Rudraige (Rudhraighe, Ruadhraighe) is a name given to several figures in Irish history and mythology. A name is a verbal label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ...

1. Rudraige, son of Partholón was one of the first settlers of Ireland after the Flood. Loch Rudraige, modern Dundrum, County Down Bay, erupted when his grave was dug and was named after him. In Irish mythology Partholón was the leader of the second group of people to settle in Ireland, the first to arrive after the biblical Flood. ... The Deluge by Gustave Doré. The story of a Great Flood sent by God or the gods to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme in myths. ... Dundrum (Dún Droma in Irish) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland lying by Dundrum Bay. ... A Lake-burst is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology, in which a previously non-existant lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug. ...

2. Rudraige, son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg was the second High King of Ireland in the 16th or 20th century BC. Rudraige, son of Dela, of the Fir Bolg was the legendary second High King of Ireland, succeeding his brother Sláine. ... In Irish mythology the Fir Bolg (Fir Bholg, Firbolg, men of Builg or men of bags, or possibly men with spears, bolg meaning spear - and let us not forget the modern Irish word bolg belly (originally bag)) were one of the races that inhabited the island of Ireland prior to... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC - other centuries) (1600s BC - 1590s BC - 1580s BC - 1570s BC - 1560s BC - 1550s BC - 1540s BC - 1530s BC - 1520s BC - 1510s BC - 1500s BC - other decades) (3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) Events 1700 - 1500 BC -- Hurrian conquests... (3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) Events 2064 – 1986 BC -- Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt. ...

3. Rudraige son of Sithrige was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 2nd or 3rd century BC. The dynasty of the Ulaid traced their descent from him. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... (3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) // Events 175 BCE - Antiochus IV Epiphanes, took possession of the Syrian throne, at the murder of his brother Seleucus IV Philopator, which rightly belonged to his nephew Demetrius I Soter. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 3rd century BC started on January 1, 300 BC and ended on December 31, 201 BC. // Events The Pyramid of the Moon, one of several monuments built in Teotihuacán Teotihuacán, Mexico begun The first two Punic Wars between Carthage... The Ulaid, also known as the Ulaidh and the Ulad, are a people of Early Ireland who gave their name to the Irish Province of Ulster. ...

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Crimthann Coscrach (victorious or slaughtering), son of Fedlimid Forthriun, son of Fergus Fortamail, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd century BC. Categories: Ireland-related stubs | 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. ... Signature page from the Annals of the Four Masters Entry for A.D. 432 The Annals of the Four Masters or the Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history. ... Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish clergyman, poet and historian. ... Innatmar or Ionnadmhar, son of Nia Segamain, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 2nd or 3rd century BC. Categories: Ireland-related stubs | High Kings of Ireland ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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• Lebor Gabála Érenn