Fáelán son of Crundmael

King of Osraige

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 660.

Place of Death: unknown.

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

Relationships

Father: Crundmael.

This relationship is given by Jaski (p. 126). Baldwin (ELRD) observes that “Kelley suggests that the line might be valid "at least to the third century A.D.," but I can see no reasonable possibility that such a statement might be true for this or any other Irish family. The pedigree is quite solid back to the late seventh century, but the earlier dynastic history of Osraige is obscure, and confused further by the fact that another dynasty apparently occupied the throne in the late sixth and early seventh centuries. See the discussion in "Ireland before the Vikings", by Gearoid Mac Niocaill (Gill History of Ireland, vol. 1, Dublin 1972), especially pp. 84-86, 98-99, 127, 129.” Jaski gives Crundmael’s line as: Crundmael, son of Rónán (rígflatha), son of Colmán (Cenn Fáelad) (died 605), son of Bicne Cáech, son of Laignech Fáelad, son of Rumaind Duach, son of Conall.

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.)

Foinnchad (Cú Cherca) (died 713).

Ailill.

Evidence

from the Annals of Tigernach (s.a. 659):

The slaying of Faelán, king of Ossory, by Leinstermen.

References

The Annals of Tigernach (Gearóid Mac Niocaill trans.). CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts (University College, Cork, 2010).

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

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