Taileflaith is a rare Gaelic-Irish woman's name from the early Irish historic era, found in the kingdoms of

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

and

Laigin The Laigin, modern spelling Laighin (), were a Gaelic population group of early Ireland. They gave their name to the Kingdom of Leinster, which in the medieval era was known in Irish as ''Cóiced Laigen'', meaning "Fifth/province of the Leinste ...

Bearers of the name

Almost the only one attested is Taileflaith ingen Cathail (fl. 728), described as ''mnaoi an Dunchada, .i. Tualaith, inghean Cathail m. Finguine, ri Mumhan'', {{Needs translation who died as Queen of

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

between 749 and 754. Her husband was

Dúnchad mac Murchado Dunchad may refer to any of several historical figures, several of them of the Clan Duncan; see also Donnchadh: *Dúnchad Muirisci (died 683), king of Connacht * Dunchad I of Iona, abbot of Iona 707-717 * Cellach mac Dunchad, one of the kings of L ...

(died 728), and her father was

Cathal mac Finguine Cathal mac Finguine (died 742) was an Irish King of Munster or Cashel, and effectively High King of Ireland as well. He belonged to the Eóganacht Glendamnach sept of the dominant Eóganachta kin-group whose members dominated Munster from the 7t ...

of the

Eóganacht Glendamnach Eóganacht Glendamnach were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster during the 5th-10th centuries. They took their name from Glendamnach ( Glanworth, County Cork). They were descended from Óengus mac Nad Froích (died 489), the ...

(died 742), who was King of Munster or Cashel and High King of Ireland. After Dúnchad mac Murchada was defeated at the Battle of Ailenn by his younger brother Fáelán mac Murchada, Taileflaith married Fáelán. Her son by Fáelán may be

Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin (died 785) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Fáelán mac Murchado (died 738), a previous king. This sept had their royal seat at Naas in the ea ...

. Taileflaith's son by Dúnchad,

Cellach mac Dúnchada Cellach mac Dúnchada (died 776) was a King of Leinster of the Uí Dúnchada sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin. He was the son of Dúnchad mac Murchado (died 728), and Taileflaith. This sept had their royal seat at Líamhain (Lyons ...

(died 776) was a king of Leinster and ancestor of the

Uí Dúnlainge The Uí Dúnlainge, from the Old Irish "grandsons (or descendants) of Dúnlaing", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster kings who traced their descent from Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada, a fifth-century King of Leinster. He was said to be a cousin of ...

of the kingdom of

. The families of Ó Broin, Ó Tuathail, and Mac Gilla Mo-Cholmóg are the most prominent of her descendants.

References

* http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Tuathflaith.shtml Irish-language feminine given names Feminine given names