Conchobar Abradruad
Conchobar Abradruad( "red eyelashes" ),[1]son of Find File, son of Ros Ruad, son of Fergus Fairgge, son ofNuadu Necht,of theLaigin,was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, aHigh King of Ireland.He succeeded to the throne after the death ofLugaid Riab nDerg,and ruled for a year, at the end of which he was killed by Lugaid's sonCrimthann Nia Náir.TheLebor Gabála Érennsynchronises his reign with that of theRoman emperorVespasian(AD 69–79).[2]The chronology ofGeoffrey Keating'sForas Feasa ar Éirinndates his reign to 13–12 BC,[3]that of theAnnals of the Four Mastersto 9–8 BC.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Dictionary of the Irish Language,Compact Edition,Royal Irish Academy,1990, pp. 2, 512
- ^R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.),Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V,Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 303-305
- ^Geoffrey Keating,Foras Feasa ar Éirinn1.37
- ^Annals of the Four MastersM5191-5192
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