2133 BC

The descendants of the first of these 3 widely dispersed Nemedian Septs - Family branches - to return to Ireland were to have been originally led by one of Nemedh's grandsons, whose father was Starn who had taken his particular Scythian Nemedian followers back to Thrace and once there they were there to be restricted and enslaved, to become the ancestors of the race to be known collectively as the Fir Bolg - Men of the Bag - who were made to carry seaweed fertilizer there in leather bags. By then they would evolve also as a mixed *Celtic - Teutonic People who were short and thickset in stature, to be also known in Latin as the Belgae. As such they where to found the country now known as Belgium, and have other tribes and territories in France (part of Gaul) and later on also in Albion - Briton. Eventually they would escape from their bondage in Greece and the Mediterranean region and become generically known throughout the region as the Fir Bolg.

The second of these original 3 Nemedian Septs that would return to Ireland would arrive 37 years after their kinsmen the Fir Bolg but would still be of pure Scythian Celtic origins and be known as the Tuatha De Danann - People of Danu or Sword People - who having gone to Europe progressed differently and broadened their horizons and were to have superior skills and weapons and because of this were to be held in great esteem by their kinsmen the Fir Bolg. At that later time they were both to still claim descent from Nemedh through two of his sons, the Tuatha De Danann from Beothach and his son Iobath - Iarbonel - the Soothsayer and the Fir Bolg from Starn and his son Simeon "Breac." The Tuatha De Danann with their increased knowledge and weaponry gained in Europe were also to seem to the Fir Bolg to have great magical powers and this was to be encouraged somewhat by the imagination of the Tuatha de Danann themselves. (Besides the original flight by these 3 Nemedian groups some of the Nemedians were to also stay behind in Ireland as a conquered people heading further inland to escape the wrath of the Fomorians.)

Another leader of the 3 original Nemedian Chiefs, was to be Briotan "Maol" a son of Fergus "Lethderg" - Redside aka Artur - Arthur who was to take his particular group and settle directly into the northern part of Albion - Briton where their descendants were later known as the Britons. (After the departure of these 3 Nemedian groups Ireland was to once again remain basically a wilderness for the next 200 years.)

1933 BC was to be the year when the first of the descendants of the Nemedians, who are now generically known as the Fir Bolg, who were descended from Nemedh through his grandson, Simeon "Breac," and who were still being oppressed in Greece decided to seize the ships of their masters and make their way back to Ireland. On arriving they set up their main fortress on a high hill area that they called Druinn Cain (Beautiful Eminence,) which is now known as Tara / Teamhair in the region that was to become part of the Midland Province - Mide Cuigi now known as Mide - Meath in the south - east of Northern Leinster. This particular pre - eminent spot was situated in a position that was to join all of the 5 Fir Bolg kingdoms that they were to institute in Ireland in their 5 Cuigi - Provinces under their 5 Fir Bolg Chiefs, Gann, Geanann, Rory - Ruru, Seangann and Slainge who were the 5 sons of Deala, the son of Loich and each were to take turns at ruling Ireland. (The River Slaine in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster was to receive its name from Slainge.) Other Fir Bolg Septs - Family branches - followed much later on with the Fir Domnain settling eventually at Erris in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province known as Iarras Domain while another, the Fir Galilean were to later land and finally settle on the east coast of Ireland in Southern Leinster.

1896 BC the Fir Bolg had been in control of Ireland for 37 years under 9 consecutive Fir Bolg Kings and Eochy / Eochaidh the son of Erc, had been their King for the last 10 years and this was to be the year that the second of their original Scythian Nemedian kinsmen, the Tuatha De Danann, were to also arrive back into Ireland. They were descended directly from Iobath the son of Beothach, who had taken his followers previously to Northern Europe and for them it had been 237 years since their Nemedian ancestors had left Ireland to escape the attacks of the Fomorii. On landing the Tuatha De Danann immediately destroyed all of their ships as they where determined not to leave Ireland again and made their way inland to Magh Rein in Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. At first they tried to negotiate with their long lost kinsmen, the Fir Bolg, to share Ireland with them but to no avail and they were then forced to do battle and defeat the Fir Bolg, and later on also the Fomorians / Fomorii and take over total control of Ireland in their own right for the next 197 years until the coming of the Scythian Celtic Gaelic Milesians.

+On to 1896 BC - 1699 BC

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