Ollom Fotla ("the scholar of Fódla", a poetic term for Ireland; later spelled Ollamh Fodhla), son of Fíachu Fínscothach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. In Irish Ollam or Ollamh (anglicised Ollave or Ollav) is a master in a particular trade or skill In Irish mythology, Fódla (also given as Fótla, later Fódhla or Fóla) daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Fíacha Fínscothach, son of Sétna Airt, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland. A High King of Ireland ( Ard Rí na hÉireann) is a historical or legendary figure who claimed lordship over the whole of Ireland. His given name was Eochaid. [1] He took power after killing his predecessor, Faildergdóit, whose father, Muinemón, had killed his father. Faildergdóit (later spelled Faildeargdoid or Ailldeargoid) son of Muinemón, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a Muinemón (later spelling Muineamhón) son of Cas Clothach son of Irárd son of Rothechtaid son of Ros son of Glas son of Nuadu Declam son of Eochaid Faebar Glas He is said to have instituted the Feis Temrach or Assembly of Tara. The Hill of Tara ( Irish Teamhair na Rí, "Hill of the Kings" located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs Keating describes the Feis Temrach as an assembly like a parliament, at which the nobles, scholars and military commanders of Ireland gathered on Samhain every three years to pass and renew laws and approve annals and records. Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest Poet and Historian Samhain (ˈsaʊn or /ˈsɑːwɪn/ Irish /ˈsˠaunʲ/ from the Old Irish samain) is the word for November in a few Gaelic languages The Assembly was preceded and followed by three days of feasting. [2] He also built a structure at Tara called the Múr nOlloman or Scholar's Rampart. He ruled for forty years, and died of natural causes at Tara, succeeded by an unbroken sequence of six descendants, beginning with his son Fínnachta, followed by two more sons, Slánoll and Géde Ollgothach. Fínnachta, son of Ollom Fotla, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland in succession to his father Slánoll, son of Ollom Fotla, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland. Géde Ollgothach, son of Ollom Fotla, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland. The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with those of Arbaces and Sosarmus of the Medes. Lebor Gabála Érenn ( The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of Poems and Prose narratives Arbaces, according to Ctesias, one of the generals of Sardanapalus, king of Assyria and founder of the Median empire about 830 BC. The Medes were an ancient Iranian people who lived in the northwestern portions of present-day Iran. [3] The chronology of Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 943-913 BC, that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 1318-1278 BC. Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A
| Preceded by Faildergdóit |
High King of Ireland AFM 1318-1278 BC FFE 943-913 BC |
Succeeded by Fínnachta |
References
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters M3882-3922
- ^ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.26
- ^ R. Faildergdóit (later spelled Faildeargdoid or Ailldeargoid) son of Muinemón, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a 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 Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest Poet and Historian Fínnachta, son of Ollom Fotla, was according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition a High King of Ireland in succession to his father Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest Poet and Historian A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans. ), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 235
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