Difference between revisions of "Firebugs"
From FinnegansWiki
Jump to navigationJump to searchLine 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | * ''' | + | * '''Fir Bolg:''' legendary pre-Gaelic invaders of Ireland; they were defeated by the Tuatha Dé Danann in the First Battle of Moytura; their name has been variously etymologised as "Men of Bags", "Men with Spears", "Men of the Thunderbolt"; they have also been connected with the Belgae, Celtic tribes of continental Europe mentioned by Julius Caesar |
+ | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir_bolg Wikipedia] | ||
+ | |||
+ | * '''firebug:''' arsonist |
Latest revision as of 08:02, 15 January 2007
- Fir Bolg: legendary pre-Gaelic invaders of Ireland; they were defeated by the Tuatha Dé Danann in the First Battle of Moytura; their name has been variously etymologised as "Men of Bags", "Men with Spears", "Men of the Thunderbolt"; they have also been connected with the Belgae, Celtic tribes of continental Europe mentioned by Julius Caesar
- firebug: arsonist