Partholan. . .

and his wife Dealgnat, their 3 sons and 1000 followers sailed into Donegal bay on the north-west coast of Ireland 278 years after the great flood about 2678 B.C., they are said to have sailed from “The land of  the dead” an area around Greece or north Africa and settled at Assaroe near Ballyshannon county Donegal.
After settling the Partholanians surveyed the land, they cleared forests and diverted rivers to add to the 3 lakes already in existence at that time. They later settled at Moynalty in county Meath and it was here they were to suffer a deadly plague which is said to have wiped out 9000 people in 1 week. All but 1 survived, Tuan he was a son of Partholans brother Starn. 

Before their deaths the Partholanians had survived for over 300 years and fought various battles with a race of people called “The Fomorians”, a hard race of people living on the island since time began. After witnessing his fellow people suffer from the deadly plague Tuan roamed the land from empty fortress to mountain cave for over 20 years and was to witness the arrival of the next wave of people…“Nemed and his followers”.