Tuatha Taiden
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The Tuatha Taiden were a branch of the Fir Ol nEchmacht
Fir Ol nEchmacht
Fir Ol nEchmacht was the name of a group or race of people living in pre-historic Ireland. The name may be translated as Fir=men; Ol =race, people; nEchmacht=the given name of the people....

, one of the ancient peoples of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

.

The kingdom of Tuatha Taiden extended from Fidach eastwards to and across the Shannon
River Shannon
The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

 towards Tara
Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara , located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland...

, and was probably co-extensive with Uí Maine at its greatest extent.

Sources

  • "Foras Feasa Éireann", Geoffrey Keating
    Geoffrey Keating
    Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian. He was born in County Tipperary c. 1569, and died c. 1644...

    , 1636.
  • "Leabhar Mor nGenealach", Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh, 1649-1666.
  • "Ogyia", Ruaidhri O Flaithbheartaigh
    Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh
    Ruaidhri Ó Flaithbheartaigh, King of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name, fl. 1244-1273.-Biography:Ruaidhri was a brother of the preceding chief, Morogh...

    , 1684.
  • "The History of Mayo", T.H.Knox, 1908.
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