Irish Celts
Irish Celts
The tribes of Celtic speech came to the British Isles in two distinct waves. The earlier invasion of the Goidels arrived i...
History And Myth
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Nov
The Milesians
The Milesians
King Milesius' sons, Eremon and Eber, are said to have come from either Spain or France to the island of Ireland, and we...
07
Nov
Laigain
Laigain refers to a group of peoples who are referred to as the the Laiginians.
The Laiginian colonization is believed to have taken p...
07
Nov
Tuatha De Danann
Tuatha De Danann Tribes
The De Danann people arrived after the Firbolgs, and were to force the Firbolgs into partial serfdom. The Tuat...
07
Nov
Firbolgs – Ui Failge, Ui Bairrche, Ui Enachglais
The Euerni and later called Erainn (also known as Menapii, Bolgi, Belgae and Firbolgs) by annalists and historians, arrived after ???? ...
07
Nov
Fir Bholg
Fir Bholg
Fir Bholg or the 'Men of the Bags', were also known as the men of the Goddess Domnu. Their gods were the Fomhóire and they w...
07
Nov
Nemedians
The Nemedians
These were the next race of people to arrive in Ireland after the Partholonians were mysteriously wiped out by a plague,...
07
Nov
Partholonians
The Partholonians
Partholonians were said to have landed in Ireland at Beltaine, where they lived for three hundred years. According t...
07
Nov
Fomhóire
Fomhóire
Which means 'from the sea' and is the name of the gods of night and death and cold. According to myth, the Fomhóire (or Fomor...
07
Nov
Fomorians
The Myth
"The tribe of the Fomorians was on the scene long before any other races came to Ireland. However, the Fomors lived mainly in ...