Goll (son of Dalbh)

Family: Tuatha de Danaan · Role: king · First appears: The Gods · The Ever-living Living Ones · Laegaire in the Happy Plain

Goll, son of Dalbh, was king of a people of Magh Mell and a brother’s son of Eochaid (son of Sal). At the Plain of the Two Mists, Fiachna sought Laegaire’s help against Goll, saying that seven battles had gone against him and another was due that day.

In the battle, Laegaire and his fifty fought Goll and his forces. Goll fell, while Laegaire and his men survived and defeated their enemies.

Relationship record

Life events

• Fiachna asked Laegaire for help against Goll in the next battle.(The Gods · The Ever-living Living Ones · Laegaire in the Happy Plain · 📍 the Plain of the Two Mists)
  • With: Fiachna
  • “Seven battles I gave him, but they all went against me; and on this very day there is another to be fought, and I am come to ask help.”
• Laegaire and his men defeated Goll and his forces; Goll fell.(The Gods · The Ever-living Living Ones · Laegaire in the Happy Plain)
  • With: Laegaire
  • “The two fifties attacked one another then, and Goll fell, but Laegaire and his fifty escaped with their lives and made a great slaughter of their enemies, that not one of them made his escape.”

The Gods · The Ever-living Living Ones · Laegaire in the Happy Plain

• parent: Dalbh “And we fought together, and I killed him, and now she is gone to a brother's son of his, Goll, son of Dalbh, king of a people of Magh Mell.”
• enemies with Fiachna “Seven battles I gave him, but they all went against me; and on this very day there is another to be fought, and I am come to ask help.”
• enemies with Laegaire “The two fifties attacked one another then, and Goll fell, but Laegaire and his fifty escaped with their lives and made a great slaughter of their enemies, that not one of them made his escape.”
• elder kin: Eochaid (son of Sal) “And we fought together, and I killed him, and now she is gone to a brother's son of his, Goll, son of Dalbh, king of a people of Magh Mell.”

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Extracted from the original text of Gods and Fighting Men. Made with Rho MD.