Fincath mac Garrchu

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Fincath mac Garrchu or Findchad mac Garrchon (died 486)^[1] was a king of Leinster. He was a member of the Dál Messin Corb dynasty's principal sub-sept, the Uí Garrchon. He was he son of the founder of this sept Garrchú mac Fothaid.^[2]

Not mentioned as king in the Book of Leinster, he is however given this title in the Annals of Innisfallen. He was defeated and killed in the first Battle of Grainaret in 486 by the Uí Néill. The victor of this battle is variously given as Coirpre mac Néill or Muirchertach mac Ercae.^[3] Coipre mac Neill was probably the victor and it may record the conquest of north Tethbae and that it was fought near Granard (County Longford)^[4]

He was succeeded by his son, Fráech mac Finchada (died 495).

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
^ Annals of Ulster AU 485.1; Annals of Innisfallen AI 485.1
^ T.M.Charles-Edwards, Early Christian Ireland ,pg.448

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Kings of Leinster

[edit] References

Annals of Ulster at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
Annals of Innisfallen 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
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.