Félim
Félim (also written Féilim, Fedlim or Fedlimid, often without accent) is an Irish name for men that can refer to:
- Saint Felim (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 (also Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair), king of Connacht between 1233 and 1265
- Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair, his son and king of Connacht between 1265 and 1274
- Aedh Muimhnech mac Felim Ua Conchobair, 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 (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:
- Fedlimid mac Daill (also Feidhlimidh Mac Daill, or Felim mac Dall), a bard of the Irish mythology, father of Deirdre
- Cavan Cathedral, consacred as Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim
- Slieve Felim Mountains (Irish: Sliabh Eibhlinne), mountain range in Ireland in County Limerick
- Slieve Felim Way, a long-distance trail in Ireland between Murroe in County Limerick and Silvermine Mountains in County Tipperary.
See also
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