Flaithbertach
Flaithbertach is an Irish language male name meaning 'bright ruler'. It is also the origins of the Irish surname Flaithbheartaigh, Anglicised as Laverty and Lafferty in Ulster, and Flaverty and Flaherty in Connacht. It might refer to:
- Flaithbertach mac Loingsig (died 765), High King of Ireland
- Flaithbertach mac Inmainén (died 944), King of Munster and abbot of Scattery Island
- Flaithbertach Ua Néill (died 1036), King of Ailech
- Flaithbertach Mac Cathmhaoil (died 1238), arch-chief of Cenel-Feradhaigh, crown of championship and generosity of the Gaidhil (Irish Geal) and arch-chief, moreover, of Clann-Conghaile (Connelly) and Ui-Cennfhoda (Tirkennedy) in Tir-Manach (Fermanagh).[1]
References
- ↑ Annala Uladh: 1057-1131: 1155-1378, ed. by B. MacCarthy edited by William Maunsell Hennessy, Bartholomew MacCarthy https://books.google.com/books?id=acvUAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA297&lpg=PA297&dq=Flaithbertach
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.