Cillíne mac Forannáin (died 652) was a king of the Uí Failge, a Laigin people of County Offaly. He was the great grandson of a brother (Máel Uma) of Áed Rón mac Cathail (died 604), a previous king.Mac Niocaill, pg.92
He is listed as king in the Book of Leinster king list and is also mentioned in a poem in the genealogies about the royal fort at Rathangan, County Kildare.Byrne, pg.153-154 His exact reign dates are uncertain. Though listed after Ailill mac Áedo Róin (died 639) in the king list; the poem mentions a king named Conaing between their reigns.Book of Leinster king lists give him a reign of 3 years
He was slain in internal conflict among the Uí Failge at the Battle of Cúil Corra.Annals of Ulster, AU 652.2; Annals of Tigernach, AT 652.4; Byrne, pg.154 He was apparently succeeded by a certain Máel Dúin. Eventually his nephew Fland Dá Chongal became king.
Notes
See also Kings of Ui Failghe
References
Annals of Ulster at at University College Cork Annals of Tigernach at at University College Cork Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press, Mac Niocaill, Gearoid (1972), Ireland before the Vikings, Dublin: Gill and Macmillan Book of Leinster,Rig hua Falge at at University College Cork
External links CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork