Bresal Bó-Díbad

Bresal Bó-Díbad, son of Rudraige, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, Finnat Már, and ruled for eleven years, during which there was a plague on cattle (Old Irish bó díbad, "extinction of cows")^[1] which left only one bull and one heifer alive. He was killed by Finnat's son Lugaid Luaigne. The Lebor Gabála Érenn synchronises his reign with that of Ptolemy X Alexander I (110–88 BC) in Egypt.^[2] The chronology of Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn dates his reign to 151–140 BC,^[3] that of the Annals of the Four Masters to 210–199 BC.^[4]

Preceded by Finnat Már	High King of Ireland LGE 2nd–1st century BC FFE 151–140 BC AFM 210–199 BC	Succeeded by Lugaid Luaigne

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^ Dictionary of the Irish Language Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, pp. 76-77, 208
^ R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 295
^ Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.30
^ Annals of the Four Masters M4990-5001

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[1] Dictionary of the Irish Language Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, 1990, pp. 76-77, 208

[2] R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V, Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 295

[3] Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Éirinn 1.30

[4] Annals of the Four Masters M4990-5001

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