THE CESSAIR

Cessair was a grand daughter of Noah, according to the texts, and when her father, Bith, was denied a place in the ark by Noah, Cessair advised him to build an idol. This idol directed them to take refuge in a ship and they sailed for more than seven years before landing in Ireland. She and her tribe, or followers landed in Ireland three hundred years before Partholón and forty days before the deluge. All however perished in the Flood save one, Fintan, the White Ancient.