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	Reimert Family History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Eochaid II was born about 660 in Scotland.
		Eochaid III was born in 690 in Scotland.
		Eochaid Rinnamail IV was born in 747 in Scotland.
	reimert.org /genealogy/database/b34.htm (271 words)

	Eochaid Airem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eochaid Airem ("ploughman") was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 2nd century BC.
		Midir demanded that he give her back to him, but Eochaid refused, but was then tricked by Midir, who turned himself and Étain into swans and escaped from Eochaid's palace, located at Tara.
		When Eochaid insisted on the return of his wife, Midir brought fifty women with the appearance of Étain and asked Eochaid to choose the correct one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eochaid_Airem (156 words)

	Medb - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Her father was Eochaid Feidlech, the High King of Ireland.
		Her best-known husband was Ailill mac Máta, athough she had several husbands before him, all of whom were kings of Connacht while they were married to her.
		Eochaid Dála of the Fir Domnann, who had been Tinni's rival for the kingship, protected the Connacht army as it retreated, and became Medb's next husband and king of Connacht.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Medb (756 words)

	The Wooing of Etain
		Eochaid's strongholds were Dun Fremainn in Meath and Dun Fremainn in Tethba.
		Ailill Anguba came to love Etain at the Festival of Tara, after she had lain with Eochaid, for it was his wont to gaze at her continually, and such gazing is a token of love.
		After that Eochaid returned from his circuit, and rejoiced that his brother was still alive, and Etain received thanks for what she had done until he had come again.
	www.celtic-twilight.com /ireland/wooing_of_etain/wooing_of_etain2.htm (939 words)

	Eochaid Airem - Wiki Ireland
		Eochaid Airem ("ploughman") was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 2nd century BC.
		Midir demanded that he gave her back to him but Eochaid refused, but was then tricked by Midir, who turned himself and Étain into swans and escaped from Eochaid's palace, located at Tara.
		When Eochaid insisted on the return of his wife, Midir brought fifty women with the appearance of Étain and asked Eochaid to choose the correct one.
	wiki.ie /index.php?title=Eochaid_Airem&redirect=no (161 words)

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		Eochaid, son of Erc, king of the Firbolgs, having declined to surrender the sovereignty of Ireland, a great battle was fought on the plain of Moytura near Cong (Co. Mayo), the site of a prehistoric cemetery.
		With the advent of Niall Nbigiallach (" N. of the nine hostages " reigned 379–405) son of Eochaid Muigmed6in (358–366) we are treading safer ground.
		Brian and Fiachra, sons of Eochaid Muigmedoin, conquered for themselves the country of the Ui Briuin (Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan) and Tir Fiachrach, the territory of the Firbolg tribe the Fir Domnann in the valley of the Moy (Co. Mayo).
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=es&content_id=118110 (22428 words)

	Part 2 of The Wooing of Étaíne
		Eochaid's strongholds were Dún Frémainn in Meath and Dún Frémainn in Tethba.
		Ailill Ánguba came to love Étaín at the Festival of Tara, after she had lain with Eochaid, for it was his wont to gaze at her continually, and such gazing is a token of love.
		After that Eochaid returned from his circuit, and rejoiced that his brother was alive, and Étaín received thanks for what she had done until he had come again.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/published/T300012/text002.html (900 words)

	The Ultimate Eochaid Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Eochaid mac Eirc, mythological king of the Fir Bolg in the 16th or 20th century BC
		Eochaid Ollathair, also known as The Dagda, mythical king of the Tuatha Dé Danann, said to have ruled Ireland in the 15th or 18th century BC
		Eochaid Feidlech,, legendary High King of Ireland of the 1st or 2nd century BC
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Eochaid (337 words)

	The Wooing of Etain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Eochaid, the year after he became king, commanded the men of Ireland to hold the Festival of Tara, in order to assess their tributes and taxes for five years.
		Eochaid was silent, for he was unaware of his being in Tara the night before, and the courts had not been opened at that hour.
		Eochaid was in Fremainn of Tethba, as we have said, and it is there was his mansion and his ancestral domain towards the end.
	www.mc.maricopa.edu /~tomshoemaker/celtic/Etain.html (6398 words)

	The Ulster Cycle \| Medb's Men
		Once there was a king who ruled all Ireland: Eochaid Feidlech, son of Finn, son of Rogen Ruad, son of Esamain Emna, of the lineage of Rifad Scot from the Tower of Nimrod.
		The reason Eochaid Feidlech gave so many of his daughters to Conchobor was that he had killed Fachtna Fathach, Conchobor's father, in the Battle of Leitir Ruad in the Corann.
		Eochaid Dála's people, the Fir Domnann, along with the Dal nDruithni and the Firchraibi, who although they were separate tribes were all descended from the children of Genand, son of Dil, son of Loch, and were all of the race of the Fir Bolg, came to Cruachan after Tinne's death.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /patrick.brown/ulstercycle/boyne.html (1246 words)

	Medb
		Her father was Eochaid Feidlech, the High King of Ireland.
		Her best-known husband was Ailill mac Máta, although she had several husbands before him, all of whom were kings of Connacht while they were married to her.
		Eochaid Dála of the Fir Domnann, who had been Tinni's rival for the kingship, protected the Connacht army as it retreated, and became Medb's next husband and king of Connacht.
	www.homestayfinder.com /Dictionary.aspx?q=Medb (705 words)

	Gods and Fighting Men: Part I: Part I Book IV: Midhir and Etain
		And Eochaid sent his people to bring her to him, and he asked her name, and she told him her name was Etain, daughter of Etar, King of the Riders of the Sidhe.
		And Eochaid used to be out watching them, and he took notice that when the men of the Sidhe yoked their oxen, it was by the neck and the shoulder they used to yoke them, and not by the forehead and the head.
		Eochaid agreed, and it was settled as before, the stake to be settled by the winner.
	www.btinternet.com /~tony.singleton/gafm/gafm17.htm (3652 words)

	Introductory. 1909-14. The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel. The Harvard Classics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Once upon a time he came over the fairgreen of Brí Léith, and he saw at the edge of a well a woman with a bright comb of silver adorned with gold, washing in a silver basin wherein were four golden birds and little, bright gems of purple carbuncle in the rims of the basin.
		It seemed to King Eochaid and his followers that she was from the elfmounds.
		After the end of a time Cormac, king of Ulaid, “the man of the three gifts,” forsakes Eochaid’s daughter, because she was barren save for one daughter that she had borne to Cormac after the making of the pottage which her mother—the woman from the elfmounds—gave her.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/49/3/1.html (6669 words)

	LA BATTAGLIA DI BOYNE
		Eochaid Feidlech accrebbe l’ingiustizia conducendo Tinne nella regione selvaggia di Connacht, e fece sedere Medb sul trono a Cruachan.
		Gli uomini d’Irlanda dissero a Eochaid di portare Medb alla festa, così Eochaid mandò il suo messaggero donna Searbluath a Cruachan.
		Eochaid Dála era geloso, e i Fir Domnann condivisero il suo oltraggio, così cercarono di bandire Ailill da Connacht.
	digilander.libero.it /ilcrepuscolodeglidei/testi/ulster/boyne.htm (1201 words)

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		Then King Eochaid took counsel with his chief advisers, and it is what they agreed, to send a good champion of their own to see the strangers and to speak with them.
		King Eochaid bade the poets to ask an answer of his chief men that were gathered there; and when they heard the offer they would not consent.
		Eochaid agreed to that, but he was not well pleased, for there were more men of the Firbolgs than of the Men of Dea.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/4/4/6/14465/14465.txt (17048 words)

	High Kings
		Eochaid Feidlech was better known because of his children, particularly his daughters.
		Eochaid Feidlech died from sorrow at the lost of his rebellious sons.
		Medb was the daughter of Eochaid Feidlech, who was the king of Leinster, and of Cruachu.
	www.timelessmyths.com /celtic/highkings.html (6716 words)

	Eo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		'''Eochaid Fiadmuine''', son of Congal Coscarach, was joint High King of Ireland with his brother Conaing Begeaglach (Eochaid ruled the south, Conaing the north).
		'''Eochaid Mugmedon''' was a semi-historical Irish king who is stated as being the ancestor of many of Ireland's most significant dynasties, such as the Connachta and the Ui Néill. His obit is given as 365.
		'''Eochaid Sálbuide''' (Eochaid Yellow-heel) was king of UlaidUlster prior to the events of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
	www.gateserver.net /Topicsbycategory.aspx?catid=147&name= (1724 words)

	Méav.com
		Medb demanded her husband satisfy her three criteria - that he be without fear, meanness or jealousy.
		While married to Eochaid Dála, she took Ailill mac Máta, chief of her bodyguard, as her lover.
		Eochaid discovered the affair, challenged Ailill to single combat, and lost.
	www.xn--mav-bma.com (345 words)

	AN IRISH MYTH CONCORDANCE Pg 2
		Eochaid (2) - along with Fiacha and Ruide, one of the sons of Lugaidh Menn, King of Ireland (78)
		Eochaid Feidlech - also called Airem, of the Plough, High King of Ireland, he wedded the reborn Etain (by whom he had a daughter, Esa), but lost her to Midhir in a chess game, but got her back by beseiging Bri Leith (96)
		She led the Tuatha De Danaan in the first battle fought against the Sons of the Gael, but was beaten back to Tailltin where she was killed in the Battle of Tailltin (75).
	dashiel.wiccawebsites.com /irish2.html (3981 words)

	The Ulster Cycle \| The Death of Derbforgaill
		The three sons of Finn were Conall Anglonnach, Eochaid Finn and Eochaid Feidlech.
		Eochaid Feidlech had three sons: Bres, Nár and Lothar, who were known as Trí Finn Emna - the three fair inseparable ones; and three daughters: Eithne Úathach - the Terrible, so called because she used to eat children - Medb of Cruachan, and Clothru of Cruachan.
		Sure enough, Eochaid defeated them, but Clothru had conceived a son, Lugaid Redstripes, who was known as the son of the Three Finn Emna.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /patrick.brown/ulstercycle/medb-d.html (476 words)

	Eochaid Buide
		/, \, -- Mendog (Princess) of STRATHCLYDE +, ====> (I) Buide MacAIDAN - Eochaid [ 148,,b,and].
		Eochaid Mac Mathgamna, king his kinsman, were slain in Dísert...
		Eochaid II of Dal Riada Buide of the Picts was born (King of the Picts) Scotland.
	eochaidetwy.duiknuqo.info (705 words)

	An Irish Myth Concordance
		His house was at the Brugh na Boinne, where Dichu was his steward and Len Linfiaclach was the smith (81).
		He led the forces of the Firbolgs after King Eochaid fell (31), and it was he that struck off Nuada's arm (31).
		Stone of Virtue - the Lia Fail (q.v.) (27) streams of wisdom, seven - see hazels of wisdom (28) Sweetheart of the Sidhe - see Leanan Sidhe (86) Sword - one of the four great treasures the Tuatha De Danaan brought to Ireland from the north.
	www.imbas.org /articles/irish_myth_concordance.html (3807 words)

	Part 3 of Tochmarc Étaíne
		Édain ingen Edair, & dosbert Eochaid iarom, ar ba comadhais dó ar cruth & deilb & cenel, áine & oitidh & aerdarcus.
		Eochaid Feidlech & Eochaid Airem & Ailill Anguba.
		Tainic Eochaid día chuaird iar tain, & atlaigestar beathaid a brathar & buidighthe fri hEdaín co mór a ndórigné co tainicsom.
	www.ucc.ie /celt/published/G300012/text003.html (715 words)

	Cuchulain of Muirthemne - The High King
		The bright light of the moon was in her face, the highness of pride in her eyebrows, a dimple of delight in each of her cheeks, the light of wooing in her eyes, and when she walked she had a step that was steady and even, like the walk of a queen.
		Then Eochaid sent his people to bring her to him, and when she came, he said, "Who are you yourself, and where do you come from?" "It is easy to say that," she said; "I am Etain, daughter of Etar, king of the Riders of the Sidhe.
		But one time she was brought away from him by Midhir, and Eochaid brought her back by force, and the Sidhe had no good will towards him after that, but brought a revenge on his house, and on his grandson, Conaire.
	www.celtic-twilight.com /ireland/gregory/cuchulain/highking_ireland.htm (6097 words)

	The Wooing of Etain
		Now until that night the men of Ireland used to put the strain on the foreheads of oxen, (but) it was seen that the folk of the elfmounds were putting it on their shoulders.
		That deed which he did was a great satisfaction to the men of Ireland, and the high feat the oxen had done, and the rescue of the woman from the men of the elfmounds.
		Hense there arose hard tribute of service beyond telling on the people of the district and the land, because the sustenance of the king usually fell on them, wherefore Tethba is called the seventh part of Ireland, for the seventh part of the tribute and the maintenance of the king fell on them.
	www.maryjones.us /ctexts/etain.html (6451 words)

	Destruction Of Da Derga`s Hostel, The by Traditional: Part I
		Once upon a time he came over the fairgreen of Bri Leith, and he saw at the edge of a well a woman with a bright comb of silver adorned with gold, washing in a silver basin wherein were four golden birds and little, bright gems of purple carbuncle in the rims of the basin.
		Then the king, even Eochaid Feidlech, dies, leaving one daughter named, like her mother, Etain, and wedded to Cormac, king of Ulaid.
		After the end of a time Cormac, king of Ulaid, "the man of the three gifts," forsakes Eochaid`s daughter, because she was barren save for one daughter that she had borne to Cormac after the making of the pottage which her mother - the woman from the elfmounds - gave her.
	www.classicauthors.net /Traditional/DestructionOfDaDergasHostelThe/DestructionOfDaDergasHostelThe2.html (3458 words)

	WiccanWeb.ca :: A community for the Wicca & Pagan in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Eochaid (1) - (Eohee) son of Erc, he was king of the Firbolgs when the Tuatha de Danaan first came to Ireland (28)
		Eochaid (2) - along with Fiacha and Ruide, one of the sons of Lugaidh Menn, King of Ireland (78)
		Eochaid Feidlech - also called Airem, of the Plough, High King of Ireland, he wedded the reborn Etain (by whom he had a daughter, Esa), but lost her to Midhir in a chess game, but got her back by beseiging Bri Leith (96)
	www.wiccanweb.ca /sections-article-138-3.html (4927 words)

	magoo.com: Irish Kings by Hugh McGough
		Brother of Eochy (Eochaid) Airem; he desired Etain desperately." The Encyclopedia of the Celts, in an article on the birth of Conaire More, king #97, says that one of several conflicting traditions is that the mother of Conaire More, Mes Buachella, ".
		Eochaid ordered the destruction of the child, but she was left in a kennel, with a bitch and her whelps, at the house of a herdsman." The chief physician to Eochaidh Aireamh was Fachtna, King of Ulster and husband of Nessa, mother of Conchobar MacNessa.
		Another son was Eochaidh Doimhlen (Dublein) (Eochaid Domplen (Dubhlen) MacCairpre Liphecair) father of the three Collas, one of whom was Colla Uais #121, who became High King in 322.
	www.magoo.com /hugh/irishkings.html (10951 words)

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		His personal name was Eochaid O Uathair, and he had a magical club which could slay or heal (DIM).
		He fashioned an arm of silver for Nuada, who had lost his own in battle (34).
		Eochaid, Fiacha, and Ruide were three of his sons (78).
	www.angelfire.com /mo3/paganfiles/library/paganism/mike_nichols/an_irish_myth_concordance.txt (3980 words)

	Genealogy: Ulster Cycle
		According to the Irish myth, Conchobar had married the four daughters of Eochaid Feidlech: Medb, Eithne, Mugain and Clothra.
		Her father was Eochaid Feidlech, king of Tara.
		The second king was Eochaid Dála. The best known husband of Medb was Ailill Mac Mata.
	www.timelessmyths.com /celtic/ulsterhouse.html (687 words)

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