Fín, Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 Princess

Princess

Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....

, fl. 7th century.

Fín was a daughter or granddaughter of Colmán Rímid

Colmán Rímid

Colmán Rímid was an Irish king who is included in some lists as a High King of Ireland. Colmán was the son of Báetán mac Muirchertaig , also considered to be a high king, and belonged to the Cenél nEógain branch of the northern Uí Néill...

 (died 604) of Cenél nEógain

Cenél nEógain

Cenél nEóġain is the name of the "kindred" or descendants of Eógan mac Néill , son of Niall Noígiallach who founded the kingdom of Tír Eoghain in the 5th century...

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She formed some sort of marriage with Oswiu of Northumbria

Oswiu of Northumbria

Oswiu , also known as Oswy or Oswig , was a King of Bernicia. His father, Æthelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against Rædwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616...

 (c. 612 – 15 February 670), by whom she had Oswiu (c. 612 – 15 February 670),

Family tree

Báetán mac Muirchertaig
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Colmán Rímid Máel Umai Forannán Fergus Ailill.
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? Hui Forannáin Cenél Forgusa | |
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| Cenn Fáelad mac Aillila Sabina
Fín = Oswiu of Northumbria |
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| Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Oswiu
= ?
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Osred I of Northumbria Offa Osric? Osana?

External links

• http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Fine.shtml
• http://www.celt.dias.ie/publications/celtica/c22/c22-64.pdf