They came here when the sun was high.
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The sea was calm to meet them.
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From out of the wind above the hills.
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Come a fleet of godly men.
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Borne on strong winds from the otherworld.
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Shrouded by magical mists-
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The Tuatha De Danann came in their-
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Great magical mystical ships.
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Nuada, king of Tuatha De,
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Turned his eager sharp eyes
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Towards the land of his ancestral home,
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The valleys, The sea and the skies.
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He was a giant among mortal men,
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A hero among the immortals'
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Who led his people{warriors strong}
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Back to the land of their fathers.
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The Fir Bolg, Who were in Eireann before the Tuatha De Danann.
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Sent streng their mighty champian to parley with the future king.
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Breas was sent by Nuada to find out his intent,
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"I greet you as a brother", said Streng "By Eochai I've been sent".
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The terms of battle were laid, half of Eireann Breas asked,
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The Fir Bolg said this can't be paid, the time of goodwill has now passed.
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Both sides made plans, they prepared their wells of healing,
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Tribes and clans led by the chieftains and their kings.
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The sun shone down on helmets, shields and swords,
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Midsummers day-The two armies walked in haodes-
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Towards Magh Nai-The Fir Bolg followed their chietains,
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And swept towards the Tuatha DE like waves crash on the beaches.
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The clash of sword and shield, The splintering of bone,
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The Fir Bolg would not yield, Though they heard their people's moans.
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The naked hillmen warriors, were forced back through the fight,
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Followed by his bodyguard, The Dagda took their lives'
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But the ground was piled high with the dead of the Tuatha De
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All surviving warriors fled to live and fight another day.
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"We have been defeated but tomorrows another day"
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"Summon your courage. Prepare yourselves,
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Tomorrow the Fir Bolg we slay"
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Four more days of battle came and many fine warriors fell,
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Mothers lost their fighting sons-The wounded healed in wells.
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Nuada lost his strong right arm, Now he will lose his throne,
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The sons of Nuada killed Eochai, But they too were overthrown.
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Streng led the Fir Bolg to the fort and met with the injured,
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Nuada, Both men declared a truce and Eireann was fairly divided.
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The First Battle Of Moytara
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