 The games were founded, according to the "Book of Invasions", by Lugh Lámhfhada, the Ollamh Érenn (master craftsman or doctor of the sciences), as a mourning ceremony for the death of his foster-mother Tailtiu.Lugh buried Tailtiu underneath a mound in an area that took her name and was later called Tailteann in County Meath.A significant historical site in the area was destroyed by a local resident whilst extending her garden in 1997.