Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, sons of
Érimón
Érimón (Modern ), commonly Anglicised as Heremon, son of Míl Espáine (and great-grandson of Breoghan, king of Celtic Galicia), according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, was one of the chieftains who took part in the ...
by his wife Odba, were, according to medieval Irish legends and historical traditions, joint
High Kings of Ireland
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following the death of their father. They ruled for three years, until Muimne died of plague at
Cruachan, and Luigne and Laigne were killed by their cousins
Ér, Orba, Ferón and Fergna, sons of
Éber Finn, in the Battle of Árd Ladrann, leaving no heirs. The ''
Lebor Gabála Érenn
''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (literally "The Book of Ireland's Taking"; Modern Irish spelling: ''Leabhar Gabhála Éireann'', known in English as ''The Book of Invasions'') is a collection of poems and prose narratives in the Irish language inten ...
'' synchronises their reign with the last year of
Mithraeus and the first two years of
Tautanes as kings of
Assyria
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(1192-1189 BC, according to
Jerome
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He is best known ...
's ''
Chronicon'').
Geoffrey Keating
Geoffrey Keating (; – ) was an Irish historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became a Catholic priest and a poet.
Biography
It was generally believed unt ...
dates their reign from 1272 to 1269 BC, the ''
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
'' from 1684 to 1681 BC.
[John O'Donovan (ed. & trans.), ''Annala Rioghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters'', Dublin, 1848-1851]
Vol. 1 p. 35
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See also
*Irish clans
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References
Legendary High Kings of Ireland
Brother trios
Monarchs killed in action
Collective heads of state
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