Firbolg
noun
any member of the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland who were defeated by the Tuatha De Danann.
Firbolgs
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pluralof Firbolg.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dolmens found in, 53; oppression in, of the Firbolgs, 102, 103 Greek-s.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
This race remained to the historic period, as the Silures in Great Britain and the Firbolgs in Ireland.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
The Firbolgs were led by their king, mac Erc, and the Danaans by Nuada of the Silver Hand, who got his name from an incident in this battle.
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
But a reasonable agreement followed: the Firbolgs were allotted the province of Connacht for their territory, while the Danaans took the rest of Ireland.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
