▁detected ▁" an ▁echo ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁fame ▁of ▁the ▁magic ▁hand ▁of ▁N od ens ▁the ▁C atch er ". ▁Similarly , ▁Julius ▁Pok orn y ▁der ives ▁the ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁Pro to - Ind o - Europe an ▁root ▁* ne u - d - ▁meaning ▁" ac quire , ▁util ise , ▁go ▁fish ing ". ▁ ▁Description ▁Nu ada ▁was ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé ▁Dan ann ▁for ▁seven ▁years ▁before ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁Ireland . ▁They ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Fir ▁Bol g , ▁the ▁then - in hab itants ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁Nu ada ▁sought ▁from ▁them ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁for ▁the ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé , ▁which ▁their ▁king ▁rejected . ▁Both ▁pe op les ▁made ▁ready ▁for ▁war , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁ch ival ry ▁allowed ▁their ▁numbers ▁and ▁arms ▁to ▁be ▁ins pected ▁by ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁side ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁truly ▁fair ▁battle . ▁During ▁this ▁first ▁great ▁battle ▁at ▁Mag ▁Tu ired , ▁Nu ada ▁lost ▁an ▁arm ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁the ▁Fir ▁Bol g ▁champion ▁Sr eng . ▁Nu ada ' s ▁al ly , ▁A eng aba ▁of ▁Norway , ▁then ▁fought ▁Sr eng , ▁sust aining ▁a ▁mort al ▁w ound , ▁while ▁the ▁D ag da ▁protected ▁Nu ada . ▁Fif ty ▁of ▁the ▁D ag da ' s ▁soldiers ▁carried ▁Nu ada ▁from ▁the ▁field . ▁The ▁Tu ath a ▁Dé ▁gained ▁the ▁upper ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁battle