IRESA AND ARESA

Our History! Our Culture!! Our Heritage!!!

Iresa was believed to have been founded by a prince of Ife called Aasa. The period when Aasa left Ile-Ife was uncertain, but it was reckoned to be after Olu-Ogbon Ese’s migration out of Ile-Ife.

Aasa, according to the tradition, was said to have left Ife without given his followers any information about his journey. After his departure, his followers had started looking for him. In the course of searching for him, those who met Aasa’s followers or crossed their part were said to have asked what they were seeking. They had answered they were seeking for Aasa; consequently, the name of the first settlement where they finally met Aasa was called Ipasa.

Aasa however left the Ipasa settlement for another place when he had some challenges, and founded another settlement where he became old and died. For his remembrance his relatives called that last settlement of Aasa Ire Aasa (that is, where Aasa was tired), simply Iresa.

It is equally noteworthy that before Aasa’s death, he had four sons and one daughter. Two of his sons and the daughter became mythological characters. One was deified as the river Ekoro and the other son as Egbedi Gun Aree (Ina). Meanwhile, the daughter Alake Odi became the river Ateere Ajeje (Omo Abo Aasa) and succeeded Aasa. When Alake Odi died, Ase the younger son of Aasa succeeded his brother as the Aresa of Iresa.

Moreover, Ikin was one of the Aresa that reigned after Ase. Ikin has twin sons, according to the tradition. The first of the twins, Taiwo was called Obatuapa or Aresa Adu while the second, Kehinde was Opalala or Aresa Apa. The immediate younger brother of these twins, Idowu, according to the story, was called Inisa. It was Idowu that founded the town of Inisa.

When it was time for Obatuapa to become Aresa, he insisted that Opalala his twin brother must also be made a king. Therefore, the Aresa territories were divided into two between Obatuala and Opalala. The two towns regarded themselves as one and they bore the same Orile cognomen, which is ‘Odi’.

In addition, the traditional account indicates that Omoninla who was the mother of Soun Ogunlola (Ogundiran Aisa Agbe’s father) was a younger sister of the trio of Obatuala, Opalala and Inisa, all children of Aresa Ikin.

kayode Joseph Onipede
(Ladoke Akintola University of Technology)

COPIED.

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IRESA AND ARESA

Our History! Our Culture!! Our Heritage!!!

Iresa was believed to have been founded by a prince of Ife called Aasa. The period when Aasa left Ile-Ife was uncertain, but it was reckoned to be after Olu-Ogbon Ese’s migration out of Ile-Ife.

Aasa, according to the tradition, was said to have left Ife without given his followers any information about his journey. After his departure, his followers had started looking for him. In the course of searching for him, those who met Aasa’s followers or crossed their part were said to have asked what they were seeking. They had answered they were seeking for Aasa; consequently, the name of the first settlement where they finally met Aasa was called Ipasa.

Aasa however left the Ipasa settlement for another place when he had some challenges, and founded another settlement where he became old and died. For his remembrance his relatives called that last settlement of Aasa Ire Aasa (that is, where Aasa was tired), simply Iresa.

It is equally noteworthy that before Aasa’s death, he had four sons and one daughter. Two of his sons and the daughter became mythological characters. One was deified as the river Ekoro and the other son as Egbedi Gun Aree (Ina). Meanwhile, the daughter Alake Odi became the river Ateere Ajeje (Omo Abo Aasa) and succeeded Aasa. When Alake Odi died, Ase the younger son of Aasa succeeded his brother as the Aresa of Iresa.

Moreover, Ikin was one of the Aresa that reigned after Ase. Ikin has twin sons, according to the tradition. The first of the twins, Taiwo was called Obatuapa or Aresa Adu while the second, Kehinde was Opalala or Aresa Apa. The immediate younger brother of these twins, Idowu, according to the story, was called Inisa. It was Idowu that founded the town of Inisa.

When it was time for Obatuapa to become Aresa, he insisted that Opalala his twin brother must also be made a king. Therefore, the Aresa territories were divided into two between Obatuala and Opalala. The two towns regarded themselves as one and they bore the same Orile cognomen, which is ‘Odi’.

In addition, the traditional account indicates that Omoninla who was the mother of Soun Ogunlola (Ogundiran Aisa Agbe’s father) was a younger sister of the trio of Obatuala, Opalala and Inisa, all children of Aresa Ikin.

kayode Joseph Onipede
(Ladoke Akintola University of Technology)

COPIED.