Fáelchar Ua Máele Ódrain (died 693) or Fáelchar mac Forandla 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 () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ir ...

. He is called the grandson of Máel Ódra in the Irish annals. The genealogies state that Máel Ódra was the son of Scannlan Mór mac Colmáin (died 644), a previous king of Osraige. The father of Fáelchar is named as Forandl. The dynasty that ruled over Osraige 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 may have ruled from 678 to 693. Osraige was part of the kingdom of

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

at this time and conflicts between Osraige and the men of

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

, the Laigin, are recorded in the annals for the seventh and eight centuries. In 693, Fáelchar was slain in a battle with the Laigin.''Annals of Ulster'' AU 693.4; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 693.4 His son

Cellach mac Fáelchair Cellach mac Fáelchair (died 735) or Cellach Raigni was a King of Osraige in modern County Kilkenny. He was the son of Fáelchar Ua Máele Ódrain (died 693), a previous king. The dynasty that ruled over Osraige in the early Christian period wa ...

(died 735) was also King of Osraige.

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References

* ''Annals of Ulster'' a
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* ''Annals of Tigernach'' 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 7th-century Irish monarchs People from County Kilkenny 693 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub