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 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 he killed the previous High King, Eochu Apthach, whose disastrous year on the throne had been characterised by constant plague. Eochu (or Eochaid) Apthach ("outlaw" or "fatal" of the Corcu Loigde of County Cork, a distant descendant of Breogán He ruled for twenty, or twenty-two, or thiry years, depending on the source consulted, until he was killed by Sétna Innarraid, son of Bres Rí. Sétna Innarraid ("of wages stipend reward" son of Bres Rí, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland 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 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 [1] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 725-705 BC,[2] that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 952-930 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 [3]
| Preceded by Eochu Apthach |
High King of Ireland LGE 6th/5th century BC FFE 725-705 BC AFM 952-930 BC |
Succeeded by Sétna Innarraid |
References
- ^ R. Eochu (or Eochaid) Apthach ("outlaw" or "fatal" of the Corcu Loigde of County Cork, a distant descendant of Breogán 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 Sétna Innarraid ("of wages stipend reward" son of Bres Rí, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans. ), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 251
- ^ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.26
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters M4248-4270
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