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===Tuatha Dé Danann===
Ba iad na Tuatha Dé Danann an chéad chine eile a rinne ionradh ar an tír. Chloígh siad na Fir Bhoilg sa chéad [[Cath Maighe Tuireadh|Cath Maighe Tuireadh]] agus d'éirigh ina gceannas ar Éirinn. Toisc go raibh lámh caillte ag a gceannaire [[Nuada]] sa chath, ní raibh sé fóirsteanach a thuilleadh mar rí, dá bharr ba é i ndáiríre an leath-Fhomhórach [[Breas]] an chéad rí na dTuath Dé in Éirinn. Mac ''[[Ériu]]'' na dTuatha Dé agus ''[[Elatha]]'' na bhFomhórach an ea é; tháinig Elatha chuici ar mhuir oíche amháin ar long airgid. Deirtear gurbh an-álainn iad ''Elatha'' agus Breas araon, ach sa deireadh ba dhroch-rí é Breas, a chur na Tuatha Dé faoi smacht agus iallach orthu cáin a íoc do na Fomhóraigh. Chaill sé a seasamh tar éis aoradh a rinneadh<!--?--> air as an neamhshuim a thug sé dá dhualgas ríoga na córa. ''Tháinig Nuada wasi restoredréim toagus thelámh kingshipnua afterairgid hisdéanta armdó was replaced with a working one of(Nuada silver''Airgeadlámh), ach leanadh leatrom na bhFomhórach ar na Tuatha Dé.
''Theith Breas fledchuig to hisa fatherathair, ''Elatha'', andagus askedd'iarr forsé hiscuidiú helpair tochun restoreé hima chur ar toais theí kingshipgcoróin. ElathaDhiúltaigh refusedElatha, onóir thenára groundschóir thatdó hebhaint shouldamach notar seekais tonárbh gainfhéidir byleis foulcoinneáil meansar whatéigean. he couldn'tChuaigh keepBreas byin fair.áit sin Breas instead turnedi tomuinín [[Balar|Bhalair]], ataoiseach moreFomhórach warlikeníos cogúla a Fomhóraighbhí chiefina livingchónaí onar Oileán Toraí, agus chruinnigh arm.
D''ullmhaigh na The Tuatha Dé Danann also preparedle forhaghaidh warcogaidh, underfaoi anothercheannas halfleath-FomhórachFhomhórach leadereile, [[Lugh]]. His father was [[Cian]] ofna the TuathadTuath Dé, andab hisea mothera was Balor's daughterathair, [[Eithne]] iníon Bhalair a mháthair. '' This is presented as a dynastic marriage in early texts, but folklore preserves a more elaborate story, reminiscent of the story of [[Perseus]] from [[Miotaseolaíocht na Gréige]]. Balar, who had been given a prophecy that he would be killed by his own grandson, locked EthniuEithne 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|sealsrón]]ta, butach ''Biróg'' saved one, LugLugh, and gave him to [[Manannán mac Lir|Manannán]] and [[Tailte]] to foster. As an adult, LugLugh gained entry to Nuada's court through his mastery of every art, and was given command over the army.
''The second Cath Maighe Tuireadh was fought between the Fomhóraigh under Balar and the Tuatha Dé under LugLugh. Balar killed Nuada with his terrible, poisonous eye that killed all it looked upon. Lugh faced his grandfather, but as he was opening his eye Lugh shot a [[sling (weapon)|sling-stone]] that drove his eye out the back of his head, wreaking havoc on the Fomhóraigh army behind. After Balar's death the Fomhóraigh were defeated and driven into the sea.
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===''The Training of Cú Chulainn''===
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