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Fínsnechta Fledach mac Dúnchada (died 695) was High King of Ireland. Fínsnechta belonged to the southern Síl nÁedo Sláine sept of the Uí Néill and was King of Brega, in modern County Meath, Ireland. He was a grandson of Áed Sláine.〔T.M. Charles-Edwards, ''Early Christian Ireland'', Appendix II〕 His father Dúnchad had died in 659.〔''Annals of Ulster'' AU 659.1; ''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 655.5, 658.1〕 His byname "Fledach" meant "the bountiful" or "the festive". ==High King== He became King of Brega and High King in 675, after killing his predecessor, and first cousin, Cenn Fáelad in battle at Aircheltra, a place which is not identified.〔''Annals of the Four Masters'' state it was in Ui Maine〕 The ''Fragmentary Annals of Ireland'' relate how Finsnechta won support by his generosity. Among those he won over were the king of Fir Rois and Saint Adomnán. According to this annal, he had been granted a stewardship by Cenn Fáelad, but was unsatisfied with this and ecouraged by his friend of Fir Rois he challenged Cenn Faelad to batlle and won the kingship.〔''Fragmentary Annals'', FA 67〕 He appears to have faced resistance from the King of Leinster, a Battle of Loch Gabor(Lagore) was fought in 677.〔''Annals of Ulster'' AU 677.3〕 There was mutual slaughter on both sides but Finsnechta emerged the victor. In 680 Finsnechta had the King of Leinster, Fiannamail mac Máele Tuile, assassinated.〔''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 680.3〕 Finsnechta was involved in the north as well. In 676 he destroyed Ailech, center of Cenél nEógain power.〔''Annals of Ulster'' AU 676.4〕 He fought Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic (d. 718), King of Ulster, in 679 at the Battle of Tailtiu.〔''Annals of Tigernach'' AT 679.3〕 In June 684 Ecgfrith, the King of Northumbria, sent an army under Berht to Ireland which laid waste to the plain of Brega, the heart of Fínsnechta's kingdom.〔Bede. ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum''.〕 The reasons for the sending of the army are unclear. The hostages taken in the raid were later returned through the offices of Adomnán in 687.〔''Annals of Ulster'' AU 685.2; AU 687.5〕 According to the saga Bóroma ("The Cattle Tribute"), it is mentioned that the Fínsnechta Fledach undertook an expedition against Leinster when the Laigin refused to pay the cattle tribute. The Leinster king Bran Mut mac Conaill (died 693) assembled the Leinster forces and sent Saint Moling (d. 697), the abbot of Ferns, to negotiate with Fisnechta. Mo-Ling tricked Fisnechta into remitting the tribute. As a result, Saint Adomnan grew angry with the high king and cursed saying that his descendants would have no fame. Finsnechta did penance to Adomnan and was forgiven for remitting the Boruma.〔( Bóroma ) at Dan Wiley's site on the ''Cycles of the Kings''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fínsnechta Fledach」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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