Table 2. Kings of Ireland for the pre-Patrician era – Eochaidh Feidhleach to Dathí m. Fiachrach.
 

Regnal references

Regnal years

  

Reign

LS

FL

GC

LG

LL

MB

SR

FM

LS

GC

LG

MB

FF

FM

OG

Remarks

113. Eochaidh Feidhleach

472.32

2

118

580

2880

47.15

99

5069.1

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

FL commences with Eochaidh; LS 472.10 asserts Christ was born in his year three, cf. MB 48.11.

114. Eochaidh Airemh

473.1

3

119

581

2881

48.1

100

5084.1

15

15

15

15

12

15

10

GC(Br1)=16

115. Ederscel m. Eoghain

473.2

4

120

582

2883

48.4

101

5089.1

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

LG a & c place Incarnation here.

116. Nuadha Necht

473.3

5

121

583

2889

48.6

102

5090.1

½

½

½

½

½

½

½

MB 48.7 has ‘half a year’. LS ‘da rathi’.

117. Conaire Mór

473.4

6

122

584

2891

48.9

103

5160.1

14

70

70

60

70

70

60

AT 44 obit – no regnal incipit; chronology corresponds to LS; LS 473.4 asserts Crucifixion in his year four; OG: ‘Conarius … coeperat aera Dei’; FF has ‘30 or 70’.

118. Erinn gan rígh iar c-Conaire

–

–

123

–

–

–

104

5165.1

–

5

5

–

–

5

5

SR: ‘Cuicc bliadhna dErinn gan righ iar cConaire A.M. 5165’ – FM and GC also. LG c only. AT has five kalends between Conaire † & Lughaidh, cf. AT 35d.

119. Lughaidh Sriabh

476.31

7

124

585

2893

49.1

105

5191.1

27

26

25

25

26

26

8

GC(Br1)=27; AT 49 r. 26 at Tara; LS dislocation of text; FF ‘20 or 26’.

120. Concubhar Abhradhruadh

476.35

8

124

586

2895

49.13

106

5192.1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Not found in any annals of the Clonmacnoise or Cuana groups; LS ‘Concobor mac Find’.

121. Criomhthann Nia Nair

476.37

9

125

587

2897

49.16

107

9.1

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

AT 76 r. 13; AU §4 – Tara; FF: Incarnation in his 12th year; SR/FM: Incarnation in his 8th year.

122. Chairbre Caitcend

476.40

10

126

588

2903

49.25

108

14.1

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

AT 94 r. 5; AU §4 r. 5; FF: Cairbre follows Fiachaidh infra.

123. Feradhach Fiond

477.1

11

127

589

2905

50.12

109

36.1

22

22

22

22

20

22

21

AT 89 r. 22; AU §5 r. 22 – AT places Feradhach before Cairbre.

124. Fiatach Fionn

477.4

12

128

590

2907

50.14

110

39.1

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

AT 104 r. 13 ; AU §17 r. 13 – both Emain.

125. Fiachaidh Fionnfolaidh

477.5

13

129

591

2909

50.17

111

56.1

17

17

17

7

27

17

7

LG c=15. AT 110 r. 16; AU §21 r. 17 – both Tara.

126. Elim m. Conrach

477.8

14

130

592

2910

50.19

112

76.1

20

20

20

20

20

20

4

AT 117 r. 10; AU §26 r. 20 – both Emain. LS includes Forbre & Sanb, kings of Muman and Connacht.

127. Tuathal Techtmar

477.15

15

131

593

2924

52.11

113

106.1

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

AT 126 r. 30; AU §34 r. 30 – both imply Tara.

128. Mal m.Rochraidhe

477.22

16

132

594

2952

54.23

114

110.1

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

AT 126 r. 33 at Emain &156 kills Tuathal; AU §40 r. 4. LG b series ends.

129. Feidlimidh Reachtmhar

477.23

17

132

595

2955

54.26

115

119.1

9

9

9

10

9

9

10

AT 159 r. 9; AU §41 r. 9 – both imply Tara.

130. Cathaoir Mor

477.25

18

133

596

2959

57.5

116

122.1

3

3

3

5

3

3

3

AT 165; AU§45 – obit only, neither make him king.

131. Conn Cedcathach

477.27

19

134

597

2961

58.8

117

157.1

35

20

35

20

20

35

35

GC(LSGLcB)=iiii x u. AT 167 r. 20 and AT 186†; AU §46 r. 20 – both Tara. GC has no alternative readings.

132. Chonaire m. Modha

477.35

20

135

598

2963

59.30

118

165.1

–

7

8

8

7

8

8

GC Conaire, LL Conaire Cáem, MB Conary Kew. AU §58 r. 7 & implies Tara. GC(L, G)= 8, (B)= 4. LS omits regnal years.

133. Art m. Cuinn

477.37

21

136

599

2964

59.32

119

195.1

30

30

30

24

30

30

30

AT 187 r. 32; AU §59 r. 32 – both imply Tara.

134. Lughaidh m. Niadha

477.42

22

137

600

2967

60.1

120

225.1

30

30

30

18

30

30

3

AT 218 r. 16/30; AU §70 r. 7/30 – both have Tara.

135. Ferghus Duibhdhedach

478.1

23

138

601

2969

60.3

121

226.1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

AT 247 r. 1; AU §89 – both have Emain.

136. Corbmac m. Airt

478.3

24

139

602

2971

60.5

122

266.1

40

40

40

23

40

40

23

AT 249, † 260 ; AU §99. MB 60.13 add ‘or as some others write 40 years’.

137. Eochaidh Gondat

478.7

25

140

603

2974

60.24

123

267.1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

MB has Eochie Gunnall. AU §101.

138. Cairbre Liffechair

478.10

26

141

604

2975

60.26

124

284.1

26

26

27

17

27

17

17

AT 261 r. 25; AU §106 r.28/48. GC(SGLcB)=16, (L)=26. MB 60.29 adds ‘others say that he raigned 26 years’. LG ‘uel 26’.

139. da Fothadh

478.13

27

142

605

2977

62.16

125

285.1

1

1

1

1

1

1

–

AU §124–5.

140. Fiachaidh Sraibhtine

478.15

28

143

606

2980

62.19

126

322.1

27

37

37

18

33

37

31

AT 288 r. 27; AU §126 r. 26/51 – AT has Tara.

141. Colla Uais

478.16

29

144

607

2982

63.4

127

326.1

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

AT 324 r. 4; AU §148 r. 4– both have Tara. FL=AT=4.

142. Muireadhach Tíreach

478.18

30

145

608

2983

63.17

128

356.1

30

30

30

13

33

30

25

AT 328 r. 30; AU §151 r. 30/56– AT implies Tara

143. Caolbhadh m. Cruinn

478.20

31

146

609

2985

63.21

129

357.1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

AT 351 says only he killed Muiredach; AU §171 r. 1.

144. Eochaidh Muighmhedhoin

478.21

32

146

610

2987

63.23

130

365.1

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

AT 352 r. 8; CS 352 r. 8; AU §172.

145. Criomhthann m. Fiodhaigh

478.22

33

147

611

2988

64.8

131

378.1

13

13

16

26

17

13

13

CS 362 r. 5; AU §184 r. 5 in Emain.

146. Niall Naoighiallach

478.23

34

148

612

2990

64.18

132

405.1

37

27

26

19

27

27

27

CS 378 r. 27; AU §197 r. 87/27.

147. Dathí m. Fiachrach

478.24

35

149

613

2992

64.31

133

428.1

22

23

23

26

23

23

23

CS 406 r. 23; GC(Br2OBr1)=Dati, LS=Dathí, MB Dahye, FF Dáthí, OG Dathyas but CS, AI,FL,GC,LL=Nath Í.