Firbolg

[ feer-buhl-uhg ]

noun

, Irish Legend.

, plural Fir·bolgs, (especially collectively) Fir·bolg.

1. any member of the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland who were defeated by the Tuatha De Danann.

Example Sentences

Tradition assigns it to ngus, a Firbolg chief who lived about two thousand years ago.

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In each of the three islands are found ancient forts or duns, which are traditionally attributed to the Firbolg or Belgic race.

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A third band, the Firbolg proper, took possession of Munster.

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In the dim days of Fomorian and Firbolg, and for ages after, Erin was a land of forests, full of wild cattle and deer and wolves.

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