History And Myth

Osraige (Ossory) Osraige, also known as Osraighe or Ossory (modern Irish: Osraí), was a medieval Irish kingdom ... In the early 12th century, dynastic infighting...

Glasraighe Tribes Ballymachugh is one of the three parishes of the diocese situated in County Cavan. It lies along Lough Sheelin and in it the...

The Picts The picts are a northern european tribe. The Romans called this pre-Celtic people Pictii, or "Painted," who (as claimed by many historians), actually...

Irish Celts The tribes of Celtic speech came to the British Isles in two distinct waves. The earlier invasion of the Goidels arrived in England...

The Milesians King Milesius' sons, Eremon and Eber, are said to have come from either Spain or France to the island of Ireland, and were...

Laigain refers to a group of peoples who are referred to as the the Laiginians. The Laiginian colonization is believed to have taken place sometime...

Tuatha De Danann Tribes The De Danann people arrived after the Firbolgs, and were to force the Firbolgs into partial serfdom. The Tuatha De Danann...

The Euerni and later called Erainn (also known as Menapii, Bolgi, Belgae and Firbolgs) by annalists and historians, arrived after ???? BC. They called...

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...

The Nemedians These were the next race of people to arrive in Ireland after the Partholonians were mysteriously wiped out by a plague, according to...