Conmáel, son of
Éber Finn, according to medieval Irish legend and historical traditions, became
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to leg ...
when he killed
Ethriel, son of
Íriel Fáid, in the Battle of Rairiu. He was the first
Milesian High King to have been born in Ireland, and the first to have been based in
Munster
Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...
. He fought twenty-five battles against the descendants of
Érimón
Érimón (Modern ), commonly Anglicised as Heremon, son of Míl Espáine (and great-grandson of Breoghan, king of Celtic Galicia), according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, was one of the chieftains who took part in the ...
, and ruled for thirty years, until he was killed by
Tigernmas
Tigernmas, son of Follach, son of Ethriel, a descendant of Érimón, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical traditions, an early High King of Ireland.
According to the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' he became king when he overthrew his ...
in the Battle of Óenach Macha. The
Eóganachta
The Eóganachta (Modern , ) were an Irish dynasty centred on Rock of Cashel, Cashel which dominated southern Ireland (namely the Kingdom of Munster) from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of De ...
are said to be his descendants. The ''
Lebor Gabála Érenn
''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (literally "The Book of Ireland's Taking"; Modern Irish spelling: ''Leabhar Gabhála Éireann'', known in English as ''The Book of Invasions'') is a collection of poems and prose narratives in the Irish language inten ...
'' synchronises his reign with the deaths of
Samson
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in ancient Israel, and Fleuthius, king of
Assyria
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.
Geoffrey Keating
Geoffrey Keating (; – ) was an Irish historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became a Catholic priest and a poet.
Biography
It was generally believed unt ...
dates his reign from 1239–1209 BC, the ''
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
'' from 1651 to 1621 BC.
[John O'Donovan (ed. & trans.), ''Annala Rioghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters'', Dublin, 1848-1851]
Vol. 1 p. 39
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Notes
Legendary High Kings of Ireland
Irish regicides
Monarchs killed in action
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