Cummascach_mac_Flainn Knowpia

Cummascach mac Flainn (died 757) 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.^[1] He ruled from 755 to 757.^[2] He was the first of Fland's sons by Érenach, daughter of Murchad Midi (died 715) of Uisnech to hold the throne.^{[citation needed]}

Not mentioned in the Annals of Ulster, the Annals of Tigernach record that he was slain in 757 by Máel Dúin mac Áedo (died 786), King of Munster.^[3]

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^ Mac Niocaill, pg.127
^ in the Book of Leinster king list he is given a reign of 10 years.
^ Annals of Tigernach, AT 757.6

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Annals of Tigernach at [1] at University College Cork
Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan
Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at [2] at University College Cork

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CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork

[1] Mac Niocaill, pg.127

[2] the Book of Leinster king list he is given a reign of 10 years.

[3] Annals of Tigernach, AT 757.6

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