Eochaid
Eochaid or Eochaidh (earlier Eochu or Eocho, sometimes Anglicised as Eochy or Haughey) is a popular medieval Irish and Scots Gaelic name deriving from Old Irish ech, horse, borne by a variety of historical and legendary figures.
Variations
| Old Irish | Modern Irish | Hiberno-English | Scottish Gaelic | Scottish English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eochaidh | Eochaí | Eochy | Eachann | Hector |
List
- Eochaid mac Eirc, mythological king of the Fir Bolg in the 16th or 20th century BC
- Eochaid Ollathair, also known as The Dagda, mythical king of the Tuatha Dé Danann, said to have ruled Ireland in the 15th or 18th century BC
- Eochaid Faebar Glas, legendary High King of Ireland of the 13th or 15th century BC
- Eochaid Étgudach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 12th or 15th century BC
- Eochaid Mumho, legendary High King of Ireland of the 12th or 15th century BC
- Eochaid Apthach, legendary High King of Ireland of the 9th or 10th century BC
- Eochaid Uaircheas, legendary High King of Ireland of the 8th or 9th century BC
- Eochaid Fiadmuine, legendary High King of Ireland of the 8th or 9th century BC
- Eochaid mac Ailella, legendary High King of Ireland of the 6th or 8th century BC
- Eochaid Ailtleathan, legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd or 5th century BC
- Eochu Feidlech, legendary High King of Ireland of the 1st or 2nd century BC
- Eochaid Airem, legendary High King of Ireland of the 1st or 2nd century BC
- Eochaid Gonnat, legendary High King of Ireland of the 3rd century AD
- Eochaid Mugmedon, semi-historical High King of Ireland of the 4th century AD
- Eochaid Iarlaithe (died 666), king of the Cruthin or Dál nAraidi in Ireland
- Eochaid Buide, historical king of Dál Riata in the 7th century AD
- Eochaid mac Domangairt, historical king of Dál Riata in the 7th century AD
- Eochaid mac Echdach, historical king of Dál Riata in the 8th century AD
- Eochaid mac Áeda Find, spurious king of Dál Riata in the 8th century AD
- Eochaid, historical king of Strathclyde (or perhaps of Alba) in the 9th century AD
- Dallan Forgaill, Eochaid Dallan Forgall, Saint and Poet 530 - 598
Two legendary Irish High Kings were called Rothechtaid, which appears to mean "Eochaid's wheels"
Fiction
- The name Eochaid was used by Rutland Boughton for the king in his opera The Immortal Hour in 1914
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