Fir-Bolg King

Rudraige

 

Name: Rudraige

 

Race: Fir-bolg (Fir Domnann)

 

Father: Dela

 

Grandfather: Loth

 

Brothers: Genann :: Sengann :: Slainge :: Gann

 

Wife: Liber

 

Associated Deities: Carmen :: Tlachtga :: Tailltiu

 

Associated Sites: Inber Domnann

 

Associated Province: Ulster/Ulaidh

 

Rudraige arrived in Ireland on a Friday with his brother Genann, they landed in Inber Domnann which was named after their tribe. 

They were called Fir Domnann because of the furrows they made in the earth.  (They may have been arable farmers who planted crops). 

Rudraige took the province of Ulster as his share of Ireland and went there to rule with two thousand in his retinue. 

After only two years in the kingship, Rudraige died in Brug Bratruad ('The Hostel of the Red Cloak').

 

Stories, Myths and Legends Associated with Rudraige

 

The First Battle of Magh Tuiredh

 

The Battle of Tailltin

 

The Fair of Tailtiu

 

Dindshenchas - Teamhair (Tara)

 

  The Fir Bolg

 

  The Story of the Tuatha De Danann

 

The Story of Tlachta

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