Gaelic Genealogical Bibliography
1.Adam was the first recorded direct male line ancestor of the Semitic Hebrews, through his descendant, 10.Noah and his son, 11.Shem the direct male line ancestor of 20.Abraham / Abram a Prince of Ur who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Israelites and the Jews through his son, 21.Jacob, and also the direct male line ancestor of the Arab Muslims through his older son, Ishmael. 21.Jacob would in turn become the father of, 22.Isaac, the forefather of the 12 tribes of Israel / Israelites.
Another of 1.Adam's descendants, especially pertinent to Ireland, were to be through another of 10.Noah sons, in 11.Japheth who was to be the father of 12.Magog, the direct male line ancestor of the Aryans - the Scythians, the Nemedians, the Nemedian Tuatha de Danann, the Nemedian Teutonic Fir Bolg, and especially the Scythian Gaels.
2. Seth, the third son of 1.Adam, became the father of; 3.Enosh. the father of; 4.Cainin / Kenan. the father of; 5.Mahalaleel / Mahalalel. the father of; 6.Jared. the father of; 7.Enoch. the father of; 8.Methuselah. the father of; 9.Lamech the father of;
10.Noah the father of 4 sons; including, 11.Bith the father of Cessair who was to land in Ireland before the Great Flood occurred.
11.Ham the direct male line ancestor of the Hamitic Fomorii / Fomorians / Fomoraig / Fine Fomra who were Sea Pirates / Sea Rovers who in regards to Ireland were originally situated on Tory Island off of the north coast of Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and were a constant aggravation to all the Celts who were to arrive and settle originally also in Ireland.
11.Shem was to be the Semitic direct male line ancestor of 20.Abraham and of Moses, and the original ancestor of the Semites, the Hebrews / Israelites / Jews and the Arab Muslims.
11.Japheth was to be the father of 15 sons among whom he divided the territory allotted to him by his father, 10.Noah, situated in Europe and part of Asia;
12.Magog his son, who is mentioned in the Bible, received the territory of Scythia above the Black Sea where he became the direct male line ancestor of all of the Scythians, especially the Scythian Gaelic Celts, who were all to migrate into Ireland.
13.Fathocta / Aitheachda / Aithech (churl) one of his sons, became the male line ancestor of Partholon the direct male line ancestor of the Partholonians, and Tait / Tat the ancestor of Paim, the ancestor of Aduam Bau, the father of Nemedh the direct male line ancestor of the Nemedians and their direct Scythian descendants the Tuatha De Danann and the Teutonic infused Fir Bolg / Men of the Bag.
13.Baoth, was another of the sons of 12 Magog, who became the father of;
14.Feinius / Phoeniusa Farsaidh the 1st King of Scythia, and the inventor of letters, who is the direct male line ancestor of the Feni, the Huns, the Scythian Cruithin Gaelic Picts, the Gaels and the Laigin Celts. Cadmus, his brother, was a contemporary of Joshua, and he went to Greece where he introduced the 16 letter alphabet from Egypt, without a H or a P, the same as the Gaels had created now 18. 14.Feinius Farsaidh was to be the father of;
15.Niall / Niul / Nel. Who was his second oldest son. When his father returned to Scythia, he remained at Aeothania teaching the various languages that then came into existence, and after his academic abilities became well known he was invited by the Pharaoh of Egypt to go to Egypt were he gave him land at Campuss Eyrunt near the Red Sea and his daughter, Scota to be his wife. 15.Niall had Gael / Gaedhal, a son of Eighor, refine the language then known as Bearla Tobbai, (Bearla Tobbai would then be continued on as a language by the Hebrews), The new Gaelic language spoken by the Gaels then became known as Gaodhilg and 15.Niall also named his first born son after him.
16.Gadheal / Gael Glas his son, was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Gaelic Celts who were described as fair - skinned, brown haired, honourable, tall and daring. While he was young 16.Gadheal Glas was bitten by a snake on the neck and was taken to Moses who cured him and promised him that his descendants would "Inherit a far western island were no serpent would exist."
17. Asruth, his son, was to continue on in Egypt with his Gaelic followers.
18.Sruth, his son, and his Gaelic followers soon after his father died, was besieged by the Egyptians for previously not supporting them against the fleeing Hebrews, until finally many of the Gaels were to be killed, and with his remaining Gaelic followers he decided to leave Egypt altogether and set out on the sea finally arriving at the island of Crete / Candia where no serpents existed and he was to die there.
19.Eber Scott / Scutt his son, eventually took some of his Gaelic followers and left the island of Crete to return to Scythia, but some of the Gaels also stayed behind on Crete. On arriving in Scythia his kinsmen descended from 15.Niall's oldest brother refused to grant them any territory and they became involved in many battles there in which they were always successful and they became the overlords there in their own right. Although 19.Heber Scott was to be killed in battle by Noemus, the son of the previous King of Scythia, the Gaels were to continue on there in control of Scythia in their own right for 4 generations.
20.Beouman his son, was a Gaelic King of Scythia and was to be the father of;
21.Oghaman who was also to be a King of Scythia, as was his son,
22.Tait who became the father of;
23.Agnan who decided that the Gaels could stand no more of the internal - fighting in Scythia and took his Gaelic followers and left Scythia altogether, and as a result they were to sail around the Caspian Sea in their ships for many years during which time he also died.
24.Lamfhionn his son, who was now the leader of the Gaels also continued to sail around the seas in the region, landing on particular individual islands for sustenance. Caichear their Druid finally advised him to seek out their promised "Western Isle of Destiny," or this would continue to be their only way of life, and they eventually landed at Gothia / Gethulia / Libya / Carthage were 24.Lamfhionn was also to die.
25.Eber Glun Fionn, his son, was born at Gethulia, and was to also die there, and his descendants were to stay there for a further 8 generations for at least a period of 150 years as Gaelic Kings and Chiefs.
26.Agnan Fionn - of Fair Complexion was his son, who was to be the father of; 27.Febric Glas, the father of;
28.Nuadhad, the father of; 29.Nenuall, the father of; 30.Alladh, the father of; 31.Arcadh, the father of;
32.Deagh, the father of;
33.Brath who was also born at Gethulia, but came to realise that his Gaelic people had increased considerably in numbers and set out with a fleet of ships and his Gaelic followers to seek out their promised "Western Isle of Destiny where no serpents existed," and they eventually landed on the coast in the northern part of of Gaul in what is now Spain at Galicia.
34.Breoghan / Brigus his son, also became the direct male line ancestor of the Brigantes, and was the aristocratic warrior first Gaelic King of Andalusia, Galicia and Murcia / Castile / Brigia and Portugal, and constructed Breoghan's Tower / Brigantia there in Galicia, and Braganza in Portugal and he was also the the father of;
35. Ithe , which see under Ithians, the direct male line ancestor of the Gaelic aristocratic warrior Ithian Septs in Ireland, through his son, 36.Lewy / Lughaidh, the direct male line ancestor of the Ithians and in turn their descendants the Darinians in Southern Munster, especially in Co. Cork and 35.Ithe was also a brother to;
35.Bile who became the aristocratic warrior second Gaelic King of Castile and Portugal and the father of;
(Lebor Gabala Erren)
36.Mil / Gollamh / Gallamh (warrior) the third Gaelic King of Castile and Portugal, who was married to another Scota (Scottii) who was a daughter of Nectanbus the Pharaoh of Egypt who he had served by defeating the Ethiopians there in Egypt. They were both to become the direct ancestors of all the Gaelic Milesians Scottii / Irish aristocratic warrior Septs in Ireland through 3 of their 8 sons who carried out an expedition in 1699 AD to Ireland seeking their Isle of Destiny and revenge for the death of their uncle, 36.Ithe who had been slain there by another Scythian Sept, the Tuatha De Danann, who were recorded as being fair haired, honourable, tall and musical. 36.Mil's 3 sons from Scota who left issue in Ireland were *37.Eremon (hEremonians), 37.Ir (Irians) and *37.Eber Fionn (hEberians.)
*37.Eremon, which see under Heremonians, became the direct male line ancestor of the hEremonians, who became the original Gaelic Milesian King of Eremon's Half in the north of Ireland, and the direct male line ancestor of all the Heremonian Septs in Ireland later on, initially in Conn's Half / Leth Cuinn / Midhe / Midlands / Meath / Northern Leinster through his descendant *59.Ugaine the Great the future 66th King of Tara / Erinn and his 2 sons, *60.Coffey / Ui Cobhthaigh the future 69th King Of Erinn the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Cobhthaigh Septs, and *60.Leary / Ui Laoghaire Lorc the future 68th King of Ireland the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Laoghaire Septs. They are the direct male line ancestors of all of the Heremonians Septs in the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster Provinces and the Scottish Highlands.
Among the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Septs / Family branches are the 3 Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Conaire Muscraige Septs descended through *60.Coffey on the male line from *69.Conaire 11 the 111th King of Ireland, who originally had their territory also in the Midlands / Northern Leinster and later in the Munster Province, including the Ui Conaire Muscraige Earna Septs, the Ui Conaire Dal Riada Septs who had their territory in Co. Antrim and later in the Scottish Highlands. There was also another 3 Ui Cobhthaigh Septs descended from another of *60.Coffey's descendants, *82.Felim / Feidhlimidh Reachtmhar the 108th King of Ireland, including the Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Deisi Septs who originally had their territory also in the Midlands / Northern Leinster and later in Co. Waterford in the Munster Province, the Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Fotharta Septs who had their territory in Southern Leinster, and the Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Septs who initially had their territory in the Midlands / Northern Leinster also, and later on in the Connacht Province and the Ulster Province. Among the 5 Septs of the Ui Cobhthaigh Ui Felim Dal Cuinn Septs descended from *82.Felim's son, *83.Conn of the Hundred Battles the 110th King of Ireland, are the Dal Cuinn 3 Colla Septs, the Dal Cuinn 3 Connachta Septs, the Dal Cuinn Ui Maine Septs, the Dal Cuinn southern Ui Niaill Septs, the Dal Cuinn northern Ui Niaill Septs.
Among the Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Septs descended from *60.Leary / Laoghaire Lorc are 2 Septs descended from 2 brothers who were his descendants, who were the 2 sons of 77.Breasal Breac. who was to divide his territory in the Leinster Province between them both. 78,Lewy / Lughaidh became the direct male line ancestor of the Ui Laoghaire Ui Lughaidh Cu Corb Septs who were also originally in the Midlands / Northern Leinster, but eventually were to have their territory in Southern Leinster, and the Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Septs who are descended from 78.Connla who had their territory nearby in the kingdom of Ossory in the south - west of Southern Leinster.
Of *37.Eremon's 4 sons, *38.Muimne became the Gaelic Milesian 3rd King of Tara / Erinn in 1683 BC and was interred at the Royal site of Croghan / Cruachan near Elphin in Co. Roscommon in the Connacht Province. (Later on *37.Eremon's descendant *75.Eochy Airem the 93rd King of Tara / Erinn was to erect Rath Cruachan there named for his Queen, Cruachan Croidheirg who both were to be the parents of Queen Maeve of Connacht who was to be a contemporary of Ireland's most revered young aristocratic warrior, Cuchulainn. Other sons of of *37.Eremon who were to become Heremonian Kings, were *38.Luigne the 4th King of Tara / Erinn, *38.Laighean the 5th King of Tara / Erinn and *38.Trial / Eurialus aka *38.Irial Faidh - the Prophet who in 1680 AD was to become the Gaelic Milesian 10th King of Tara / Erinn.
The other 2 sons of 36.Mil / Gollamh / Gallamh (warrior) the third Gaelic King of Castile and Portugal who left issue in Ireland were;
37.Ir which see, (Irians) who was to become the direct male line ancestor of the Irian Septs who originally had their territory in the north - east of the Ulster Province, and later on in Co. Clare in the north - west of the Munster Province, in Co. Laois in the mid - north - west of Southern Leinster, and in the mid - west of the Connacht Province when his descendants also became Kings of Tara / Erinn.
*37.Eber Fionn - of Fair Complexion, (Heberians) which see, the other son of 36.Mil who left issue, is the direct male line ancestor of the hEberian Septs, who initially became the King of Eber's Half / Southern Ireland, (Southern Leinster and the Munster Province) He is the direct male line ancestor of the Heberian Eoghanachta Septs and the Heberian Dal gCais Septs who were mainly in the Munster Province, and also of the Cianachta Septs who were to spread throughout Ireland in various individual kingdoms.
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