Fiachnae mac Ainbítha

Fiachnae mac Ainbítha (died 886) or Fiachna mac Ainfítha was a Dál Fiatach king of Ulaid, which is now Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of Ainbíth mac Áedo (died 882),a previous king of Ulaid.^[1] He ruled briefly in 886.^[2]

In 883 he was responsible for the killing of his uncle Eochocán mac Áedo, leth-rí (half-king or co-ruler) of Ulaid jointly with his other uncle, Airemón mac Áedo (died 886).^[3] Fiachnae succeeded Airemón as sole king in 886 but was promptly killed by his own associates.^[4]

Notes[edit]

^ Byrne, Table 6
^ the Book of Leinster king list gives a reign of 1 year
^ Annals of Ulster, AU 883.6
^ AU 886.3

References[edit]

Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9

External links[edit]

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

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[1] Byrne, Table 6

[2] the Book of Leinster king list gives a reign of 1 year

[3] Annals of Ulster, AU 883.6

[4] AU 886.3

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