Firbolg
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Firbolgs,
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Firbolg
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Son of Erc, Firbolg king, husband of Taltiu, or Telta, 103.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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.
From Ireland, Historic and Picturesque by Charles Johnston
These were the Tuath de Dunans, the Firbolg, and the Scots, or Milesians.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The Firbolg chiefs had landed in different parts of the island, but they soon met at the once famous Tara, where they united their forces.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
The Ui Tairrsigh were undoubtedly of Firbolg origin, and MacNeill would account in this manner for the slow acceptance of the stories by the conquering Milesians.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
The Coming of the Firbolgs Who were the Firbolgs, and what did they represent in Irish legend?
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
Ambassador sent to Firbolgs, by People of Dana, 106; slain in battle of Moytura, 107.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
The second settlement of Ireland is what puzzles historians of to-day—not the old historians, for they, nine out of ten, admit that the Formorians, Firbolgs, and Tuath de Danans, were one and the same people.
From The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 by Joseph Wild
Next came Nemed and his people; and after these the Firbolgs, who were conquered and succeeded by the Dedannans.
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
The spears of the Danaans, we are told, were light and sharp-pointed; those of the Firbolgs were heavy and blunt.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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