The
Uí Fiachrach were a dynasty who originated in, and whose descendants later ruled, the
coicead or
fifth of
Connacht (a western
province of Ireland) at different times from the mid-first millennium onwards. They claimed descent from
Fiachrae, an older half-brother of
Niall Noigiallach or
Niall of the Nine Hostages. Fiachrae and his two full brothers,
Brion and
Ailill, were the collective ancestors of the
Connachta dynasty that eventually became the new name of the province. Their mother was
Mongfind.