Fínnachta

Fínnachta, son of Ollom Fotla, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland in succession to his father. His given name was Elim.^[1] There is said to have been snow of wine (Old Irish fín, "wine", snechta, "snow")^[2] 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.^[3] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 913–895 BC,^[4] that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 1278–1258 BC.

Preceded by Ollom Fotla	High King of Ireland AFM 1278–1258 BC FFE 913–895 BC	Succeeded by Slánoll

References

^ Annals of the Four Masters M3922-3942
^ Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, pp. 306, 552
^ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 237
^ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.26

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[1] Annals of the Four Masters M3922-3942

[2] Dictionary of the Irish Language, Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, pp. 306, 552

[3] R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, pp. 237

[4] Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.26

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