Aedh Mac Fhlannchaidh (died 1492) was an Irish

brehon Brehon (, ) is a term for a historical arbitration, mediative, and judicial role in Gaelic culture. Brehons were part of the system of Early Irish law, which was also simply called " Brehon law". Brehons were judges, close in importance to the ...

lawyer and

Ollamh An or ollamh (; anglicised as ollave or ollav), plural ollomain, in early Irish literature, was a master in a particular trade or skill. Bard Generally, ''ollam'' referred to a professional poet or bard of literature and history, and a membe ...

Thomond Thomond ( Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the Kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

. Mac Fhlannchaidh was a native of Corcomroe,

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

. In 1482, Murchadh Mac Fhlannchaidh, his designated successor, died. It is unknown what relationship they bore. Aedh himself died ten years later, according to the

Annals of the Four Masters The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...

: * ''1492.34 Hugh Mac Clancy, Chief Brehon and Professor of Law in Thomond, died.''

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005D/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac Fhlannchaidh, Aedh Medieval Gaels from Ireland 15th-century Irish lawyers People from County Clare