Origins and Invasion
Nemed was the son of Agnoman of Scythia, Agnoman being the son of Piamp, son of Tait, son of Sera, son of Sru, son of Esru, son of Friamaint, son of Fathochta, son of Magog.
Ireland had been empty for thirty years after the death of the last of Partholon's followers when Nemed sailed to Ireland with his four sons and chieftains, Starn, Iarbonel the Soothsayer, Annind, and Fergus Red-Side. He had started from the Caspian Sea with a fleet of 44 ships, taking a year and a half. In the end, only his ship reached Ireland. His wife, Macha, died twelve days after they arrived, and was buried at Ard Macha (Armagh).
They arrived in 2350 BC according to the chronology of the Annals of the Four Masters, or 1731 BC according to Seathrún Céitinn's chronology.
Nemed won the battle of Ros Fraechain against Gann and Sengann, two kings of the Fomorians, who were both killed. He won three more battles against the Fomorians, at Badbgna in Connacht, Cnamros in Leinster (in which Artur, Nemed's first son born in Ireland, died), and Murbolg in Dál Riata (where his son Starn was killed by the Fomorian Conand).
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