Firbolg

[ feer-buhl-uh g ]

/ ˈfɪər bʌl əg /

any member of the pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland who were defeated by the Tuatha De Danann.

Example sentences from the Web for firbolg

A third band, the Firbolg proper, took possession of Munster.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 |Various
Tradition assigns it to ngus, a Firbolg chief who lived about two thousand years ago.

Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2 |M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
In each of the three islands are found ancient forts or duns, which are traditionally attributed to the Firbolg or Belgic race.

Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum |John Healy
In the dim days of Fomorian and Firbolg, and for ages after, Erin was a land of forests, full of wild cattle and deer and wolves.

Ireland, Historic and Picturesque |Charles Johnston