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Labraid Loingsech

First millennium BCE High King of Ireland and mythic ancestor of the Laigin · Historical Figures

Labraid Loingsech, also known as Labraid Lorc, son of Ailill Áine, son of Lóegaire Lorc, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He was an ancestor of the Laigin, who gave their name to the province of Leinster.

Labraid Loingsech is read about 12 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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An early dynastic poem calls him "a god among the gods", suggesting he may once have been an ancestor-deity of the Laigin.

Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased