Eochu (or Eochaid) Apthach ("outlaw" or "fatal")[1] of the Corcu Loigde of County Cork, a distant descendant of Breogán, the father of Míl Espáine, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. CB Breogán is a Galician basketball club Breogán, son of Brath is a mythical Celtic king from Galicia. In Irish mythology Míl Espáine ( Latin Miles Hispaniae, "Soldier of Hispania " later pseudo-Latinised as Milesius; also A High King of Ireland ( Ard Rí na hÉireann) is a historical or legendary figure who claimed lordship over the whole of Ireland. He took power after killing the previous incumbent, Bres Rí. Bres Rí (Bres the King son of Art Imlech, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland, who took power after killing He only ruled for a year, and it is said there was a plague every month during that year. He was killed by Finn mac Blatha, a descendant of Ollom Fotla. Finn, son of Blath son of Labraid Condelg son of Cairpre son of Ollom Fotla, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland Ollom Fotla ("the scholar of Fódla " a poetic term for Ireland later spelled Ollamh Fodhla) son of Fíachu Fínscothach, was according The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with that of Darius the Great of Persia (522-485 BC). Lebor Gabála Érenn ( The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of Poems and Prose narratives Darius I the Great (c 549 BC&ndash486 BC 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavahuš: "Possessing goodness" Having ascended to power amidst controversy and bloodshed [2] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 726-725 BC,[3] that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 953-952 BC. Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest Poet and Historian Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A [4]
| Preceded by Bres Rí |
High King of Ireland LGE 6th/5th century BC FFE 726-725 BC AFM 953-952 BC |
Succeeded by Finn mac Blatha |
References
- ^ Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, p. Bres Rí (Bres the King son of Art Imlech, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland, who took power after killing Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had been ruled by an Ard Rí or High King since ancient times and compilations like the Lebor Gabála Érenn Lebor Gabála Érenn ( The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of Poems and Prose narratives Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest Poet and Historian Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A Finn, son of Blath son of Labraid Condelg son of Cairpre son of Ollom Fotla, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland Dictionary of the Irish Language Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials (also called "the DIL " published by the Royal Irish Academy 46
- ^ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans. ), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 247-249
- ^ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.26
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters M4247-4248
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