Irereo

Irereo Fáthach ( "Irereo, the Wise" , by Keating Iarainnghleo Fáthach ), son of Meilge Molbthach , was, according to medieval Irish legends, a high king of Ireland . He seized power after killing his predecessor Óengus Ollom and ruled for seven or ten years until he was killed in Ulster by Fer Corb , son of Mug Corb . 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 337–330 BC. The annals of the four masters give a reign of 481–474 BC. Chr.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dictionary of the Irish Language Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy , 1990, p. 295
2. ^ RA Stewart Macalister (ed. & Trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V , Irish Texts Society: 1956, p. 281
3. ↑ Geoffrey Keating , Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.30
4. ↑ Annals of the Four Masters M4719-4726