Dui Finn, son of
Sétna Innarraid, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) 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 later sometimes assigned ana ...
. He took power after killing his predecessor, and his father's killer,
Siomón Brecc. He ruled for ten years, before he was killed by Siomón's son
Muiredach Bolgrach. The ''
Lebor Gabála Érenn'' synchronises his reign with those of
Xerxes I (485–465 BC) and
Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes I (, peo, 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 ; grc-gre, Ἀρταξέρξης) was the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC. He was the third son of Xerxes I.
He may have been the " Artasy ...
(465–424 BC) of
Persia. The chronology of
Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 679–674 BCBC, that of the ''
Annals of the Four Masters'' to 904–894 BC.
['' Annals of the Four Masters']
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References
Legendary High Kings of Ireland
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