Uí Garrchon

Uí Garrchon

The Uí Garrchon were the principal sub-sept of the Dál Messin Corb, who were the ruling dynasty of Leinster, Ireland for much of the fifth century. Their main opponents outside of Leinster were the nascent Uí Néill. Their known kings include:

* Driccriu
* Cilline mac Rónain
* Marcán mac Cilline
* Fincath mac Garrchu, died 485
* Fráech mac Finchada, died 495

References

* Byrne, Francis John, "Irish Kings and High-Kings" Batsford, London, 1973. ISBN 0-7134-5882-8
* "Ireland, 400-800", pp.188, by Dáibhí Ó Cróinín "A New History of Ireland", Vol.I, ISBN 0 19 821737 4 (edited Ó Cróinín).

External links

* [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at University College Cork includes: [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100041/index.html Gein Branduib] (original & translation), Annals of Ulster, Annals of Tigernach, Annals of Innisfallen and others.


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