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Also known as the Gaels or the Sons of Mil Espaine (Miled), these people are considered to be the true ancestors of the Irish race. The Milesian history is known to cover much of the world and starts in Scythia, the name given by the Greeks to the homeland of the Scythians in southeastern Europe. Mil later brought his ancestors out of Scythia and later Egypt, before they settled in Spain.

Milesius at the time also had an Uncle name Ith who had discovered an island. The Sidhe originally welcomed Ith with open arms but later grew suspicious in his motives. Through a misunderstanding Ith and his two brothers were killed.The remaining explorers returned home and found that Milesius had died in this time as well. His sons along with their mother Scota led a force that returned to punish the Tuatha de Danaan for killing Ith (circa 1000 BC). After a large battle they conquered the Tuatha de Danaan and took control of Ireland. The mother Scota was killed in the fight and her surviving sons, Eber and Eremon, became rulers of the land.

Eremon took the northern half of the Island while Eber took the south. The northeastern corner was given to the people of their brother Ir who had also died in the fight, and the southwestern corner was given to their cousin Lughaid, the son of Ith who had died discovering the island.

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