Anluan mac Conchobhar was King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne was a kingdom located in what is now the south of Co. Galway.-Legendary origins and geography:...

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Following a long era of obscurity in the aftermath of the death of Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile

Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile

Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile was a King of Connacht from the Ui Fiachrach Aidhne branch of the Connachta. He was the grandson of Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin , the hero of many Irish sagas, and was the last member of this branch to hold the overlordship of Connacht.The kinglists have misplaced his reign...

 in 696

696

Year 696 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 696 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years....

, the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne dynasty enter the historical record in the early ninth century.

From the time of Anluan, its rulers and other notables were listed regularly in the annals till the end of Gaelic Ireland

Gaelic Ireland

Gaelic Ireland is the name given to the period when a Gaelic political order existed in Ireland. The order continued to exist after the arrival of the Anglo-Normans until about 1607 AD...

 in the 17th century.

Anluan may have been a son of King Conchubhar mac Cumasgach

Conchubhar mac Cumasgach

Conchubhar mac Cumasgach, King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, fl. 763.With the death of Fergal Aidne mac Artgaile, died 696, the kingdom of Aidhne entered an era of political insignificance, its rulers been confined to their immediate homeland and reduced to the status of mere lords...

 (died 763

763

Year 763 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 763 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Ciniod succeeds Bridei V as king of the...

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