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
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Fiachra mac Colmain (500-558) Bishop of Armagh
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Fiachra Ua Focarta (died 1006) abbot of Clonfert
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Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh (born 1933) bishop of Dublin
Legendary kings
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Fiachrae
Fiachrae was an Irish prince, the son of the high king Eochaid Mugmedón (d.362) by his wife Mongfind, sister of Crimthann mac Fidaig (d.367).Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 1 He was ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasti ...
son of Eochaid Mugmedon and namesake of Tireragh, County Sligo
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Fiachra Suighe legendary pre-Christian founder of the Dal Fiachrach Suighe
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Fiacha mac Delbaíth
In Irish mythology, Fiacha (, sometimes Fiachu, Fiachra or Fiachna), son of Delbáeth, of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was a legendary High King of Ireland. According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', he took the throne after his father was overthrown ...
, legendary High King
Medieval kings
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Fiachra Cossalach (died 710) king in Ulster
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Fiachra Finn (fl 5th century) king of Uí Maine in Connacht
Sportsmen
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Fiachra McArdle (b.1983) association footballer
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Fiachra Breathnach (b.1986) Gaelic footballer from Galway
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Fiachra Lynch (b.1987) Gaelic footballer from Cork
Other
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* Fiachra, mythological son of
Ler from the
Children of Lir
The ''Children of Lir'' () is a legend from Irish mythology. It is a tale from the post-Christianisation period that mixes magical elements such as druidic wands and spells with a Christian message of Christian faith bringing freedom from su ...
legend
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Fiachra Mac Brádaigh (1690-1760) writer
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Fiachra Trench (b.1941) composer
See also
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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, ...
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Fiacha
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Fiachna
Fiachna or Fiachnae is a name borne by several figures from Irish history and legend, including:
*Fiachnae mac Báetáin, king of the Dál nAraidi in the 7th century
*Fiachnae mac Demmáin, king of the Dál Fiatach in the 7th century
*Fiachan of L ...
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List of Irish-language given names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an angl ...
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Irish-language masculine given names
Masculine given names