Eochu Apthach

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Eochu (or Eochaid) Apthach ("outlaw" or "fatal")[1] of the Corcu Loígde of County Cork, a distant descendant of Breogán, the father of Míl Espáine, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing the previous incumbent, Bres Rí. He only ruled for a year, and it is said there was a plague every month during that year. He was killed by Finn mac Blatha, a descendant of Ollom Fotla. The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with that of Darius the Great of Persia (522–485 BC).[2] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 726–725 BC,[3] that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 953–952 BC.[4]

Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check High King of Ireland
LGE 6th/5th century BC
FFE 726–725 BC
AFM 953–952 BC Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by

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  1. ↑ Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, p. 46
  2. ↑ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 247-249
  3. ↑ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.26
  4. ↑ Annals of the Four Masters M4247-4248

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