Ailill Corrach mac Flainn

Ailill Corrach mac Flainn (died 741) was a 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. [Mac Niocaill, pg.127] He ruled from 714-741. [in the "Book of Leinster" king list he is only given a reign of 18 years.] The byname Corrach means "unsteady".

Four of his brothers were slain at the Battle of Áth Senaig in 738 when the men of Leinster were crushed by the high king Áed Allán. [Mac Niocaill, pg.125; Byrne, pg.147] Ailill was killed in 741 but the circumstances are not given. ["Annals of Ulster", AU 741.9]

Notes

ee Also

* Kings of Ui Failghe

References

* "Annals of Ulster" at [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/index.html] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]
* Byrne, Francis John (2001), "Irish Kings and High-Kings", Dublin: Four Courts Press, ISBN 978-1-85182-196-9
* Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), "Ireland before the Vikings", Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
* "Book of Leinster","Rig hua Falge" at [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G800011A/index.html] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at [http://www.ucc.ie/ University College Cork]