Ollamh Fodhla

Encyclopedia : O : OL : OLL : Ollamh Fodhla

Ollamh Fodhla, son of Fiacha Finscothach, was a legendary High King of Ireland. His given name was Eochaid, and he was called Ollamh Fodhla because he was a learned ollamh (master, professor) and the king of Fodla, a poetic term for Ireland.

Eochaidh became high-king in 633 B.C.

He established the Festival of Tara, which was an assembly of nobles and learned men held every three years at Samhain to make laws, approve the annals of Ireland, and punish criminals. The assembly was preceded by a feast lasting six days.

External links

[Outline history of King Ollamh Fodhla - based on dates found in "Annals of Ireland by The Four Masters (1636 AD)"]

[Scanned pages from "Annals of Ireland by The Four Masters" which mention King Ollamh Fodhla]

[Ollamh Fodhla - The controversy ends here!]

|- style="text-align: center;"

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.