Fomhóire

Fomhóire means 'from the sea' and is the name of the gods of night and death and cold. According
to myth, the Fomhóire (or Fomorians) were mis-shapen and had now the heads of goats and bulls, 
and now but one leg, and one arm that came out from the middle of their breasts. They were the 
ancestors of the evil faeries and, according to one gaelic writer, of all misshapen persons. The 
giants and leprecauns are expressely mentioned as of the Fomhóire. 

Source: http://www.mediatel.lu/team/nmack/mmp_myth_fomhoire.html 

Ancient Erie: Myths and Legends

http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/navan/300/ml.html

http://www.shee-eire.com/Magic&Mythology/Races/Formorians/Page1.htm
 
The Fomorians were an ancient sea-faring race it is thought that they originally came from
Northern Africa or Asia as they are described as having dark hair and dark skin in the 
original accounts.

Ireland's History in Maps

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/ire000.htm

From the author D. J. Conway (Ancient and Shining Ones) comes this description: 

"The tribe of the Fomorians was on the scene long before any other races came to Ireland. 
However, the Fomors lived mainly in (by) the sea. The first outside race to invade Ireland was 
the race of Partholon; very little is known of them. After 300 years of struggle against the 
Fomors, the Partholons died of an epidemic. Next came the race of Nemed who also suffered 
from an epidemic. This time, though, some of them survived, only to be oppressed by the 
Fomors. Later came colonizers from Spain or Greece called the Fir Bolgs. They were 
actually three tribes; men of Domnu, men of Gaillion, and men of Bolg. They 
inter-married with the Fomors and held the country until the arrival of the Tuatha De Danann". 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomorians
 
Fomorians
 
"It has been suggested that they represent the gods of chaos and wild nature, as opposed
to the Tuatha Dé Danann who represent the gods of human civilization." 
 
The Irish legends or myths (as some people prefer) may indicate a "tradition that the Fomorians, 
led by Cíocal, had arrived two hundred years earlier and lived on fish and fowl until Partholon 
came, bringing the plough and oxen. It is possible that this is a memory of Mesolithic 
hunter-gatherers giving way to Neolithic farmers."

http://www.nauheimerfamily.com/history/ireland/irishhistory.html#The People of

Irish History