Foinnchad son of Fáelán

Also known as Cú Cherca


King of Osraige


Events


Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.


Date of Death: 713.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Jaski (p. 126).


Relationships


Father: Fáelán son of Crundmael.

This relationship is given by Jaski (p. 126) and by Baldwin.

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.)


Anmchad.


Evidence


from the Annals of Ulster (s.a. 713):


Cú Cherca, king of Osraige, dies.


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. “Kings of Osraige”.


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