List Of High Kings Of Ireland

The High Kingship of Ireland was a pseudohistorical construct of the eighth century AD, a projection into the distant past of a political entity that did not become reality until the ninth century. The traditional list of High Kings of Ireland is thus a mixture of fact and fiction, the individuals appearing prior to the fifth century AD being fictions and the application of the title to individuals before the ninth century being anachronistic. The annalists frequently describe later high kings as rig erenn co fressabra (kings of Ireland with opposition) but it is important to realise that these kings were with opposition only when compared to the imagined high kings of an idealised past and that Ireland as a national kingdom lacking a settled monarchy was well within the European norm.

High Kings of Ireland, 1934 BC - 1186 AD

AFM: chronology from the Annals of the Four Masters; FFE: chronology based on reign-lengths given in Seathrn Citinn's Forus Feasa ar Erinn. Both were compiled ca. 1634 from much the same sources. Ctinn's chronology is considerably shorter than the Four Masters'.

Fir Bolg High Kings

AFM 1934-1897 BC; FFE 1514-1477 BC
  • Slinge (2) AFM 1934-1933 BC; FFE 1514-1513 BC
  • Rudraige (2) AFM 1933-1931 BC; FFE 1513-1511 BC
  • Gann (2) and Genann AFM 1931-1927 BC; FFE 1511-1507 BC
  • Sengann (2) AFM 1927-1922 BC; FFE 1507-1502 BC
  • Fiacha Cennfinnn AFM 1922-1917 BC; FFE 1502-1497 BC
  • Rinnal AFM 1917-1911 BC; FFE 1497-1491 BC
  • Foidbgen AFM 1911-1907 BC; FFE 1491-1487 BC
  • Eochaid mac Eirc AFM 1907-1897 BC; FFE 1487-1477 BC

Tuatha D Danann High Kings

AFM 1897-1700 BC; FFE 1477-1287 BC (Many if not all of these Kings are, in origin, ancient Irish deities)

Milesian High Kings

AFM 1700 BC - 76 AD; FFE 1287 BC - 80 AD
(AFM: interregnum 1544-1537 BC)
(AFM: Interregnum 40-33 BC)

High Kings, 76-458

High Kings of Ireland, 459-831

  • Ailill Molt 459-478
  • Lughaid mac Loeguire 479-503
  • Daui Tenga Uma
  • Muircheartach 504-527
  • Tuathal Maelgarbh 528-538
  • Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill 539-558
  • Domhnall and Fearghus 559-561
  • Eochaidh and Baedan 562-563
  • Ainmire 564-566
  • Baedan 567
  • Aedh 568-594
  • Aedh Slaine and Colman Rimidh 595-600
  • Aedh Uairidhnach 601-607
  • Maelcobha 608-610
  • Suibhne Meann/Suibhne Gelt/King Sweeney 611-623
  • Domhnall 624-639
  • Ceallach and Conall Cael 640-656
  • Diarmaid and Blathmac 657-664
  • Seachnasach 665-669
  • Ceannfaeladh 670-673
  • Finnachta Fleadhach 674-693
  • Loingseach 694-701
  • Congal of Ceann Maghair 702-708
  • Fearghal 709-718
  • Forgartach 719
  • Cinaeth 720-722
  • Flaithbheartach 723-729
  • Aedh Allan 730-738
  • Domhnall 739-758
  • Niall Frosach 759-765
  • Donnchadh 766-792
  • Aedh Oirdnidhe 793-817
  • Conchobar 818-831

High Kings of Ireland, 832-1318

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