GENESIS OF CELTIC IRELAND

1933 BC The Fir Bolg (Men of the Bags)descended from Nemedh through his grandson, Simeon "Breac," who were at this time still in bondage in Greece seized the ships of their masters and made their way back to Ireland. They were to divide Ireland into 5 Provinces / Cuigi under their 5 Chiefs, Gann, Geanann, Rory / Ruru, Seangann and Slainge, who were the 5 sons of Deala, a son of Loich, and each took turns ruling the whole island. (Slainge was to give his name to the River Slaine in Co. Wexford in the south - east of Southern Leinster. Another Sept who came later on as the Fir Domnainn were also collectively to be known as the Fir Bolg who settled in the regions now known as Munster Province and Connacht Province, but at first they mainly settled in at Erris in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province known then as Iarras Domain while another, the Fir Gaillion, was to land on the east - coast and take up the territory there on the east coast now known as Southern Leinster. The original Fir Bolg migration involving the 5 sons of Deala were to control Ireland for 37 years and all of their 5 individual Provinces were to join together at Balor's Hill later known as the "Hill of Uisnech" in the Midlands / Mide / Meath in Northern Leinster.

1900 BC - 500 BC The actual Bronze Age began when the use of metal came into being and the people in Ireland were then to move from the Stone Age period to the Iron Age as bronze workings were introduced and during this period came the building of the first crannogs / water forts, which were lake dwellings for protection against their wandering enemies, and the giant wolves that roamed Ireland at that time and were to continue to do so right up until the 18^th Century AD. The crannogs, named for the Irish word for tree / crann, were artificial islands built in the lochs / lakes and the marshy areas and these provided protection prior to the building of their stone or wooden forts and were to be still constructed even after that early period. Among those crannogs to be discovered later on would be the 30 at Loch Gara near Boyle / Mainistir an Buille (Boyle Monastery) in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province emanating from the Bronze Age and earlier.

1896 BC The 5 original Fir Bolg groups had by this time ruled over Ireland for 37 years with 9 consecutive Kings and Eochy / Eochaidh the Proud, a son of Erc, had been their King now for the last 10 years and up to this period in time it had been 237 years since the original 3 Scythian Nemedian groups emanating from the 3 grandsons of Nemedh had all left Ireland to escape the persecution of the Hamitic Fomorii.

This year the Tuatha De Danann (The People of Danu / Anu / Ana or Sword People) the long lost Scythian Nemedian kinsmen of the Fir Bolg, who were a Bronze Age Sept also arrived into Ireland from Spain who were descended from Iobath another of the 3 Nemedian Chiefs who had been the son of Beathach / Beothach whose followers had also previously left Ireland to escape the oppression of the Fomoiri. They had gone to Boeotia and Northern Europe where they acquired great artistic skills in 4 cities known then as Falias, Findias, Gorias and Murias and because of their previous opportunities they would seem to the Fir Bolg to have unusual powers, and also had bronze swords. Among their exceptional warriors were to be Nuadha their King with his great sword, and eventually also Lew / Lugh another who would be their King later on, with his magnificent lance. The Daghda / Dada "Mor"- the Great Father / Eochy / Eochaidh "Ollathair" (All Father) with his cauldron - The Undry in which he provided food in proportion to their merits and was also big on porridge himself. He also had a wonderful Oak harp, which would be of the utmost importance to them as the Seasons rolled around. Grey headed he wore a low necked tunic down to his hips and a hooded cape over his shoulders with horse hide boots, with the smooth side turned in covering his legs and feet. His main weapon was an eight - pronged club, which was so large that he pulled it behind him on a wheel. His wife Boann was to give her name to the River Boyne whose actual original source was once only a Well surrounded by 9 Hazel Trees that produced crimson nuts that contained mineral elements for increasing the power of the Brain. Daghda "Mor" was to be the father of Angus "Og"- The Younger, Bodb the Red, Brigid, Mider and Ogma "Cermait" - of the Honey Mouth. Angus "Og" also had a golden harp that produced music so sweet that no one could hear it and not be entranced by it, especially young lovers and he was to settle with his family along the River Boyne and in time he was to represent the essence of youthful love and beauty for the Gaelic Milesians who were to come into Ireland later on and gain sovereignty over them. Ogma was married to Etain a daughter of Diancecht their physician, and among their children was to be Tuirenn, and Cairpre / Cairbre who was to become their Bard / poet / learned man - of the Tuatha De Danann. Later Brigid was to also become very important to the Gaelic Milesians representing home, hearth, fire and poetry. Mider was to eventually set himself up on the Isle of Man / Falga were he was to become an introvert and shun the outside World.

They also brought with them the Stone of Fal / Lia Fal (The Stone of Destiny) that would be used by the many Kings of Tara at their Inaugurations as it was supposed to make the correct sounds when the lawful King stood upon it as it had been the Stone on which Jacob / Israel had rested his head after he left Beersheba for Haran where he had a dream of a stairway to heaven with angels going up and down on it. He also had a vision of God / YHWH standing beside him at the time who promised him the land on which he slept and he named it Bethel and when he awoke he took the stone and set it up as a memorial pouring olive oil over it and dedicated it to God and worshipped him there. Although the "Lia Fail Stone" was to be originally set up at Tara it was to be removed eventually from its initial spot there to another site close by to mark the graves of those United Irishmen who in the future in 1798 AD were to die there under their opposition to the English oppression and it now signifies "The Croppies Grave."

Cairpre / Cairbre, Aoi and Aedan were to be the bards / poets of the Tuatha De Danann who were to come to especially honour their future King, Lew / Lugh "Mi na Lugna" (The Master of all Skills and Crafts) and in respect for him they were to continue to hold a celebration each August at Tailtui / Telltown.

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