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Eochaid .
Eochaid or Eochu Étgudach ("possessing clothes") or Etgedach ("negligent"?),
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4] son of Dáire Doimthech,
[5]
[6]
[7] son of Conghal,
[8] son of Eadaman,
[9] son of Mal,
[10] son of Lugaid,
[11]
[12]
[13] son of Íth,
[14]
[15]
[16] son of
Breogán ,
[17] was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a
High King of Ireland . According to the
Lebor Gabála Érenn he was chosen as king by the remaining quarter of the men of Ireland after the other three-quarters had died with the former king,
Tigernmas , while worshipping the deity
Crom Cruach . He introduced a
system whereby the number of colours a man could wear in his clothes depended on his social rank , from one colour for a slave to seven for a king or queen. He ruled for four years, until he was killed in battle at
Tara by
Cermna Finn , who succeeded to the throne jointly with his brother
Sobairce . His reign is synchronised with that of Eupales in
Assyria .
[18] The chronology of
Geoffrey Keating 's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 1159–1155 BC,
[19] that of the
Annals of the Four Masters (which adds that there was a seven-year
interregnum between Tigernmas' death and Eochaid's accession) to 1537–1533 BC.
[20]
Important notes
Eochaid Étgudach is a son of Daire Doimthech, son of Conghal. His father, Daire Doimthech, should not be confused with another different person, also called
Dáire Doimthech , who was a son of Sithbolg, and was a legendary King of Tara.
References
^
Dictionary of the Irish Language , Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, p. 287
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 209; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 211; by
Robert Macalister .
^ Foras Feasa ar Éirinn,
Section 42, XLII, page 287 ; by
Geoffrey Keating .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 45; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 209; by
Robert Macalister .
^ Foras Feasa ar Éirinn,
Section 42, XLII, page 287 ; by
Geoffrey Keating .
^ Foras Feasa ar Éirinn,
Section 42, XLII, page 287 ; by
Geoffrey Keating .
^ Foras Feasa ar Éirinn,
Section 42, XLII, page 287 ; by
Geoffrey Keating .
^ Foras Feasa ar Éirinn,
Section 42, XLII, page 287 ; by
Geoffrey Keating .
^ Foras Feasa ar Éirinn,
Section 42, XLII, page 287 ; by
Geoffrey Keating .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 23; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 61; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part II, page 33; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part II, page 107; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part V, page 11; by
Robert Macalister .
^
Lebor Gabála Érenn , Part II, page 27; by
Robert Macalister .
^ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V , Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 209-211
^
Geoffrey Keating , Foras Feasa ar Éirinn
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