Nemeds

fleet of ships sailed from Scythia on the shores of the Black sea, through the Bosporus and up the western coasts of Europe. Not all of Nemeds fleet survived the harsh journey 31 of the 32 ships each holding 30 people perished along the route. Nemeds ship landed on an Irish coast around the year 2348 B.C as witnessed by Partholans nephew Tuan.
Nemed and his wife Macha landed with 7 others and soon set about cultivating The land as Partholan and his people had done before them. They prospered and multiplied in number.
Macha died after 12 years and was buried at “ard macha” the present day Armagh in the northern province of Ulster. Nemed fought 4 battles against the Fomorians but perished on 'Great Island' in Cork Harbour along with 2000 of his followers from a deadly plague. After this the Fomorians imposed many taxes on the Nemedians, which had to be paid at Samhain (A festival held every year on the last day of October). The Nemedian people over time grew angry and revolted, A great battle was to follow around 2122 B.C, it took place on a North-West shore of Donegal close to Tory Island, the stronghold of the fomorians. The shore today is named “The bloody foreland”. it was here that the Fomor army were almost beaten, they retreated to Tory Island, regrouped and fought the final stage of the battle where they overcame the Nemedians and killed all but 30 of them.

The 30 survivors fled the country, some travelled to the northern shores of Scotland and a chieftain gave his name to the island…Britian, He was a grandson of Nemed. Another group sailed to Greece where they became slaves. Almost 200 years passed before their descendants fled Greece and returned to Ireland as “The Fir Bolg”