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School: Carraig Árd (roll number 15735)

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Carrickard, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Tháilliúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0181, Page 333

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  1. The Battle of North Moytura

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    There was a battle fought up at North Moytura about 2500 years ago between the De Dannans and the Fomorians. The Fomorians were defeated and they had to leave the country. A number of sepulchral monuments are to be seen, it is said, in Moytura to this very day.
    One is stated by tradition to mark the grave of the Fomorian leader Balar of the Evil Eye. Several legends are associated with the battle of North Moytura.
    It is said that King Nuadh lost his hand in the battle and that artificers of the time manufactured a silver hand which served as a substitute for the severed hand.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Fanny Mc Master
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Miss Taylor
    Gender
    Female