Ollamh Fodla

Ollamh Fodla, a somewhat mythical Irish monarch, who, according to Keating, reigned from 953 to 923 B.C., and according to the Four Masters, from 1318 to 1274 B.C. The compilation of a code of laws is attributed to him. He is said to have been interred in the cemetery of Tailtin, on the Loughcrew hills, in Meath.

Sources

171. Ireland, History of, from the earliest period to the English Invasion: Rev. Geoffrey Keating: Translated from the Irish, and Noted by John O'Mahony. New York, 1857.

260. O'Curry, Eugene: Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History. Dublin, 1861.

266. Ollamh Fodhla—Discovery of his Tomb: E. A. Conwell. Dublin, 1873.