Fráech mac Finchada

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Fráech mac Finchada or Fróech mac Findchado (died 495)^[1] was a king of Leinster. Fráech was a member of the Dál Messin Corb dynasty's principal sub-sept, the Uí Garrchon. He succeeded his father, Fincath mac Garrchu, (died 486).^[2] He ruled from 486-495.^[3]

The annals record a defeat of the Leinstermen at the Battle of Taillten in 494 by Coirpre mac Néill.^[4] This is associated with the Ui Neill conquest of Brega and the taking of Tailtiu.^[5] In 495 Fráech was defeated and slain by Eochu mac Coirpri at the second Battle of Grainaret (Granard, County Longford) in Tethba.^[6]

1 Notes
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

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^ all dates per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
^ Francis J.Byrne, Irish Kings and High-Kings, Table 8
^ The Book of Leinster gives him a reign of 11 years
^ Annals of Ulster AU 494.1; Annals of Tigernach AT 494.1
^ T.M. Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland, pg.448-449
^ Annals of Ulster AU 493.3, 495.1; Annals of Tigernach AT 495.1

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Kings of Leinster

[edit] References

Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Charles-Edwards, T. M. (2000), Early Christian Ireland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-36395-0
Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
Book of Leinster,Rig Laigin at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
Ireland, 400-800, pp.188, by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín A New History of Ireland, Vol.I, ISBN 0 19 821737 4 (edited Ó Cróinín).

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CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork includes: Gein Branduib (original & translation), Annals of Ulster, Annals of Tigernach, Annals of Innisfallen and others.