2658 BC

2659 BC saw the first influx of 1,000 Scythians into Ireland descended through *10.Noah and his son, *11.Japheth and his son, *12.Magog who is also mentioned in the Bible, and this was to occur well after the Great Deluge involving *10.Noah and his 3 sons had transpired. They were descended from 13.Fathochta one of the sons of 12.Magog and were to arrive into the region now known as Co. Kerry in the south - west of the Munster Province and had previously set out from Macedonia in Greece under the leadership of their Prince, Partholon who was a descendant of 13.Fathochta. Among them were his 3 sons, Slainge, Laighlinne & Rory - Rudhraidhe and their wives, Dealgnat, Nerbha, Ciochbha and Cerbnad and all are now known generically as the Partholonians.

The Partholonians soon found that they were to constantly come under attack in Ireland from another distinct People who were also descended from *10.Noah known as the Fomoiri who had arrived earlier on but did not settle on the mainland but had their base in the Atlantic Ocean on Tory Island to the north of the territory now known as Co. Donegal in the west of the Ulster Province. Generically they are now known as the Fomorians - Fomorii - who were Sea Pirates from the African coast who claimed descent from 11.Ham one of the other 3 sons of *10.Noah. He was a brother to 11.Shem the ancestor of the Semites - the Hebrews - Israelites and the Jews & Muslim Arabs and also to *11.Japheth the ancestor of the Scythian Celts through his son, *12.Magog. Due to their sea faring occupation and position the Fomorians were never to be in any great numbers but they were to persist to occupy the fortress on Tory Island for many centuries. They where tall in stature and very destructive in their nature and were to continue to hang around the perimeter of Ireland creating conflict with all of the consecutive Scythian Celtic inhabitants well into the future. Partholon the Scythian leader of the Partholonians was to eventually meet his end on the Liffey Plain in the region now known as Co. Dublin in mid - eastern Leinster Province but despite the ongoing Fomorian harassment his followers were able to increase their numbers over the years ahead in Ireland.

2649 BC the Fomorians under the leadership of Cical "Grigenchosach," a son of Goll, a son of Garbh, together with his mother, arrived on to the mainland of Ireland with 800 of their followers to establish their authority over the Partholonians who they engaged in the Battle of Sleamhnai Magh Ithe and many of the Fomorians were slain during the conflict totally defeated by the Partholonians.

2500 BC a small migration was also carried out at this time by another Indo - European Aryan tribe, of which the Celts - Keltoi are part of, as they were to journey into Asia Minor from the north - west across the Dardanelles into the Peninsula and their descendants are among the ancestors of many of those in Mother India today.

2379 BC After nearly 300 years of a continuing existence in Ireland, the Partholonians had prospered and their numbers had multiplied, however during this year a Great Plague occurred among them and 9,000 of them died, all within a week, including 5,000 men & 4,000 women in the region known now as Sean Magh Ealta Edair or Taimhleacht Muintir Partholoin where they were all to assemble in case they should die, which allowed those still surviving to inter those that did not. This terrible disaster meant that there were to then be basically no inhabitants in Ireland for the next 30 years.

2349 BC saw the next great wave of major Scythian migration into Ireland who were to come from the south - eastern part of Europe from near the Euxine Sea who were led by another descendant of *12.Magog known as Nemedh - sacred - the son of Agnoman - Aduam "Bau," his wife, Macha and his chiefs, Ainnin, Fergus - Fearghus "Leith Dhearg" - Redside, Iarbhaine the Prophet and Sdarn and during the voyage they were to lose 33 ships and within 12 days of their arrival into Ireland his wife, Macha was also to die. Of his (4) sons Starn was to become the direct ancestor of the Fir Bolg, Iarbonel the Soothsayer who would become the direct ancestor of the Tuatha De Danann, Fergus ""Leith Dhearg" - Redside - Artur the direct ancestor of the Britons, and Annind who would be the first to die. During his time in Ireland Nemedh had 12 plains cleared and 4 more lakes - lochs appeared and he was to come up against and slay 2 of the Fomorian Kings in battle until he and 2,000 of his followers were to perish in another outbreak of Plague on the Great Island of Barrymore off the coast of Co. Cork in Southern Munster. Mide the Chief Druid of the Nemedians lit the first fire at Uisnech that was to burn for 7 years in Ireland from which all the other important fires in the country were also lit. Nemedh's remaining followers, later known also generically as the Nemedians, were to then continue in occupation of Ireland for over 200 years. They too also found themselves subject to the constant harassment of the Fomorians, the descendants of 11.Ham, who were tall in stature and very destructive in their nature. (Later on another Scythian Celtic - Teutonic people, the Fir Bolg - Men of the Bag - who were to be descended from Nemedh's son, Starn, and his son Simeon "Breac." and therefore also from *12.Magog, were to return to Ireland and they too were to have a great admiration for the abilities of the Fomorians believing that they had unusual powers but despite this they where always able to deflect their attacks. )

2133 BC the Scythian Nemedians, who had arrived after the Scythian Partholonians, and who had survived the second Plague, had already been able to defeat the Fomorians in three major battles and they now decided, due to the Fomorian demand for two - thirds of their produce, and children born this year, to be delivered up to the Fomorians on Samhain, that they could take no more of their harassment so they decided to carry out another battle in a direct siege on the Fomorian main tower fortress on Tory Island. During this year 16,000 of them attacked the Fomorian fort there and during the battle the Fomorian leader, Conaing - Conann - Conand, the son of Febar, was killed and they were able to seize the fort but they then had a reversal as further Fomorian reinforcements then arrived from Africa. The Fomorians had sent for help and Morc, a son of Dela, another Fomorian Chief, had arrived with 60 ships full of warriors and the conflict then continued on and the Nemedians were driven back to the coast where many were either killed outright or drowned in the sea. After this devastating defeat and further attacks the 30 survivors who had escaped in one of their ships became apprehensive if any of them would ever be left alive if they continued to stay on and they decided it would be best to leave Ireland altogether to escape from the Fomorian oppression. They were to split into three 3 separate Nemedian groups who were to go their own individual way to seek their destiny elsewhere but despite this ominous departure their Scythian Nemedian descendants within the next 200 years would return to Ireland as 2 new distinct individual tribes.

+On to 2133 BC - 1896 BC

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