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However, as Ith of the Milesians crested the dunes and stood on the tussock grass three Dé Danann kings rose to meet him. These were Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine. They threw their cloaks aside and fell on Ith. His blood drained into the sand. His dull sword was slung into the grass and lay there like a tongue of silent thunder. It was the first iron sword and the first mortal blood shed in Ireland.
Britannic Myths
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