Faildergdóit (later spelled Faildeargdoid or Ailldeargoid), son of
Muinemón, 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 succeeded to the throne on the death of his father. He is said to have been the first king in Ireland whose subjects wore gold rings (
Old Irish
Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...
''failge'') on their hands. He ruled for ten years before being killed, either by Sírna mac Déin, or by his successor
Ollom Fotla, whose father,
Fíachu Fínscothach, had been killed by Failderdóit's father Muinemón. The chronology of
Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 950–943 BC, that of the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' to 1328–1318 BC.
['']Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Deluge, dated as 2,24 ...
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M3872-3882
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References
Legendary High Kings of Ireland
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