Name:  Eochu Bres / Bress / Mac Elathan

Race:  Fomorian-Tuatha Dé Danann

Father:  Elatha (A Fomorian King)

Wife:  Brigit

Profession:  King, Warrior, Farmer, Magician

Bres Mac Elatha had Fomorian ancestry on his paternal side and the Tuatha Dé Danann on his maternal side. 

He came into power after Nuada his predecessor lost an arm in battle.  He was not a very popular ruler as he was very parsimonious, a trait which The Tuatha Dé despised and so the chieftains tried to oust  him from power.  He retaliated calling for back up from his father's side of the family the Fomorians and so the Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh began.

Stories, Myths and Legends associated with Bres Mac Elatha:

Bres Mac Elatha and the Tuatha Dé Danann

The Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh

The Story of the Tuatha De Danann

Deathtales of the Tuatha De Danann

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