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Ollamh Fodhla (Ollav folla) the 40th Monarch of Ireland, as- 
cended the throne A. M. 3236. He established the celebrated Fes, 
or assembly of the States, at Tara, for several purposes beneticial 
to the nation. He is generally considered as the great Lawgiver of 
the Irish, although none of those laws supposed to be made by him 
in particular have descended to our times. But though he might 
have promulgated some salutary laws, he was, most certainly, not 
the first lawgiver of the Irish ; as is evident from the quotation from 
the Leabhar Gabhala, given above, page 145, which shows that one 
of the principal causes, that induced the people to elect him their 
Sovereign was, “ that he might preserve the laws and regulations 
« already established.” 
Ugaine Mér, or Hugony the Great, became the 78th Monarch 
of Iveland A. M. 3619. He divided the island into twenty-five 
parts, or shares, over each of which he placed one of his sons as 
superintendant, and ordained laws for their government. One of 
these sons, Roigné Rosgadhach, or Royney the poetic, is said to 
have been the author of some of those laws called Dlighe Neimhidh 
(Dlee-he Nevee), or laws of the degrees; but we are not now 
able to state which of those laws, bearing that name, were of his 
composition. 
About A. M. 3900, flourished Kochaidh (Kohy) son of Luchina 
King of Munster, who promulgated some laws highly praised for 
their strict justice. Where any part of those laws are now to be 
found the writer of this Essay has not been able to discover. 
About this time, also, lived the noted Brehon, Kogan, son of 
Darthacht (Darhaght). He is said to have composed laws ; but 
these, like most others of the same and even of subsequent periods, 
itis much to be feared, are no longer in existence. 
Eochaidh Feidhleoch (Eohy Feylogh,) 104th Monarch of Ire- 
