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IRISH KINGDOMS & CLANS
In prehistoric times Ireland underwent a
number of invasions from Europe, the most important of which
was that of the Gaels in the 3rd century BC.
Gaelic Ireland
was divided into kingdoms, nominally subject to an Ardri
or High King; the chiefs were elected under the tribal or
Brehon law, and were usually at war with one another.
Here is an interesting link about the subject;
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/ireclans.htm
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DEDANNANS: They were a mythical race
and inhabited the fourth
prehistoric colony established in Ireland and arrived in
Ireland many centuries before the Christian era. They
were great magicians and were highly skilled in science
and metal-working. The Irish sidhe were associated with
the them and the great majority of the fairy gods were
Dedannans.
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FIRBOLG. Legend says
came from Greece, where they
had long been enslaved. They
captured the ships of their
masters and sailed to Ireland. |
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FOMORIANS (FOMORII): Celtic sea gods. They were said to be extremely
violent and misshapen, having but one eye, one hand, or
one foot. It is said that the fomorii emerged from
the waves of the ocean and challenged the rulers of
Ireland, the firbolg and the Tuatha De Danann
who eventually defeated them in battle.
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MILESIANS: The
first of the Gaelic peoples to invade the sacred isle of
Ireland, and the fifth and last prehistoric colony in
Ireland. |
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PARTHOLONIANS: They landed in Ireland at Beltaine,
where they lived for three hundred years. According to
myth, they battled with the Fomhóire, a race of
mis-shapen beings, probably representing the aboriginal
gods of the land as there is no mention of when the
Fomhóire arrived. The whole race of the Partholonians
were mysteriously wiped out by a plague.
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TUATHA Dé DANANN:
The Irish race of gods. They were considered beings of
pure spirit and arrived in Ireland in a mist. They were
overtaken by the Milesians.
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Death leaves a
heartache no one can heal,
Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Irish Headstone
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