 803) had been assassinated by the orders of Finsnechta and in 806, Flaíthnia was himself assassinated at his royal fort at Ráith Imgáin (Rathangan, County Kildare).''Annals of Ulster'', AU 806.10; Byrne, pg. 160 This was probably also the work of Finsnechta.


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Kings of Ui Failghe Kings or King's may refer to: *Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations. *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...


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* ''Annals of Ulster'' a

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University College Cork
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Dublin: Four Courts Press, * ''Book of Leinster'',''Rig hua Falge'' a

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University College Cork


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University College Cork
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flaithnia Mac Cinaeda 806 deaths 9th-century Irish monarchs Year of birth unknown