Énna Derg

Énna Derg

Énna Derg, son of Dui Finn, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland, who took power after killing his predecessor, and his father's killer, Muiredach Bolgrach. He was called "derg", red, because he had a red face. It is said that coins were first used in Ireland during his reign. He ruled for twelve years, before dying of plague in Sliab Mis, surrounded by a large number of his troops. He was succeeded by his son Lugaid Íardonn. The "Lebor Gabála Érenn" synchronises his reign with that of Artaxerxes I of Persia (465-424 BC). [R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), "Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V", Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 253-255] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's "Foras Feasa ar Éirinn" dates his reign to 670-658 BC, [Geoffrey Keating, "Foras Feasa ar Éirinn" [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/text036.html 1.26] ] that of the "Annals of the Four Masters" to 893-881 BC. ["Annals of the Four Masters" [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/text013.html M4306-4307] ]

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