Generation No. 1
1. HEBER
GLUNFIONN1
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for HEBER
GLUNFIONN:
Heber Glunfionn was born in Getulia (more recently called Libya) where he
died. His posterity continued to live there to the eighth generation; and
were kings or chief rulers there for one hundred and fifty years -- some say
three hundred years.
More About HEBER
GLUNFIONN:
Religion: Pagan
Child of HEBER
GLUNFIONN
is:
2. i. AGNAN FIONN2,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 2
2. AGNAN
FIONN2
(HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for AGNAN
FIONN:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About AGNAN
FIONN:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of AGNAN
FIONN
is:
3. i. FEBRIC GLAS3,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 3
3. FEBRIC
GLAS3
(AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for FEBRIC
GLAS:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About FEBRIC
GLAS:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of FEBRIC
GLAS
is:
4. i. NENUALL4,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 4
4. NENUALL4
(FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for NENUALL:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About NENUALL:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of NENUALL
is:
5. i. KING OF GOTHIA OR GETULIA NUADHAD5,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 5
5. KING
OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
NUADHAD5
(NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
NUADHAD:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
NUADHAD:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
NUADHAD
is:
6. i. KING OF GOTHIA OR GETULIA ALLADH6,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 6
6. KING
OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ALLADH6
(NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ALLADH:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ALLADH:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ALLADH
is:
7. i. KING OF GOTHIA OR GETULIA ARCADH7,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 7
7. KING
OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ARCADH7
(ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ARCADH:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ARCADH:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
ARCADH
is:
8. i. KING OF GOTHIA OR GETULIA DEAG8,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Generation No. 8
8. KING
OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
DEAG8
(ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gothia or
Getulia (Libya).
Notes for KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
DEAG:
Lived and died a King in Gothia or Getulia (now known as Libya).
More About KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
DEAG:
Occupation 1: King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Gothia or Getulia (Libya)
Child of KING OF GOTHIA
OR GETULIA
DEAG
is:
9. i. BRATH9,
b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya); d. Deceased, Gallicia, Spain.
Generation No. 9
9. BRATH9
(DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Gothia or Getulia (Libya), and died Deceased in Gallicia, Spain.
Notes for BRATH:
Brath was born in Gothia (now known as Libya). Remembering the Druids
prediction, given to his ancestor Lamhfionn, and his people having
considerably multiplied during their abode in Getulia, he departed thence
with a numerous fleet to seek out the country destined to be their final
settlement, by the prophecy of Cachear, the Druid. After some time he landed
on the coast of Spain, and by strong hand settled himself and his colony in
Galicia, in the north of that country.
(Galicia (region, Spain) (ancient Gallaecia or Callaecia), autonomous
region in north-west Spain, comprising the provinces of La Coruña, Lugo,
Orense, and Pontevedra; the capital is Santiago. The region is mainly
agricultural; fishing and timber are also important. Most of the people
speak Galician, a language related to Portuguese. Galicia was a kingdom from
411 to 585 and again in the 11th century after the death of Ferdinand I,
king of Castile and León. It came under Spanish domination late in the 15th
century. In 1833, it was divided into the present provinces. Area, 29,434 sq
km (9,464 sq mi); population (1991) 2,731,669.
"Galicia (region, Spain)," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98
Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.)
More About BRATH:
Religion: Pagan
Child of BRATH
is:
10. i. BREOGHAN (BRIGUS)10,
b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Galicia, Spain.
Generation No. 10
10. BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10
(BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in Galicia, Spain.
Notes for BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS):
Breoghan (or Brigus_ was king of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and
Portugal - all of which he conquered. He built Breoghan's Tower or 'Brigantia'
in Galicia, and the city of Brigansa or Briganza in Portugal - called after
him; and the kingdom of Castile was then also called after him Brigia. It is
considered that 'Castile' itself was so called from the figure of a castle
which Brigus bore for his Arms on his banner.
Brigus sent a colony into Britain, who settled in that territory now
known as the counties of York, Lancaster, Durham, Westmoreland and
Cumberland, and, after him were called Brigantes; whose posterity gave
formidable opposition to the Romans, at the time of the Roman invasion of
Britain.
More About BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS):
Occupation 1: King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal
Religion: Pagan
Title: King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal
Title (Facts Page): King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and
Portugal
Children of BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)
are:
11. i. BILE11,
b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Galicia, Spain.
12. ii. ITHE, b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Magh Ithe, Plain of
Ithe, Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland.
Generation No. 11
11. BILE11
(BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in Galicia, Spain.
Notes for BILE:
Bile was King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal,
conquered by his father Breoghan, and son Galamh [galav] or Milesius
suceeded him. This Bile had a brother named Ithe.
Bile, like Balor, is one of the names of the god of Death, i.e. of the
Underworld. Bile, the father of the Milesians comes from Spain - the usual
term employed by the later rationalising historians for the Land of the
Dead. ('Celtic- Myths and Legends' - T W Rolleston [Senate Press])
More About BILE:
Occupation 1: King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal
Religion: Pagan
Title: King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal
Children of BILE
are:
13. i. KING OF GALICIA MILESIUS12,
b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Galicia, Spain.
ii. GALAMH, d. Deceased.
12. ITHE11
(BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in Magh Ithe, Plain of Ithe,
Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland.
Notes for ITHE:
Ithe was slain, whilst visiting Ireland from Spain, by the three
Tuatha-de-Danans kings. This, with an old prophesy, triggered the Milesian
invasion of Ireland.
The issue of Ithe is not accounted among the Milesian Irish or Clan-na-Mile,
as not being descended from Milesius, but from his uncle. Ithe, of whose
posterity there were also some Monarchs of Ireland and many provincial Kings
of Munster: that country upon its first division being allocated to the sons
of Heber and to Lughaidh, son of Ithe, whose posterity continued there
accordingly.
More About ITHE:
Burial: Spain
Occupation 1: Soldier
Occupation 2: Envoy
Religion: Pagan
Child of ITHE
is:
i. LUGHAIDH12,
b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased.
Generation No. 12
13. KING
OF GALICIA
MILESIUS12
(BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in Galicia, Spain. He married
(1) SCOTA,
daughter of NECTONIBUS
PHARAOH.
She was born in Egypt, and died Deceased in Galicia, Spain. He married (2) SEANG,
daughter of REAFLOIR.
Notes for KING OF GALICIA
MILESIUS:
Milesius, in his youth and during his father's life-time, went into
Scythia, where he was kindly received by the king of that country, who gave
his daughter in marriage, and appointed him General of his forces. In this
capacity Milesius defeated the king's enemies, gained much fame, and love of
all the kings subjects. His growing greatness and popularity excited against
him the jealousy of the king; who fearing the worst, resolved on privately dispatching
Milesius out of the way, for, openly, he dare not attempt it.
Admonished of the king's intentions in his regard, Milesius slew him; and
thereupon quitted Scythia and retired into Egypt with a fleet of sixty sail.
Pharaoh Nectonibus, then king of Egypt, being informed of his arrival and of
his great valour, wisdom, and conduct in arms, made him General of all his
forces against the king of Ethiopia then invading his country. Here as in
Scythia, Milesius was victorious; he forced the enemy to submit to the
conqueror's own terms of peace. By these exploits Milesius found great
favour with Pharaoh, who gave him, being then a widower, his daughter Scota
in marriage; and kept him eight years afterwards in Egypt.
| During the sojourn of Milesius in Egypt, he employed the most ingenious
and able persons among his people to be instructed in the several trades,
arts, and sciences used in Egypt; in order to have them taught to the rest
of his people on his return to Spain. |

|
[The original name of Milesius of Spain was already mentioned ('Galamh'
(gall: Irish, a stranger; amh, a negative affix), which means, 'no
stranger': meaning he was no stranger in Egypt, where he was called 'Milethea
Spaine,' which afterwards contracted to 'Mile Spain' (meaning the Spanish
Hero), and finally to 'Milesius' ('mileadh': Irish, a hero; Lat. 'miles', a
soldier).]
At length Milesius took leave of his father-in-law, and steered towards
Spain; where he arrived to the great joy and comfort of his people, who were
much harassed by the rebellion of the natives and by the intrusion of other
foreign nations that forced in after his father's death, and during his long
absence from Spain. With these and those he often met; and, in fifty-four
battles, victoriously fought, he routed, destroyed, and totally extirpated
them out of the country, which he settled in peace and quietness.
In he reign a great dearth and famine occurred in Spain, of twenty-six
years continuance, occasioned, as well by reason of the former troubles
which hindered the people from cultivating and manuring the ground, as for
want of rain to moisten the earth; but Milesius superstitiously believed the
famine to have fallen upon him and his people as a judgement and punishment
from their gods, for their negligence in seeking out the country destined
for their final abode, so long before foretold to Lamhfionn by Cachear their
Druid or magician. The time limited by the prophesy for the accomplishment
thereof being now nearly, if not fully, expired. To expiate his fault and to
comply with the will of his gods, Milesius, with the general approbation of
his people, sent his uncle Ithe, with his son Lughaidh (Luy), and one
hundred and fifty stout men to bring them an account of those western
islands; which, accordingly, arrived at the island since then called
Ireland, and landing in that part of it now called Munster, left his son
with fifty of his men to guard the ship, and with the rest travelled about
the island.
Informed among other things, that the three sons of Cearmad, called Mac-Cuill,
MacCeaght, and MacGreine, did then and for thirty years before rule and
govern the island, each one year in his turn; and that the country was
called after the names of their three queens- Eire, Fodhla, and Banbha,
respectively: one year called "Eire", the next "Fodhla",
and the next "Banbha", as their husbands reigned in their regular
turns; by which names the island is ever since indifferently called, but
most commonly "Eire", because MacCuill, the husband of Eire, ruled
and governed the country in his turn the year that the Clan-na-Mile (or the
sons of Milesius) arrived and conquered Ireland.
[Eire: Ancient Irish historians assert that this queen was the
granddaughter of Ogma, who invented the Ogham Alphabet; and that it is after
that Queen, that Ireland is always personated by a female figure!]
And, being further informed that the three brothers were then at their
palace at Aileach Neid, in the north part of the country, engaged in the
settlement of some disputes concerning their family jewels, Ithe directed
his course thither; sending orders to his son to sail about with his ship
and the rest of his men, and meet him there.
[Aileach Neid: This name may be derived from the Irish 'aileach,' a stone
horse or stallion, or 'aileachta', jewels; and 'Neid,' the Mars of the Pagan
Irish. In its time it was one of the most important fortresses in Ireland.]
When Ithe arrived where the (Danan) brothers were, he was honorably
received and entertained by them; and, finding him to be a man of great
wisdom and knowledge, they referred their disputes to him for decision. That
decision having met their entire satisfaction, Ithe exhorted them to mutual
love, peace, and forbearance; adding much praise of their delightful,
pleasant, and fruitful country; and then took his leave, to return to his
ship, and go back to Spain.
No sooner was he gone than the brothers began to reflect on the high
commendations which Ithe gave the Island; and suspecting his design of
bringing others to invade it, resolved to prevent them, and therefore
pursued him with a strong party, overtook him, fought and routed his men and
wounded himself to death (before his son or the rest of his men left on
ship-board could come to his rescue) at a place called, from that fight by
his name, 'Magh Ithe' or 'The Plain of Ithe' (an extensive plain in the
barony of Raphoe, county Donegal); whence his son, having found him in that
condition, brought his dead and mangled body back into Spain, and there
exposed it to public view, thereby to excite his friends and relations to
avenge his murder.
And here I think it not amiss to notify what the Irish chroniclers,
observe upon this matter, viz. - that all the invaders and planters of of
Ireland, namely, Partholan, Neimhedh, the Firbolgs, Tuatha-de-Danans, and
Clan-na-Mile, where originally Scythians, of the line of Japhet, who had the
language called 'Bearla-Tobbai' or 'Gaodhilg' [Gaelic] common amongst them
all; and consequently not to be wondered at, that Ithe and the
Tuatha-de-Danans understood one another without an interpreter - both
speaking the same language, though perhaps with some differences in the
accent.
The exposing of the dead body of Ithe had the desired effect; for,
thereupon, Milesius made great preparations in order to invade Ireland - as
well to avenge his uncle's death as also in obedience to the will of his
gods, signified by the prophecy of Cachear, aforesaid. But, before he could
effect that object, he died, leaving the care and charge of that expedition
upon his eight legitimate sons by his two wives before mentioned.
Milesius was a very valiant champion, a great warrior, and fortunate and
prosperous in all his undertakings: witness his name of 'Milesius' given him
from the many battles (some say a thousand, which the word 'Mile' signifies
in Irish as well as Latin) which he victoriously fought and won, as well in
Spain, as in all the other countries and kingdoms he traversed in his
younger days.
Travelled into Scythia and Egypt where he was made an Army General by
Pharoah Nectonibus. He returned to Spain and after several years sent
exploration ships to the Western Isles of Europe. In those ships were one of
his sons and his uncle. The murder of his uncle by some of the explorers,
now proclaimed Kings of Ireland, caused Milesius to set about preparing to
invade Ireland in revenge. However, his death caused this due to be left to
his sons. They were Heber, Heremon and Amergin, the only three out of eight
to survive that invasion commanded by 36 Chiefs each having his own ship
with family and followers. ('Celtic - Myths and Legends - T W Rolleston
[Senate Press])
Milesius. Sometimes given as Mil. In Irish his name is given as Golamh, a
warrior, but he has become popular under the Latin form Milesius, signifying
a soldier. The name is also given as Mile Easpain, a soldier of Spain. It
was his children who led the Milesians in their conquest of Ireland.
Milesiaus' ancestry goes back through twenty-two Irish names and thirteen
Hebrew names to Adam. He is described as a Scythian of Spain who took
service with King Reafloir of Sythia and married his daughter Seang. After
Seang died, Reafloir grew fearful of Milesius and plotted to kill him.
Discovering the plot, Milesius fled to Egypt with his two sons, Donn and
Airioch Feabhruadh, and his followers, and took service with the Pharaoh
Nectanebus. He was successful in conducting a war against the Ethiopians for
the Pharaoh. There were, in fact, two Pharaohs of the Thirtieth Dynasty
named Nectanebus but their dates are 380-363 BC and 360-343 BC. Milesius
married Scota, the daughter of the Pharaoh, and two sons Eber and Amairgen
were born in Egypt. A third son Ir was born on the island of Irena near
Thrace after Milesius and his followers quit Egypt. A fourth son Colpa was
born on the Island of Gotia. Milesius eventually returned to Spain. Here he
learned of the death of Ith, given as a nephew, slain by the three sons of
Ogma (Mac Cecht, Mac Cuill and Mac Greine), and decided to take revenge by
conquering Ireland. He did not reach Ireland although his wife, Scotia, did
so. She was killed fighting the De Danaan and was buried in Kerry. It was
his sons that carried out the conquest. ["A Dictionary of Irish
Mythology" - Peter Berresford Ellis. Oxford University Press (1991]
More About KING OF GALICIA
MILESIUS:
Burial: Spain
Occupation 1: King of Galicia, Andalusia, Murcia, Castile, and Portugal
Religion: Pagan
More About SCOTA:
Burial: County Kerry, Ireland
Children of MILESIUS
and SCOTA
are:
14. i. HEBER FIONN13,
b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, 1698 BC in Ireland.
15. ii. IR, b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Ireland.
iii. AMERGIN, b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Ireland; m. SKENNA; d.
Deceased, On board ship from Spain to Ireland..
Notes for AMERGIN:
Amergin, son of Miled, was a Poet (file) and this is often synonymous
with Druid. He was slain by Heremon dying without issue.
When the poet Amergin set foot upon the soil of Ireland it is said that
he chanted a strange and mystical lay:
"I am the Wind that blows over the sea,
I am the Wave of the Ocean;
I am the murmur of the billows;
I am the Ox of the Seven Combats;
I am the Vulture upon the rock;
I am a Ray of the Sun;
I am the fairest of Plants;
I am a Wild Boar in Valour;
I am a Salmon in the Water;
I am a Lake in the plain;
I am the Craft of the artificer;
I am a Word of Science;
I am the Spear-point that gives battle;
I am the god that creates in the head of man the fire of thought.
Who is it that enlightens the assembly upon the mountain, if not I?
Who telleth the ages of the moon, if not I?
Who showeth the place where the sun goes to rest, if not I?"
Two other poems are attributed to Amergin, in which he invokes the
land and physical features of Ireland to aid him:
"I invoke the land of Ireland,
Shining, shining sea;
Fertile, fertile Mountain;
Gladed, gladed wood!
Abundant river, abundant in water!
Fish-abounding lake!"
(Both Poems are from translations by De Jubainvile in "Irish
Mythological Cycle")
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The Milesian host, after landing (in Ireland), advance to Tara, where
they find the three kings of the Danaans awaiting them, and summon them
to deliver up the island. The Danaans ask for three days' time to
consider whether they shall quit Ireland, or submit, or give battle; and
they propose to leave the decision, upon their request, to Amergin.
Amergin pronounces judgement - "the first judgement which was
delivered in Ireland." He agrees that the Milesians must not take
their foes by surprise-they are to withdraw the length of nine waves
from the shore, and then return; if they then conquer the Danaans the
land is to be fairly theirs by right of battle.
The Milesians submit to this decision and embark on their ships. But
no sooner have they drawn off for the mystical distance of the nine
waves than a mist and storm are raised by the sorceries of the Danaans-the
coast of Ireland is hidden from their sight, and they wonder dispersed
upon the ocean. To ascertain if it is a natural or Druidic tempest which
afflicts them, a man named Aranan is sent up to the masthead to see if
the wind is blowing there also or not. He is flung from the swaying
mast, but as he falls to his death he cries his message to his
shipmates: "There is no storm aloft". Amergin, who takes lead
in all critical situations, thereupon chants his incantation to the land
of Erin. The wind falls, and they turn their prows, rejoicing, towards
the shore.
A great battle with the Danaans at Telltown (named after the goddess
Telta) then follows. The three kings and three queens of the Danaans,
with many of their people, are slain, and the children of Miled-the last
of the mythical invaders of Ireland-enter upon the sovereignty of
Ireland. But the people of Dana do not withdraw. By their magic art they
cast over themselves a veil of invisibility, which they can put on or
off as they choose. There are two Irelands henceforward, the spiritual
and the earthly. The Danaans dwell in the spiritual Ireland which is
portioned out among them by their great overlord, the Dagda. Where the
human eye can see but green mounds and ramparts, the relics of ruined
fortresses or sepulchres, there rise fairy palaces of the defeated
divinities; there they hold revels in eternal sunshine, nourished by the
magic meat and ale that give them undying youth and beauty; and thence
they come forth at times to mingle with mortal men in love or in war.
The ancient mythical literature conceives them as heroic and splendid in
strength and beauty. In later times, and as Christian influences grew
stronger, they dwindle into fairies, the People of the Sidhe (pronounced
'Shee'. It means literally the People of the [Fairy] Mounds); but they
have never wholly perished; to this day the Land of Youth and its
inhabitants live in the imagination of the Irish peasant.
('Celtic - Myths and Legends - T W Rolleston [Senate Press])
More About AMERGIN:
Religion: Pagan
Notes for SKENNA:
Died on the way to Ireland from Spain. The Milesians buried her when
they landed, and called the place 'Inverskena' after her; this was the
ancient name of the Kenmare River in County Kerry. ('Celtic - Myths and
Legends - T W Rolleston [Senate Press])
More About SKENNA:
Religion: Pagan
16. iv. HEREMON, b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, 1683BC in Ireland.
v. COLPA, b. Gothia or Getulia (Libya).
Children of MILESIUS
and SEANG
are:
vi. DONN13.
vii. AIRIOCH FEABHRUADH.
Generation No. 13
14. HEBER
FIONN13
(MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in 1698 BC in Ireland.
Notes for HEBER
FIONN:
Reigned with his brother Heremon as the first Monarchs of Ireland. They
began their reign in 1699 BC. After Heber's death, at Heremon's hand,
Heremon reigned until 1683 BC.
From Heber, the eldest brother, the provincial Kings of Munster (of whom
thirty-eight were sole Monarchs of Ireland), and most of the nobility and
gentry of Munster, and many noble families in Scotland, are descended.
More About HEBER
FIONN:
Occupation 1: King of Ireland
Religion: Pagan
Title: King of Ireland
Children of HEBER
FIONN
are:
i. ER14,
d. Deceased.
More About ER:
Religion: Pagan
ii. ORBA, d. Deceased.
More About ORBA:
Religion: Pagan
iii. FERON, d. Deceased.
More About FERON:
Religion: Pagan
iv. FERGNA, d. Deceased.
More About FERGNA:
Religion: Pagan
15. IR13
(MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in Ireland.
Notes for IR:
Son of Milesius of Spain. Died in the invasion of Ireland.
From Ir, the second brother, all the provincial Kings of Ulster (of whom
twenty-six were sole monarchs of Ireland), and all the ancient nobility and
gentry of Ulster, and many noble families in Leinster, Munster, and
Connaught, derive their pedigrees; and, in Scotland, the Clan-na-Rory - the
descendants of an eminent man named Ruadhri or Roderick, who was Monarch of
Ireland for seventy years (viz., from Before Christ 288 to 218).
Ir. A son of Milesius. He was killed by a storm conjured by the De Danaan
to prevent the Milesian landing in Ireland. ["A Dictionary of Irish
Mythology" - Peter Berresford Ellis. Oxford University Press(1991)].
More About IR:
Religion: Pagan
Child of IR
is:
i. HEBER DONN14,
b. Galicia, Spain; d. Deceased, Ireland.
Notes for HEBER DONN:
When Ireland was divided up by his uncle, Heremon, Heber Donn
received the area now known as Ulster.
More About HEBER DONN:
Religion: Pagan
16. HEREMON13
(MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Galicia, Spain, and died Deceased in 1683BC in Ireland.
Notes for HEREMON:
Reigned with his brother Heber as the first Monarchs of Ireland. They
began their reign in 1699 BC. After Heber's death Heremon reigned until 1683
BC.
After the death of their father King Milesius, the eight sons were
neither forgetful nor negligent in the execution of their father's command
to avenge the death of Ithe at the hands of the three Danaan kings in
Ireland. But soon after his death, with a numerous fleet well manned and
equipped, set forth from Breoghan's Tower or Brigantia (now Corunna) in
Galicia, in Spain, and sailed prosperously to the coasts of Ireland or 'Inis-Fail,'
(see below) where they met many difficulties and various chances before they
could land: occasioned by the diabolical arts, sorceries, and enchantments
used by the Tuatha-de-Danans, to obstruct their landing; for, by their magic
art, they enchanted the island so as to appear to the Milesians or Clan-na-Mile
in the form of a Hog, and no way to come to it (whence the island, among the
many other names it had before, was called 'Muc-Inis' or 'The Hog Island');
and withal raised so great a storm, that the Milesian fleet was thereby
totally dispersed and many of them cast away, wherein five of the eight
brothers, sons of Milesius, lost their lives. Tat part of the fleet
commanded by Heber, Heremon, and Amergin (the three surviving brothers), and
Heber Donn, son of Ir (one of the brothers lost in the storm), overcame all
opposition, landed safe, fought and routed the three Tuatha-de-Danan Kings
at Slieve-Mis, and thence pursued and overtook them at Tailten, where
another bloody battle was fought; wherein the three (Tuatha-de-Danan) Kings
and their Queens were slain (see another account for the Queens below), and
their army utterly routed and destroyed: so that they could never after give
any opposition to the Clan-na-Mile in their new conquest; who, having thus
sufficiently avenged the death of their great uncle Ithe, gained the
possession of the country foretold to them by Cachear, some ages past
through Lamhfionn.
'Inis-Fail: Thomas More, in his Irish Melodies, commemorates this
circumstance in the "Song of Inisfail":
They came from a land beyond the sea
And now o'er the western main
Set sail, in their good ships, gallantly,
From the sunny land of Spain.
"Oh, where's the isle we've seen in our dreams,
Our destined home or grave?"
Thus sang they, as by the morning's beams,
They swept the Atlantic wave.
And lo! where afar o'er ocean shines
A spark of radiant green,
As though in that deep lay emerald mines,
Whose light through the wave was seen.
"'Tis Inisfail - 'tis Inisfail!"
Rings o'er the echoing sea;
While, bending to heaven, the warriors hail
That home of the brave and free.
Then turned they unto the Eastern wave,
Where now their Day-god's eye
A look of such sunny omen gave
As lighted up sea and sky.
Nor frown was seen through sky or sea,
Nor tear o'er leaf or sod,
When first on their Isle of Destiny
Our great forefathers trod.
Heber and Heremon, the chief leading men remaining of the eight brothers,
sons of Milesius aforesaid, divided the kingdom between them (allotting a
proportion of land to their brother Amergin, who was their Arch-priest,
Druid, or magician; and to their nephew Heber Donn, and to the rest of their
chief commanders), and became jointly the first of one hundred and
eighty-three (or four) Kings or sole Monarchs of the Gaelic, Milesian or
Scottish Race, that ruled and governed Ireland, successively, for two
thousand eight hundred and eighty-five years from the first year of their
reign, Anno Mundi three thousand five hundred, to their submission to the
Crown of England in the person of King Henry the Second; who being also of
the Milesian Race by 'Maude', his mother, was lineally descended from Fergus
Mor MacEarca, first King of Scotland, who descended from the said Heremon -
so that the succession may be truly said to continue in the Milesian Blood
from before Christ one thousand six hundred and ninety-nine years down to
the present time.
Heber and Heremon reigned jointly one year only, when, upon a difference
between their ambitious wives, they quarrelled and fought a battle at
Ardeath or Geshill (Geashill, near Tullamore in the King's County), where
Heber was slain by Heremon; and, soon after, Amergin, who claimed an equal
share in the government, was, in another battle fought between them,
likewise slain by Heremon. Thus, Heremon became sole Monarch, and made a new
division of the land amongst his comrades and friends, viz.: the south part,
now called Munster, he gave to his brother Heber's four sons, Er, Orba,
Feron, and Fergna; the north part, now Ulster, he gave to Ir's only son
Heber Donn; the east part or 'Coigeadh Galian,' now called Leinster, he gave
to Criomthann-sciath-bheil, one of his commanders; and the west part, now
called Connaght, Heremon gave to Un-Mac0Oigge, another of his commanders;
allotting a part of Munster to Lughaidh (the son of Ithe, the first Milesian
discoverer of Ireland), amongst his brother Heber's sons.
From these three brothers, Heber, Ir, and Heremon (Amergin dying without
issue), are descended all the Milesian Irish of Ireland and Scotland, viz.:
from Heber, the eldest brother, the provincial Kings of Munster (of whom
thirty-eight were sole Monarchs of Ireland), and most of the nobility and
gentry of Munster, and many noble families in Scotland, are descended.
From Ir, the second brother, all the provincial Kings of Ulster (of whom
twenty-six were sole monarchs of Ireland), and all the ancient nobility and
gentry of Ulster, and many noble families in Leinster, Munster, and
Connaught, derive their pedigrees; and, in Scotland, the Clan-na-Rory - the
descendants of an eminent man named Ruadhri or Roderick, who was Monarch of
Ireland for seventy years (viz., from Before Christ 288 to 218).
Heremon, or Eremon, during his sole reign, was visited by a certain
colony called by the Irish 'Cruithneaigh,' in English 'Cruthneans' or 'Picts'
who requested Heremon to assign them a part of the country to settle in, he
refused, but gave them as wives the widows of the Tuatha-de-Danans slain in
battle. He then sent the Picts with a strong party of his own forces to
conquor the country then called 'Alba' but now 'Scotland'; conditionally,
that they and their posterity should be tributary to the Monarchs of
Ireland.
From Heremon, the youngest of the three brothers, were descended one
hundred and fourteen sole Monarchs of Ireland: the provincial Kings
Heremonian nobility and gentry of Leinster, Connaught, Meath, Orgiall,
Tirowen, Tirconnell, and Clan-na-boy; the Kings of Dalriada; all the Kings
of Scotland from Fergus Mor MacEarca down to the Stuarts; and the Kings and
Queens of England from Henry the Second down to the present time.
This invasion, conquest, or plantation of Ireland by the Milesian or
Scottish Nation took place in the Year of the World three thousand five
hundred, or the next year after Solomon began the foundation of the Temple
of Jerusalem, and one thousand Six hundred and ninety-nine years before the
Nativity of our Saviour Jesus Christ; which according to the Irish
computation of Time, occurred Anno Mundi five thousand one hundred and
ninety-nine: therein agreeing with the 'Septuagint,' Roman Martyrologies,
Eusebius, Orosius, and other ancient authors; which computation the ancient
Irish chroniclers exactly observed in their Books of Reigns of the Monarchs
of Ireland, and other Antiquities of that Kingdom; out of which the Roll of
the Monarchs of Ireland, from the beginning of the Milesian Monarchy to
their submission to King Henry the Second of England, a Prince of their own
Blood, is exactly collected.
[As the Milesian invasion took place the next year after the laying of
the foundation of the Temple of Jerusalem by Solomon, King of Israel, we may
infer that Solomon was contemporary with Milesius of Spain; and that the
Pharoah King of Egypt, who (1 Kings iii. 1,) gave his daughter in marriage
to Solomon, was the Pharoah who conferred on Milesius of Spain the hand of
another daughter Scota.]
Milesius of Spain bore three Lions in his shield and standard, for the
following reasons; namely that, in his travels in his younger days into
foreign countries, passing through Africa, he, by his cunning and valour,
killed in one morning three Lions; and that, in memory of so noble and
valiant an exploit, he always after bore three Lions on his shield, which
his two surviving sons Heber and Heremon, and his grandson Heber Donn, son
of Ir, after their conquest of Ireland, divided amongst them, as well as
they did the country: each of them bearing a Lion in his shield and banner,
but of different colours; which the Chiefs of their posterity continue to
this day: some with additions and differences; others plain and entire as
they had it from their ancestors. ['Irish Pedigrees or Origin and Stem of
The Irish Nation - John O'Hart 1892 Pub. James Duffy & Co.]
Heber and Heremon turned to their brother Druid Amergin, when the victory
over the Danaans was secure, for a judgement as to their respective tiles to
sovereignty over Ireland. Eremon was the elder of the two, but Eber refused
to submit to him. Thus Irish history begins, alas! with dissension and
jealousy. Amergin decided that the land should belong to Eremon for his
life, and pass to Eber after his death. But Eber refused to submit to the
award, and demanded an immediate partition of the new won territory. This
was agreed to, and Eber took the southern half of Ireland, "from the
Boyne to the Wave of Cleena" while Eremon occupied the north. But even
so the brothers could not be at peace, and after a short while war broke out
between them. Eber was slain, and Eremon became sole King of Ireland, which
he ruled from Tara, the traditional seat of that central authority which was
always a dream of the Irish mind, but never a reality of Irish history.
('Celtic - Myths and Legends - T W Rolleston [Senate Press])
Eremon founded the institution of the High Kingship at Temuir (Tara)
which takes its name from the goddedd Tea, becoming the traditional seat of
central government in Ireland. ["A Dictionary of Irish Mythgology"
- Peter Berresford Ellis. Oxford University Press (1991]
More About HEREMON:
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1699BC to 1683BC
Religion: Pagan
Title: King of Ireland
Children of HEREMON
are:
i. KING OF IRELAND MUIMNE14
HEREMON, d. Deceased, 1680 BC in Ireland.
Notes for KING OF IRELAND MUIMNE HEREMON:
Joint Monarch of All Ireland: Brothers Muimne, Luighne and Laighean
from 1683BC to 1680BC. Slain by ancestors of Heber. Muimne was buried at
Cruachan (cruachan: Irish, a little hill) or Croaghan, situated near
Elphin, in the County of Roscommon. In the early ages Croaghan became
capital of Connaught and a residence of the ancient Kings of Ireland;
and at Croaghan the states of Connaught held conventions, to make laws
and inaugurate their Kings. There too, about a century before the
Christian era, the Monarch Eochy Feidlioch erected a royal residence and
a great rath, called "Rath-Cruachan," after his Queen,
Cruachan Croidheirg (croidheirg: Irish, a rising heart), mother of Maud,
the celebrated Queen of Connaught, who, wearing on her head "Aision"
or 'golden crown,' and seated in her gilden war-chariot surrounded by
several other war-chariots, commanded in person, like the ancient queens
of the Amazons, her Connaght forces, in the memorable seven years' war
against the Red Branch Knights of Ulster, who were commanded by King
Connor MacNessa, as mentioned in our ancient records. - Connellan.
(Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart, fifth edition 1892- James Duffy &
Co. Ltd. Dublin)
More About KING OF IRELAND MUIMNE HEREMON:
Burial: 1680 BC in Cruachan, near Elphin, Ireland
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1683BC to 1680BC
Religion: Pagan
ii. KING OF IRELAND LUIGNE HEREMON, d. Deceased, 1680 BC in Ireland.
Notes for KING OF IRELAND LUIGNE HEREMON:
Joint Monarch of All Ireland: Brothers Muuimne, Luighne and Laighean
from 1683BC to 1680BC. Slain by ancestors of Heber.
More About KING OF IRELAND LUIGNE HEREMON:
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1683BC to 1680BC
Religion: Pagan
iii. KING OF IRELAND LAIGHEAN HEREMON, d. Deceased, 1680 BC in
Ireland.
Notes for KING OF IRELAND LAIGHEAN HEREMON:
Joint Monarch of All Ireland: Brothers Muuimne, Luighne and Laighean
from 1683BC to 1680BC. Slain by ancestors of Heber.
More About KING OF IRELAND LAIGHEAN HEREMON:
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1683BC to 1680BC
Religion: Pagan
17. iv. KING OF IRELAND IRIAL FAIDH HEREMON, d. Deceased, 1670 BC in
Ireland.
Generation No. 14
17. KING
OF IRELAND
IRIAL
FAIDH14
HEREMON
(HEREMON13,
MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
died Deceased in 1670 BC in Ireland.
Notes for KING OF IRELAND
IRIAL
FAIDH
HEREMON:
Irial Faidh (Faidh= Irish a prophet) son of Heremon, was 10th Monarch of
Ireland. This was a very learned King; could foretell things to come; and
caused much of the country to be cleared of ancient forests. He likewise
built seven royal palaces, viz., Rath Ciombaoith, Rath Coincheada, Rath
Mothuig, Rath Buirioch, Rath Luachat, Rath Croicne and Rath Boachoill. He
won four remarkable battles over his enemies:- Ard Inmath, at Teabtha, where
Stirne, the son of Dubh, son of Fomhar, was slain; the second battle was at
Teanmhuighe against Fomhoraice, where Eichtghe, their leader was slain; the
third was the battle of Loch Muighe, where Lugrot, the son of Moghfeibhis,
was slain; and the fourth was the battle of Cuill Martho, where the four
sons of Heber were defeated. Irial died in the second year after this
battle, having reigned 10 years, and was buried at Magh Muagh. (Irish
Pedigrees by John O'Hart, fifth edition 1892- James Duffy & Co. Ltd.
Dublin)
More About KING OF IRELAND
IRIAL
FAIDH
HEREMON:
Burial: 1670 BC in Magh Muagh, Ireland
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1680BC to 1670BC
Religion: Pagan
Title: King of Ireland
Child of KING OF IRELAND
IRIAL
FAIDH
HEREMON
is:
18. i. KING OF IRELAND EITHRIAL15
HEREMON, d. Deceased, 1650 BC in Soirrean, Leinster, Ireland.
Generation No. 15
18. KING
OF IRELAND
EITHRIAL15
HEREMON
(IRIAL
FAIDH14,
HEREMON13,
MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
died Deceased in 1650 BC in Soirrean, Leinster, Ireland.
Notes for KING OF IRELAND
EITHRIAL
HEREMON:
Eithrial, son of Irial Faidh, of the Line of Heremon, was the 11th
Monarch of Ireland; reigned 20 years and was slain by Conmaol, the son of
Heber Fionn, at the battle of Soirrean, in Leinster, 1650 BC. This was a
learned King; he wrote, with his own hand, "The History of the
Gaels" (or Gadelians); in his reign seven large woods were cleared and
much advance made in the practice of agriculture. (Irish Pedigrees by John
O'Hart, fifth edition 1892- James Duffy & Co. Ltd. Dublin)
More About KING OF IRELAND
EITHRIAL
HEREMON:
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1670BC to 1650BC
Religion: Pagan
Title: King of Ireland
Child of KING OF IRELAND
EITHRIAL
HEREMON
is:
19. i. FOLL-AICH16
HEREMON, d. Deceased, Ireland.
Generation No. 16
19. FOLL-AICH16
HEREMON
(EITHRIAL15,
IRIAL
FAIDH14,
HEREMON13,
MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
died Deceased in Ireland.
Notes for FOLL-AICH
HEREMON:
Foll-Aich, son of Eithrial, of the Line of Heremon, was kept out of the
Monarchy by Conmaol the Slayer of his father, who usurped his place. (Irish
Pedigrees by John O'Hart, fifth edition 1892- James Duffy & Co. Ltd.
Dublin)
More About FOLL-AICH
HEREMON:
Religion: Pagan
Child of FOLL-AICH
HEREMON
is:
20. i. KING OF IRELAND TIGHERNMAS17
HEREMON, b. Ireland; d. Deceased, 1543BC in Magh Sleaght, now Fenagh,
Mohill, Leitrim, Ireland.
Generation No. 17
20. KING
OF IRELAND
TIGHERNMAS17
HEREMON
(FOLL-AICH16,
EITHRIAL15,
IRIAL
FAIDH14,
HEREMON13,
MILESIUS12,
BILE11,
BREOGHAN
(BRIGUS)10,
BRATH9,
DEAG8,
ARCADH7,
ALLADH6,
NUADHAD5,
NENUALL4,
FEBRIC
GLAS3,
AGNAN
FIONN2,
HEBER
GLUNFIONN1)
was born in Ireland, and died Deceased in 1543BC in Magh Sleaght, now Fenagh,
Mohill, Leitrim, Ireland.
Notes for KING OF IRELAND
TIGHERNMAS
HEREMON:
Tigernmas. Son of Follach. The name signifies "Lord of death".
In King lists he is given as the twenty-sixth High King, either being fifth
or eighth after Eremon, the first Milesian ruler. He is said to have found
the first gold mine in Ireland, and to have introduced silver-work and
variegated colours in the clothing of his people, i.e. the tartan. The
number of colours varied and went up according to rank. He is also recorded
as having introduced the worship of an idol called "Cromm Croich"
or "Cromm Cruach" (Bloody Crescent)(1) which involved human
sacrifice. The idol was worshipped on the Plain of Adoration (Magh Slecht)
on the feast of Samhain(2). Tigernmas was mysteriously slain during the
frenzied worship of the idol. ['A Dictionary of Irish Mythology' - Peter
Berresford Ellis. Oxford University Press (1991)]
Tigernmas (or Tiernmas) was the son of Foll-Aich, of the Line of Heremon,
was the 13th Monarch of Ireland and reigned for 77 years from 1620 BC.
(Although according to Keating he reigned 50 years). He fought twenty-seven
battles with followers of the family of Heber Fionn, all which he gained. In
his reign gold was mined near the River Liffey and skillfully worked by 'Inchadhan.'
This King also made a law that each grade of society should be known by the
number of colours in its wearing apparel:- the clothes of a slave should be
of one colour; those of a soldier two (according to Keating two was for a
plebeian); the dress of a commanding officer to be of three colours (Keating
states three were for a soldier or young lord); a gentlemen's dress, who
kept a table for the free entertainment of strangers, to be of four colours
(Keating says that four colours were reserved for a brughaidh or public
victualler); five colours to be allowed for nobility or the chiefs (Keating
states five is for the lord of a tuath or cantred); and the King, Queen, and
Royal Family, as well as the Druids, historians, and other learned men to
wear six colours (Keating states six is for an ollamh or chief professor of
any liberal arts, and that of King and Queen). This information is taken
from the ancient 'Book of Rights'. It is believed that this mode of dress
may be the origin of the Scotch plaid.
This King died, 1543 BC, on the Eve of 1st November, with two-thirds of
his people of Ireland, at Magh Sleaght (or Field of Adoration), now 'Fenagh'
in the Barony of Mohill, in the county of Leitrim, as he was adoring the
Sun-God, 'Crom Cruach' (a quo Macroom) literally 'the crooked heap'.
Historians say this Monarch was the first to introduce image worship in
Ireland. This idol of Crom Cruach was worshipped up to the time of St.
Patrick, by whom he was destroyed. (Irish Pedigrees by John O'Hart, fifth
edition 1892- James Duffy & Co. Ltd. Dublin)
He is said to have introduced into Ireland the worship of Crom Cruach, on
Moyslaught (The Plain of Adoration) and to have perished himself with
three-fourths of his people while worshipping this idol on November Eve, the
period when the reign of Winter was inaugurated. Crom Cruach was no doubt a
solar deity, but no figure at all resembling him can be identified among the
Danaan divinities. Tiernmas also, it is said, found the first gold mine in
Ireland, and introduced variegated colours into the clothing of people. A
slave might wear one colour, a peasant two, a soldier three, a wealthy
landowner four, a provincial chief five, and an Ollav, or royal person, six.
Ollav was a term applied to a certain Druidic rank; it meant much the same
as 'doctor', in the sense of a learned man-a master of science. It is a
characteristic trait that the Ollav is endowed with a distinction equal to
that of a king. ('Celtic - Myths and Legends - T W Rolleston [Senate Press])
1. "Cromm Cruach". Sometimes Crom Croich. An early golden idol
who was reported to have twelve gods who served him. ['A Dictionary of Irish
Mythology' - Peter Berresford Ellis. Oxford University Press (1991)]
2. "Feis na Samhain" (Feist of Samhain). One of the four major
pre-Christian festivals. It was held on the evening of 31 October into the
following day, 1 November. It marked the end of one pastoral year and the
commencement of the next. It was also an intensely spiritual time for it was
the period when the Otherworld became visible to mankind and when spiritual
forces were let loose on the human world. Christianity took this pagan
festival over as Harvest Festival. The feast became St. Martin's Mass (Martinmas).
The festival also became All Saint's Day or All-Hallows and the evening
prior was Hallowe'en, still celebrated as the night when spirits and ghosts
set out to wreak vengeance on the living and when evil marches unbridled
across the world. In Ireland, as in other Celtic countries, the fires were
extinguished and could only be rekindled from a ceremonial fire lit by
druids at Samhain on Tlachtga (now the Hill of Ward). Significant events
always occurred on Samhain in myth. It was the time when the Formorii
oppressed the people of Nemed and when the De Danaan defeated the Formorii
at the second Battle of Magh Tuireadh. ['A Dictionary of Irish Mythology' -
Peter Berresford Ellis. Oxford University Press (1991)]
More About KING OF IRELAND
TIGHERNMAS
HEREMON:
Occupation 1: King of Ireland 1620BC to 1543BC
Religion: Pagan
Title (Facts Page): King of Ireland
Child of KING OF IRELAND
TIGHERNMAS
HEREMON
is:
21. i. KING OF IRELAND ENBOATH18
HEREMON, b. Ireland; d. Deceased, Ireland.
Generation No. 18
21. KING
OF I