Fínnachta, son of
Ollom Fotla, 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 ...
in succession to his father. His given name was Elim. There is said to have been snow of wine (
Old Irish ''fín'', "wine", ''snechta'', "snow") in his reign, from which he gained his better-known name. He ruled for twenty years before dying of plague at Mag Inis in
Ulster, and was succeeded by his brother
Slánoll
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. It is said that there was no disease during his reign (his nam ...
. The chronology of
Geoffrey Keating's ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' dates his reign to 913–895 BC,
[ Geoffrey Keating, ''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn']
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/ref> that of the '' Annals of the Four Masters'' to 1278–1258 BC.
References
Legendary High Kings of Ireland
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