Eriu’s Family Tree

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Family

• Elatha(spouse),Bres(child)— Consort

  Ériu lay with Elatha mac Delbaith when the Fomorian king came to her from the sea in a silver vessel, and from their union Bres the Beautiful was born — half Tuatha Dé Danann, half Fomorian.

Member of

• Tuatha Dé Danann

  The Tuatha Dé Danann descended through the sky in a dark cloud upon Ireland, bringing with them the arts of sorcery, druidry, and every craft — a divine race who conquered the Fir Bolg and ruled until the coming of the Milesians.

Associated with

• Donn

  When the Milesians reached Ireland, Donn insulted the goddess Ériu and refused to honor her name. The druids of Ireland raised a storm in retribution, and Donn was drowned off the coast of Kerry — the first Milesian to die in the land he sought to conquer.