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In Irish mythology, Magh Tuiredh (Mag Tuired, Magh Tuireadh, anglicised as Moytura) is the name of the locations of two battles said to have been waged by the Tuatha Dé Danann. The name means "plain of pillars". Tradition has actually placed the two fields of Magh Tuiredh in two separate locations in Connacht, the western province of Ireland. The first is near Cong, in the County Mayo on the border with County Galway; and the second by Lough Arrow in County Sligo.
In the build-up to the battle it tells how Nuada lost the kingship of the Tuatha Dé after losing an arm and having it replaced with a silver one by Dian Cecht, and regained it after his real arm of flesh was repaired for him by Miach son of Dian Cecht. For his efforts Miach was killed by his father out of jealousy. It also tells of the half-Fomorian Bres, who replaced Nuada as king, his conception (when his mother Ériu was visited by the Fomorian prince Elatha on a silver boat), his oppression of the Tuatha Dé, how he was deposed after being satirised for a lack of hospitality, and how he gathered the Fomorians under Balor to help him take back the throne by force, against the will of Elatha.
It also tells how Lug gained entry to Nuada's court, for although they already had a carpenter, a smith, a champion, a harper, a hero, a poet, a historian, a magician, a physician, a cup-bearer and a brazier, there was no-one in the court who possessed all these skills simultaneously. Lug won a flagstone-throwing competition with Ogma and entertained the court with his harp-playing, and Nuada began to wonder if this young man could lead the Tuatha Dé to victory over the Fomorians. Nuada abdicated in favour of Lug, who began making preparations for war.
The Trà Dée Dana, the three gods of art, Goibniu, Creidhne and Luchta, spent seven years making weapons. The Dagda kept a tryst with the MórrÃgan in exchange for her assistance. Dian Cecht and his daughter Airmed blessed the well of Slane so it would heal their wounded. Lug sent the Dagda to spy on the Fomorians, but they humiliated him by making him eat a huge amount of porridge from a hole in the ground.
Both sides gathered for battle. Goibniu's smithing ensured that any broken or blunted weapons would return to the battle sharp and whole the following day, so the Fomorians sent an assassin, Ruadan, son of Bres and Brigid, to kill him. He wounded him with a spear which Goibniu had made for him, but Goibniu pulled it out and killed him with it. His wound was then healed in Dian Cecht's well.
The battle was long and bloody. Nuada and Macha, daughter of Ernmas, were both killed by Balor. Lug faced Balor, who opened his terrible, poisonous eye that killed all it looked upon, but Lug shot a slingstone that drove his eye out the back of his head, wreaking havoc on the Fomorian army behind. The MórrÃgan urged on the Tuatha Dé and the battle became a rout.
Lug found Bres alone and unprotected on the battlefield, and Bres begged for his life. If he was spared, he promised, he would ensure that the cows of Ireland always gave milk. The Tuatha Dé refused the offer. He then promised four harvests a year, but the Tuatha Dé said one harvest a year suited them. But Lug spared his life on the condition that he teach the Tuatha Dé how and when to plough, sow and reap.
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In Irish mythology, Ériu (/ˈeːrʲu/), daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous patron goddess of Ireland.
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The First Battle of Magh Tuiredh
On their arrival in Ireland, Nuada led the Tuatha Dé against the Fir Bolg, the inhabitants of Ireland at that time, and their king Eochaid mac Eirc. The Tuatha Dé were victorious but Nuada lost his arm in the battle.The Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh
Cath Maige Tuireadh (the (second) Battle of Magh Tuiredh) is a tale of the Irish Mythological Cycle in which the Tuatha Dé Danann defeat their enemies, the Fomorians. It expands on references to the battle in Lebor Gabála Érenn and the Irish Annals, and is one of the richest sources of tales of the former Irish gods. It is found in a 16th century manuscript, but the text is believed to date from the 11th century.In the build-up to the battle it tells how Nuada lost the kingship of the Tuatha Dé after losing an arm and having it replaced with a silver one by Dian Cecht, and regained it after his real arm of flesh was repaired for him by Miach son of Dian Cecht. For his efforts Miach was killed by his father out of jealousy. It also tells of the half-Fomorian Bres, who replaced Nuada as king, his conception (when his mother Ériu was visited by the Fomorian prince Elatha on a silver boat), his oppression of the Tuatha Dé, how he was deposed after being satirised for a lack of hospitality, and how he gathered the Fomorians under Balor to help him take back the throne by force, against the will of Elatha.
It also tells how Lug gained entry to Nuada's court, for although they already had a carpenter, a smith, a champion, a harper, a hero, a poet, a historian, a magician, a physician, a cup-bearer and a brazier, there was no-one in the court who possessed all these skills simultaneously. Lug won a flagstone-throwing competition with Ogma and entertained the court with his harp-playing, and Nuada began to wonder if this young man could lead the Tuatha Dé to victory over the Fomorians. Nuada abdicated in favour of Lug, who began making preparations for war.
The Trà Dée Dana, the three gods of art, Goibniu, Creidhne and Luchta, spent seven years making weapons. The Dagda kept a tryst with the MórrÃgan in exchange for her assistance. Dian Cecht and his daughter Airmed blessed the well of Slane so it would heal their wounded. Lug sent the Dagda to spy on the Fomorians, but they humiliated him by making him eat a huge amount of porridge from a hole in the ground.
Both sides gathered for battle. Goibniu's smithing ensured that any broken or blunted weapons would return to the battle sharp and whole the following day, so the Fomorians sent an assassin, Ruadan, son of Bres and Brigid, to kill him. He wounded him with a spear which Goibniu had made for him, but Goibniu pulled it out and killed him with it. His wound was then healed in Dian Cecht's well.
The battle was long and bloody. Nuada and Macha, daughter of Ernmas, were both killed by Balor. Lug faced Balor, who opened his terrible, poisonous eye that killed all it looked upon, but Lug shot a slingstone that drove his eye out the back of his head, wreaking havoc on the Fomorian army behind. The MórrÃgan urged on the Tuatha Dé and the battle became a rout.
Lug found Bres alone and unprotected on the battlefield, and Bres begged for his life. If he was spared, he promised, he would ensure that the cows of Ireland always gave milk. The Tuatha Dé refused the offer. He then promised four harvests a year, but the Tuatha Dé said one harvest a year suited them. But Lug spared his life on the condition that he teach the Tuatha Dé how and when to plough, sow and reap.
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- Cath Maige Tuired The Second Battle of Mag Tuired
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- The Battle of Magh Tuireadh translated by Elizabeth Gray
- The Battle of Magh Tuireadh translated by Whitley Stokes
The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic
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Tuatha Dé Danann ("peoples of the goddess Danu") were a group of characters in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology. They were the fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland, according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions) tradition.
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Cong (Irish: Conga or Cúnga FheichÃn) is a village in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, next to the Galway border. It is located on the north shore of Lough Corrib, near the town of Ballinrobe and the villages of Neale and Cross.
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Nuada or Nuadu (later Nuadha), known by the epithet Airgetlám ("Silver Hand/Arm"), was the first King of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is cognate with the Gaulish and British god Nodens. His Welsh equivalent is Nudd or Lludd Llaw Eraint.
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In Irish mythology the Fir Bolg (Fir Bholg, Firbolg) were one of the races that inhabited the island of Ireland prior to the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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In Irish mythology and pseudohistory, Eochaid , son of Erc, son of Rinnal, of the Fir Bolg became High King of Ireland when he overthrew Fodbgen. He was the first king to establish a system of justice in Ireland.
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The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic
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The Mythological Cycle is one of the four major cycles of Irish mythology, and is so called because it represents the remains of the pagan mythology of pre-Christian Ireland, although the gods and supernatural beings have been euhemerised by their Christian redactors into
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Tuatha Dé Danann ("peoples of the goddess Danu") were a group of characters in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology. They were the fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland, according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions) tradition.
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In Irish mythology, the Fomorians, Fomors, or Fomori (Irish Fomóiri, Fomóraig) were a semi-divine race who inhabited Ireland in ancient times. They may have once been believed to be the beings who preceded the gods, similar to the Greek Titans.
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Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Irish race from the creation of the world down to the Middle Ages.
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Nuada or Nuadu (later Nuadha), known by the epithet Airgetlám ("Silver Hand/Arm"), was the first King of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is cognate with the Gaulish and British god Nodens. His Welsh equivalent is Nudd or Lludd Llaw Eraint.
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In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht (Old Irish pronunciation /dʲiːən kʲeːxt/) was a god of healing. He was the healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann and the father of Cian, Cú, and Cethen.
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In Irish mythology, Miach (/mʲiːəx/) was a son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He replaced the silver arm his father made for Nuada with an arm of flesh and blood; Dian Cecht killed him out of jealousy for
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In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht (Old Irish pronunciation /dʲiːən kʲeːxt/) was a god of healing. He was the healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann and the father of Cian, Cú, and Cethen.
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In Irish mythology, Miach (/mʲiːəx/) was a son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He replaced the silver arm his father made for Nuada with an arm of flesh and blood; Dian Cecht killed him out of jealousy for
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Bres, aka Eochaid Bres, Eochu Bres ("Eochaid/Eochu the Beautiful"), was a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His parents were Prince Elatha of the Fomorians and Ériu. He was an unpopular king, and favoured his Fomorian kin.
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In Irish mythology, Ériu (/ˈeːrʲu/), daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous patron goddess of Ireland.
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In Irish mythology, Elatha (or Elathan) was a prince of the Fomorians and the father of Bres by Ériu of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Unlike most of the Fomorians he was handsome and fair of skin, and the imagery surrounding him (he visits Ériu at night by sea on a silver boat)
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Balor (Balar, Bolar) of the Evil Eye was a king of the Fomorians, a race of giants. His father was Buarainech and his wife was Cethlenn. According to legend, he lived on Tory Island.
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Balor was notable for his one eye, which could kill anyone it looked upon.
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