Cillíne mac Forannáin

Cillíne mac Forannáin (died 652) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the great grandson of a brother (Máel Uma) of Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), a previous king.^[1]

He is listed as king in the Book of Leinster king list and is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare.^[2] His exact reign dates are uncertain. Though listed after Ailill mac Áedo Róin (died 639) in the king list; the poem mentions a king named Conaing between their reigns.^[3]

He was slain in internal conflict among the Uí Failge at the Battle of Cúil Corra.^[4] He was apparently succeeded by a certain Máel Dúin. Eventually his nephew Fland Dá Chongal became king.

Notes

1. ^ Mac Niocaill, pg.92
2. ^ Byrne, pg.153-154
3. ^ Book of Leinster king lists give him a reign of 3 years
4. ^ Annals of Ulster, AU 652.2; Annals of Tigernach, AT 652.4; Byrne, pg.154

See also

• Kings of Ui Failghe

References

• Annals of Ulster at [1] at University College Cork
• Annals of Tigernach at [2] at 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 [3] at University College Cork

External links

• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

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Name	Cilline Mac Forannain
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Short description	King of the Uí Failge
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	652
Place of death