InIrish mythologySreng (often misinterpreted asStreng) was a champion of theFir Bolg or Men of Bolg. Armed with an iron club or mace, he facedNuada, king of theTuatha Dé Danann in the first Battle ofMagh Tuiredh, and with one great blow he cut off half his shield and severed Nuada's arm at the shoulder.

Although nearing defeat, Sreng and the three hundred surviving Fir Bolg vowed to fight to the last man. The Tuatha Dé Danann invaders, however, considered them so noble that they offered them one fifth of Ireland. They agreed, and stood down from the conflict. The Fir Bolg choseConnacht, where men traced their descent from Sreng until the 17th century.

• Squire, Charles. "Celtic Myth and Legend." Newcastle Publishing Co., USA, 1975. Reprinted from the first edition in 1905, Great Britain.ISBN 0-87877-029-1.

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