Bith (mythology)

Bith (mythology)

In Irish mythology, Bith was a son of the Biblical Noah. His wife was Birren. Their daughter, Cessair, was denied a place in Noah's Ark, so she and her followers sailed to Ireland, landing only forty days before the Deluge.

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