Adna mac Uthidir

Adna mac Uthidir held the post of Chief Ollam of Ireland during the reign of King Conchobar mac Nessa. He lived c. 1 AD. Edward O'Reilly mentions him in his Chronological Account of Irish Writers.[1] Fragments of laws attributed to Adna are to be found in the library of Trinity College. The sages Adhna, Forchern, and Atharne are said to have been the first to collect the axioms of Irish law into one volume. Some sources say he was Chief Poet of Ulster as well as Ireland. An old Irish tale "Immacallam in dá Thuarad" or 'The Colloquy of the Two Sages'[2] tells of his death.

Preceded by
Lugh		 Chief Ollam of Ireland
c. 1st century AD		 Succeeded by
Dubhthach moccu Lughair

Adna mac Uthidir, Irish poet, fl. 1st-century AD.

References
  1. O'Reilly, Edward (1820). "A.M. 3950". Transactions of the Iberno-Celtic Society. I (I): xvii.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2010-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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