Tailtiu was wife of Eochaid mac Eirc, the last High King of the Fir Bolg, who fell at the First Battle of Mag Tuired when the Tuatha Dé Danann conquered Ireland.
The Fir Bolg were the third wave of settlers to reach Ireland, ruled by their last king Eochaid mac Eirc until the Tuatha Dé Danann defeated them at the First Battle of Mag Tuired. Tailtiu, a Fir Bolg queen, later fostered Lugh and cleared the plains that bear her name.
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