Connla Cáem
Connla Cáem ("the beautiful"), also known as Connla Cruaidchelgach ("bloody blade"), son of Irereo, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland.
Biography
He came to power after he killed his predecessor, and his father's killer,
Egypt (221–205 BC).[1] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 319–315 BC,[2] the Annals of the Four Masters to 463–443 BC.[3]
See also
- Connla the Ruddy
- Connla, the son of Cú Chulainn
References
- ^ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 281-283
- ^ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.30
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters M4737-4757
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