Sirlám
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Sirlám, son of Fionn mac Brátha, was a legendary High King of Ireland. His name means "long arm": according to Geoffrey Keating, he was so called because his hands reached the ground when he was standing up (compare the Irish god Lug, whose epithet lámfada also means "long arm"). He defeated and killed the previous High King, Lugaid Iardonn, at Ráth Clochair. He ruled for sixteen years, before he was killed by Eochaid Uaircheas, who succeeded him.
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- Annals of the Four Masters M4329-M4344
- Geoffrey Keating, History of Ireland 1.27
| Preceded by Lugaid Iardonn |
High King of Ireland AFM 872-856 BC FFE 649-633 BC |
Succeeded by Eochaid Uaircheas |
