Flaíthnia mac Cináeda was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly

County Offaly

County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...

. He was the son of Cináed mac Flainn

Cináed mac Flainn

Cináed mac Flainn was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was one of the many sons of Fland Dá Chongal, a previous king. He ruled from 757 to 770...

 (died 770), a previous king. He ruled from 803-806.

The over king of Leinster Fínsnechta Cethardec

Fínsnechta Cethardec

Finsnechta Cethardec mac Cellaig was a King of Leinster of the Uí Dúnchada sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Cellach mac Dúnchada , a previous king. He ruled from 795 to 808...

 mac Cellaig (died 808) was working to ensure his control of the church of Kildare which led to conflict with the Uí Failge. His predecessor Óengus mac Mugróin

Óengus mac Mugróin

Óengus mac Mugróin was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the son of Mugrón mac Flainn , a previous king. He ruled from 783 to 803....

(died 803) had been assassinated by the orders of Finsnechta and in 806, Flaíthnia was himself assassinated at his royal fort at Ráith Imgáin (Rathangan, County Kildare). This was probably also the work of Finsnechta.

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• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork