Which statement best summarizes the passage?
A.Partholan and his clan descended from the god of the sea.
B.Lake Rury was created when the grave for Partholan's son Rury was being dug.
C.Partholan came to Ireland from the East with his family.
D.Partholan and his clan were responsible for changing the topography of Ireland.

Question

Which statement best summarizes the passage?
A.Partholan and his clan descended from the god of the sea.
B.Lake Rury was created when the grave for Partholan's son Rury was being dug.
C.Partholan came to Ireland from the East with his family.
D.Partholan and his clan were responsible for changing the topography of Ireland.

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Read the following passage and answer the given questions:

The Coming of Partholan

The Celts of Ireland believed they were descended from Partholan, the god of the underworld (also known as the god of the dead). Partholan, it is said, came to Ireland from the West, where beyond the vast, unsailed Atlantic Ocean lay the land of the Happy Dead. His father’s name was Sera. He arrived in Ireland with his queen Dalny and a number of companions. Ireland looked like a different place at that time. There were then but three lakes, nine rivers, and one plain in all of Ireland. More land features gradually appeared during the reign of the Partholanians. One, Lake Rury, is said to have burst forth as a grave was being dug for Partholan's son, Rury