Féilim or Feidhlim, is an

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

masculine given name. The name is derived from the older form ''Feidhlimidh'' (). Féilim has been variously anglicised as ''Felim'', ''Phelim'', ''Feilmy'', ''Philip'' or '' Felix''.

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Feidlimid

Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm was a supposed king of Munster from the Glendamnach branch of the Eoganachta.Francis J.Byrne, ''Irish Kings and High-Kings'', Table 13 Not mentioned as king in the Annals or the ''Book of Leinster'', he is mentioned i ...

(d. 596?), perhaps king of Munster *

Feidlimid mac Cremthanin Fedelmid mac Crimthainn was the King of Munster between 820 and 846. He was numbered as a member of the Céli Dé, an abbot of Cork Abbey and Clonfert Abbey, and possibly a bishop. After his death, he was later considered a saint in some mar ...

(d. 846), king of Munster *

Fedlimid mac Daill Feidhlimidh Mac Daill (sometimes Felim mac Dall) was the father of Deirdre in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He was the bard of King Conchobar mac Nessa, whom he was entertaining when the news arrived of Deirdre's birth; the king's chief dru ...

(also Feidhlimidh Mac Daill, or Felim mac Dall), a bard of the Irish mythology, father of Deirdre *

Feidlimid mac Óengusa Feidlimid mac Óengusa (455-500), or Feidlimid Dub, was an Eoganachta King of Munster in the early 6th century. He was the son of Óengus mac Nad Froích, the first Christian king of Munster. The chronology of the 6th-century kings of Munster in ...

(d. ''c''. 500?), king of Munster * Feidlimid mac Tigernaig (d. 588?), perhaps king of Munster *

Fedlimid Rechtmar Fedlimid Rechtmar (; "the lawful, legitimate" or "the passionate, furious") or Rechtaid ("the judge, lawgiver"), son of Tuathal Techtmar, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His mother was Báin ...

Féilim

Saint Felim Saint Felim (also called Feilim, Feidlimid, Feidhlimidh, Felimy, Feidhilmethie, Feidlimthe, Fedlimid, Fedlimidh, Phelim, Phelime), an Irish Christian hermit and priest, was born, probably in Kiennacta Breagh, County Meath in the mid sixth centur ...

(also spelled Feidlimid, Feidhlimidh, Felimy, Feidhilmethie, Feidlimthe, Fedlimid, Fedlimidh, Phelim, or Phelime), an Irish hermit and priest of the mid sixth century *

Felim Ua Conchobair Felim O'Connor (Irish language, Irish: ''Feidlim Ua Conchobair'') was List of kings of Connacht, king of Connacht in Ireland, having been proclaimed king by Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Baron of Connaught, Richard Mór de Burgh in 1230, he reigned ...

(also Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair), king of Connacht between 1233 and 1265 *

Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the ...

, his son and king of Connacht between 1265 and 1274 *

Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair Aodh ( , , ; ) is a masculine Irish and Scottish Gaelic given name, which was traditionally anglicized as Hugh. The name means "fire" and was the name of a god in Irish mythology.The modern word meaning 'inflammation' or as a phrase with the I ...

, king of Connacht between 1274 and 1280 * Felim, Feilim or Fedlim Ó Conchobair, king of Connacht between 1310 and 1316 * Felim McFiach O'Byrne, a Gaelic chieftain died in 1630 *

Felim O'Neill of Kinard Sir Phelim Roe O'Neill of Kinard ( Irish: ''Sir Féilim Rua Ó Néill na Ceann Ard''; 1604–1653) was an Irish politician and soldier who started the Irish rebellion in Ulster on 23 October 1641. He joined the Irish Catholic Confede ...

(also Phelim MacShane O'Neill, or Féilim Ó Néill), Irish catholic nobleman leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and executed during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1652 * Felim Egan, Irish painter born in 1952 It is also used for: *

(also Feidhlimidh Mac Daill, or Felim mac Dall), a bard of the Irish mythology, father of Deirdre *

Cavan Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, also known as Cavan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cavan, Ireland. It is the Chair (official), seat of the Bishop of Kilmore, and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Dioc ...

, consacred as

Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, also known as Cavan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cavan, Ireland. It is the seat of the Bishop of Kilmore, and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore. H ...

Slieve Felim Mountains The Slieve Felim Mountains () are a mountain range in Munster, Ireland. They cover parts of County Limerick and County Tipperary. Historically, the name "Slieve Felim" meant the whole mountainous area between Murroe, Silvermines, Borrisoleigh and ...

(Irish: ''Sliabh Eibhlinne''), mountain range in Ireland in County Limerick *

Slieve Felim Way The Slieve Felim way is a long-distance trail through the Slieve Felim Mountains in Ireland. It is long, beginning in Murroe, County Limerick and ending in Silvermines, County Tipperary. It is typically completed in two days. Management The ...

, a long-distance trail in Ireland between Murroe in County Limerick and Silvermine Mountains in County Tipperary.

Phelim

Phelim (Felix) O'Neill Felix O'Neill, also known as Phelim, and in Irish as Féilim Ó Néill (1670 — 11 September 1709, in Malplaquet), was a member of the Clandeboye O'Neill dynasty, and the ancestor of the current Chief of this Catholic Lineage. Life In the begi ...

(died 1709), head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, and Chief of this Catholic Lineage *

Phelim Boyle Phelim P. Boyle (born 1941), is an Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary, and a pioneer of quantitative finance. He is best known for initiating the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing. Biography Born on a farm in ...

(born 1941), professor of finance in the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada *

Phelim Calleary Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969. Revolutionary period Calleary joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 ...

(1895–1974), Irish Fianna Fáil politician *

Phelim Caoch O'Neill Phelim Caoch O'Neill ( Irish: ''Feidhlimidh Caoch Ó Néill'', 1517-1542) was a prince of the Cenél nEógain. The eldest son of King Conn Bacach O'Neill. The then O'Neill, Conn's dynasty held lordship over significant parts of Ulster. Pheli ...

(also Phelim Caoch Ó Neill, or Feidhlimidh Caoch Ó Néill), Prince of the Cenél nEógain from 1517 to 1542 *

Phelim Drew Phelim Drew (born 1969) is an Irish actor. His credits include '' My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown'' (1989), '' Into the West'' (1992), ''Sharpe's Battle'' (1995), '' The Nephew'' (1998), ''Angela's Ashes'' (1999), '' Bloom'' (2003), ''K ...

(born 1969), Irish actor *

Phelim McDermott Phelim McDermott (born 21 August 1963) is an English actor and stage director. He has directed plays and operas in Britain, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia. McDermott was a co-founder of the Improbable theatre in 1996. Career McD ...

(born 1963), English actor and stage director *

Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan, PC (NI) (2 November 1909 – 20 December 1994), was a politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the British House of Lords. The son of Hugh O'Neill, a unionist politician, Phel ...

(1909–1994), politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the British House of Lords

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