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Loth – Valiant and wise

After some time, loth son of Breoghan, learned in the sciences, was sent from Spain to explore Ireland. Landing in Ulster with thrice fifty chosen warriors, he was approached by the natives who addressed him in Gaelic or Scoitbhearla. He and they spoke a common tongue, loth explained, because Gaedheal had been teaching the public [...]

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The Lia Fail – Stone of Destiny

The Lia Fail, or Stone of Destiny was said to roar under each King of Ireland on his being chosen. It was in destiny, says Hector Boetius in his History of Scotland, that a king of the Scotic nation should reign wherever this stone was kept. Feargus the Great, son of Earc, having proposed to [...]

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