Slánoll, son of
Ollom Fotla, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a
High King of Ireland. He succeeded to throne on the death of his brother
Fínnachta
Fínnachta, son of Ollom Fotla, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland in succession to his father. His given name was Elim. There is said to have been snow of wine (Old Irish ''fín'', "wine", ' ...
. It is said that there was no disease during his reign (his name is explained as
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 ...
''slán'', "whole, healthy"; ''oll'', "great, ample"). After a reign of fifteen, or seventeen, or thirty years,
[R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), ''Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V'', Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 237] he was found dead of unknown causes in his bed in
Tara, and was succeeded by his brother
Géde Ollgothach. When his body was dug up forty years later by his son
Ailill
Ailill (Ailell, Oilioll) is a male name in Old Irish. It is a prominent name in Irish mythology, as for Ailill mac Máta, King of Connacht and husband of Queen Medb, on whom Shakespeare based the Fairy Queen Mab. Ailill was a popular given name in ...
, it showed no sign of decomposition. The chronology of
Geoffrey Keating
Geoffrey Keating ( ga, Seathrún Céitinn; c. 1569 – c. 1644) was a 17th-century historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became an Irish Catholic priest and a ...
's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 895–880 BC, that of the ''
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 Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Flood myt ...
'' to 1257–1241 BC.
References
Legendary High Kings of Ireland
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