Fiachna or Fiachnae is a name borne by several figures from Irish history and legend, including:
Meaning- War Dodger- Fiach-Nah "Hippie" (Battle Fairy)
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Fiachnae mac Báetáin, king of the
Dál nAraidi
Dál nAraidi (; "Araide's part") or Dál Araide, sometimes Latinised as Dalaradia or Anglicised as Dalaray,Boyd, Hugh AlexanderIrish Dalriada ''The Glynns: Journal of The Glens of Antrim Historical Society''. Volume 76 (1978). was a Cruthin ki ...
in the 7th century
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Fiachnae mac Demmáin, king of the
Dál Fiatach
Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland during the Middle Ages. It was part of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, and they were its main ruling dynasty for most of Ulaid's history. Their ...
in the 7th century
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Fiachan of Lismore, (died 630), early Irish monk who was venerated as a saint.
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Fiachna Ó Braonáin (born 1965), Irish rock musician (
Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock band that combine traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel, and rock. Formed in 1985 in Dublin, they started as street performers. Their first album, ''People'' (1988), was the most success ...
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Similar names
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Fiach
Fiach is an Irish male given name. It may refer to:
* Saint Fiacc, fifth-century bishop of Sletty in Ireland
* Fiach McHugh O'Byrne (1534–1597) Irish chief
* Fiach Mac Conghail (born 1964) Irish theatre director and Senator
* Fiach Moriarty, I ...
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Fiacha
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Fiachra
Fiachra is an Irish male given name. It may refer to:
Clerics
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* Saint Fiacre of Breuil (died 670), missionary in France
* Fiachra mac Colmain (500-558) Bishop of Armagh
* Fiachra Ua Focarta (died 1006) abbot of Clonfert
* Fiachra Ó Cealla ...
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Irish-language masculine given names