Óengus Ollom

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Óengus Ollom ( New Irish Aongus Ollamh , German  "Óengus, the scholar" ) was an Irish high king according to medieval Irish legends . Óengus Ollom was the son of Ailill and grandson of Labraid Loingsech . He gained power after killing his predecessor, Mug Corb , and ruled for 18 years until he was killed by Irereo , son of Meilge Molbthach . According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn , his reign fell at the same time as that of Ptolemy III. (246-222 BC). Geoffrey Keating's chronicle Foras feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to the period from 355–337 BC. The annals of the four masters give a reign of 499-481 BC. Chr.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RA Stewart Macalister (ed. & Trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V , Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 281
  2. ↑ Geoffrey Keating , Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.30
  3. ↑ Annals of the Four Masters M4701-4719