Faelan mac Cormaic

King of Deisi Muman

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 966.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Baldwin.

Relationships

Father: Cormac mac Mothla.

This relationship is given by Baldwin and by Jaski (p. 139).

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Art Chorb.

Domnall (died 996), king of Deisi Muman.

Aife ingen Fáeláin married Donnchad mac Cellaig.

Evidence

from the Annals of Ulster (s.a. 966):

Muiredach son of Fergus, successor of Patrick, Cathasach son of Murchadán, bishop of Ard Macha, Faelán son of Cormac, king of the Déisi of Mumu, and Faelán, king of Laigin, died.

References

The Annals of Ulster (Mac Airt & Mac Niocaill trans., Pádraig Bambury, Stephen Beechinor, compilers) (CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College, Cork, 2000).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Eve of Leinster and Radnaillt of Dublin”, a posting (26 February 1998) to soc.genealogy.medieval.

Jaski, Bart. “The traditional rule of succession in early Ireland” (Ph.D. thesis, Trinity College Dublin, 1994). Appendix 2, Genealogical tables of medieval Irish royal dynasties. Online PDF:

https://www.academia.edu/4144299/Genealogical_tables_of_medieval_Irish_royal_dynasties