Eber and his chief leaders fell in this engagement, and Eremon assumed the sole government of the island.[62] [Illustration: ANCIENT FLINT AXE.] He took up his residence in Leinster, and after a reign of fifteen years died, and was buried at _Raith Beothaigh_, in _Argat Ross_.

This ancient rath still exists, and is now called Rath Beagh.

It is situated on the right bank of the river Nore, near the present village of Ballyragget, county Kilkenny.

This is not narrated by the Four Masters, neither do they mention the coming of the Cruithneans or Picts into Ireland.

These occurrences, however, are recorded in all the ancient copies of the Book of Invasions, and in the Dinnseanchus.