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AN GAODHAL.
HISTORICAL EVENTS and NOTES on the
BUSH.
Verse 7. Noah and his wife Cora and their three
sons, Shem, Ham, and Japhet with their wives,
Olla, Olliva, and Ollivana entered the Arc before
the Deluge. —
The world's age 2242. From the Deluge,
until Partholan, son of Sera, took possession of
Ireland 278 years. Age of the world 2546. Par-
tholan died on Sear Maigh-Calto-Cdair the old
Plain of the flocks of Edair, a plain near Ben
Edar called Clontarf. — Partholan lived about 26
years in Ireland He killed his father and mother.
Age of the world 2880. Nine thousand of Par-
tholan’s people died in one week, namely 5000
men and 4000 women, they had passed three-hun-
dred years in Ireland: — Four Masters, and Keating:
According to Haverty, who quotes ancient chron-
icles for his authority, Partholan and his followers,
came from Migdonia, supposed to be Macedonia
in Greece :— The Nemidians were the next who in-
vaded Ireland, thirty years after the extinction of
the race of Partholan :— Keating. They came from
the vicinity of the Euxine Sea.
Verses 8 and 9. The Firbolgs came next and con-
quered Ireland. verses 10 and 11. Age of the
world 3303. The Tuatha-de-Dannans or thutha-
de-Dannans came to invade Ireland, against the
Firbolgs, and gave battle to each other at Maigh-
Tuireadh, otherwise called Magh-Thuireadh-Chon-
ga, from its proximity to Cong, Co Mayo, to the
right of the road, as you go from Cong to Neal;
note by O’Donovan in Four Masters:
Raftery called Magh-Thuireadh Druim Tuirc.
Verse 12 Age of the world 3500. The fleet of
the Sons of Milidh, came to Ireland about the end
of this year, to take from the Thuatha, De Dannans;
after this the three sons of Milidh, fought a battle
at Tailthin, (now Telltown in Meath) against the
three Kings of the Thuatha De Dannans, Mac
Cuil, Mac Ceucht and Mac Greine, the battle lasted
for a long time until Mac Ceucht fell by Eremhon,
Mac Cuil by Emhear and Mac Greine by Amergin,
and the power of the Thuatha De Dannans was
overthrown. The Thuaths De Dannans are count-
ed by Historians to be a superior race. The other
races looked upon them as possessed of magic,
probably on account of their intelligence ; they are
supposed to be the fairies, and good people who
inhabit the mounds, raths and forths of Ireland to
the present day.
It was in the year of the world 3500, and 1700
years B. C. according to the Four Masters, or A.
M. 2934 and B. C. 1015 according to O’Flaherty's
Chronology, that the Milesian colony arrived in
Ireland: — Haverty’s History,
Verses 13&14 A.D. 157. At this period flourish-
ed Caul or Cumhal father of the renowned hero
Fionn Mac Cumhail captain of the Irish legion
called the Fiana Eirean famed in story and verse:
Haverty.
Third century of the Christian Era (286) when
Cormac Mac Art was monarch of Ireland, flourished
Fionn their captain and chief. Clans Baoisgne,
Oisin Mac Finn, Osgar Mac Osin, Diarmuid Ui
Duibhne, Connall, Carnach and the rest of the Red
Branch Knights, Clans Moirne Fenians of Con-
naught: — Haverty and Keating see Torruigheachd
Diarmuid and Grainne, also the fate of the Child-
ren of Uisneach. — The seventeenth verse relates to
them and Deirdre; Conchubhar was their monarch.
Verse 18 Saint Patrick was brought to Ireland by
Niall of the nine Hostages, from Armorica or Bret-
tany (432) see life of St Patrick by Rev, O’Far-
rell.
Verses 19 & 20 First appearance of the Danes
(year 795) they burned Reachrainn (now called
Lambay) near Dublin and, plundered and broke
its Shrines. They also in the year 843 in an ex-
pedition under Turgesius plundered both Con-
naught and Meath and burned Clonmacnois; they
were beaten at Clontarf.
Verse 21 relates to the elopement of Mac Mour-
radh and Deargull. The 22nd to his going to En-
gland and coming with the English The 23rd to
Henry the eighth and the reformation; the 24th.
to Queen Mary; the 25th to Queen Elizabeth ; the
26th to Oliver Cromwell, and Luther has the
last —
RAIBHTRIGHE AGUS AN TOR.
I
Trá faoi Lúnnas is ann súd do thár-
luigh,
Air bord nÁth-Chuin agus é go mór a
báiste,
Do dhrideas leath taobh cé nár náir' dam,
Go bh-fhaghainn tom no tor do dheunach
scáth dam.
Níor fhuair me rómham air bheul beárna;
Acht sean sceach caite, crotach, cráite —
Do bhí air thaobh chloidhe agus a h-aghaidh
air fánadh,
Do dheasuigh mé fúich 's ba fliuch an lá sin.
Bhí an fhearthuinn aig teacht os gach uile
cheárdaibh;
A noir 's a niar, agus a nuas le fána;
Ní rabh braon dá 'r thuit nach g-cuireach
moill air chártha.
Ní rabh muillion sa g-cúige de phlúr nár
reubadh,
Ná g-cuireach air siúbhal air lár na m-
bánta.
'Measas air urnuighthe do rádh 's me
cráite
Aig an fhearthuin a teacht orm 'nuas aig
