An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Fomhóraigh"

''Next, the Tuatha Dé Danann, who are usually supposed to have been the [[dia|déithe]] of the Goidelic Irish, defeated the Fir Bolg in the first [[Cath Maighe Tuireadh]] and took possession of Ireland. Because their king, [[Nuada]] Airgeadlámh]], had lost an arm in the battle and was no longer physically whole, their first king in Ireland was the half-Fomhórach [[Bres]]. He was the result of a union between [[Ériu]] of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomhóraigh prince [[Elatha]], who had come to her one night by sea on a silver boat. Both ''Elatha'' and BresBreas are described as very beautiful. However, BresBreas turned out to be a bad king who forced the Tuatha Dé to work as slaves and pay tribute to the Fomhóraigh. He lost authority when he was satirised for neglecting his kingly duties of hospitality. Nuada was restored to the kingship after his arm was replaced with a working one of silver, but the Tuatha Dé's oppression by the Fomhóraigh continued.

''BresBreas fled to his father, Elatha, and asked for his help to restore him to the kingship. Elatha refused, on the grounds that he should not seek to gain by foul means what he couldn't keep by fair. BresBreas instead turned to [[Balar]], a more warlike Fomhóraigh chief living on ToryOileán IslandToraí, and raisedagus anchruinnigh armyarm.

''The Tuatha Dé Danann also prepared for war, under another half-Fomhórach leader, [[Lugh]]. His father was [[Cian]] of the Tuatha Dé, and his mother was Balor's daughter [[Eithne]]. This is presented as a dynastic marriage in early texts, but folklore preserves a more elaborate story, reminiscent of the story of [[Perseus]] from [[GreekMiotaseolaíocht mythologyna Gréige]]. BalorBalar, who had been given a prophecy that he would be killed by his own grandson, locked Ethniu in a glass tower to keep her away from men. But when he stole Cian's magical cow, Cian got his revenge by gaining entry to the tower, with the help of a ban[[draoi]] called ''[[Biróg]]'', and seduced her. She gave birth to triplets, which Balor ordered drowned. Two of the babies either died or turned into the first [[earless seal|seals]], but Biróg saved one, Lug, and gave him to [[Manannán mac Lir|Manannán]] and [[Tailte]] to foster. As an adult, Lug gained entry to Nuada's court through his mastery of every art, and was given command over the army.

''The second BattleCath of MagMaighe TuiredTuireadh was fought between the Fomhóraigh under BalorBalar and the Tuatha Dé under Lug. BalorBalar killed Nuada with his terrible, poisonous eye that killed all it looked upon. LugLugh faced his grandfather, but as he was opening his eye LugLugh shot a [[sling (weapon)|sling-stone]] that drove his eye out the back of his head, wreaking havoc on the Fomhóraigh army behind. After BalorBalar's death the Fomhóraigh were defeated and driven into the sea.