Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Eibhear and his divided fleet succeeded in landing again at Inbhear Sceine, called after Sceine wife of the poet Aimheirgin, who was drowned there.    Tradition, rightly or wrongly, still points out the place at Cuas na Fuirinne and Cuas na gCraobh on the bleak promontory south of Derry-nane.    Three days later they encountered Eire,  at  [...]

Accordingly a host was assembled at the tower of Breoghan ; and the sons of Milidh embarked for Ireland in thirty ships having thirty warriors each besides women and camp-folk. They were accompanied by the queen-mother Scota—Milidh being by this time dead—and forty leaders whose names are commemorated to this day in our place names.x [...]