Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era. In the early medieval...

Christian scribes in the Middle Ages. Irish mythology has the largest written body of myths, followed by Welsh mythology. The supernatural race called the...

sources (e.g. in the collective name of the Irish gods, Tuatha dé Danann "Tribe / People of Danu"). In Irish mythology, Anu (sometimes written as Anann or Anand)...

Ness (Irish: Neasa, Old Irish: Ness), also called Nessa, is a princess of the Ulaid and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology...

Oscar (oscara = "deer/god friend") is a figure in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the son of Oisín (the son of the epic hero Fionn mac Cumhail)...

briefly in Irish mythology. The 9th century Sanas Cormaic (Cormac's Glossary) says in its entry for her: "Ana – mother of the gods of Ireland; well did...

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Medieval Irish historical tradition held that Ireland had a High King (Ard Rí) based at Tara since ancient times, and compilations like the 11th-century...

tomb. Irish mythology portrays him as the son of the Dagda, a king of the Irish gods, and of Boann, a personification of the River Boyne. In Irish mythology...

and a complete sage." The druids often appear in both the tales from Irish mythology first written down by monks and nuns of the Celtic Church like the...

In Gaelic mythology, Brian (or Uar) was one of the three Sons of Tuireann along with Iuchar and Iucharba. In many extant institutionally-held manuscripts...

recover. Claíomh Solais – Sword of Nuada, the king of the gods in Irish mythology; in legend, the sword glowed with the light of the sun and was irresistible...

In Irish Mythology, Ethal Anbuail, sometimes spelled Anubhail, is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and king at Sidhe Uamuin in Connacht. He had a daughter...

the mountains and seas would burn up. (Norse mythology) Dubán, the shield of Cú Chulainn. (Irish mythology) Han Feizi's shield, from a Chinese parable...

Scáthach (Irish: [ˈsˠkaːhəx]) or Sgàthach (Scottish Gaelic: Sgàthach an Eilean Sgitheanach) is a figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is a...

appear in Irish mythology and only became prominent in later folklore. The Anglo-Irish (Hiberno-English) word leprechaun is descended from Old Irish luchorpán...

Keeva or Keva in English) was a minor character in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, daughter of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail and wife of his enemy, Goll...

Fraích, Fraoch) is a Connacht hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the nephew of Boann, goddess of the river Boyne, and son of...

The Fomorians or Fomori (Old Irish: Fomóire, Modern Irish: Fomhóraigh / Fomóraigh) are a supernatural race in Irish mythology, who are often portrayed as...

In Irish mythology, Bres (or Bress) was a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is often referred to by the name Eochaid / Eochu Bres. He was an unpopular...

Mórrígan , also known as Morrígu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mór-ríoghan in modern Irish before the spelling reform, and it has been translated...

in the Fianna Cycle of Irish mythology. In the story of Niamh, she was an otherworldly woman who fell in love with an Irish man named Oisín and carried...

Otherworld is usually called Annwn in Welsh mythology and Avalon in Arthurian legend. In Irish mythology it has several names, including Tír na nÓg, Mag...

a character from Irish mythology Goll, son of Garbh, of the Fomorians, sea demons from Irish mythology who subjugated early Ireland. Göll, one of the...

the Luddite movement Lludd Llaw Eraint, figure in Welsh mythology Nuada, figure in Irish mythology Short for Luddite on the TV show Upload Lud (disambiguation)...

which are named after her. Several figures called Macha appear in Irish mythology and folklore, all believed to derive from the same goddess. She is...

other symbols. The Dagda (Old Irish: In Dagda [ˈdaɣða], Irish: An Daghdha) is considered the great god of Irish mythology. He is the chief god of the Tuatha...

an important god in Irish mythology God the Father King of the Gods Creator deity Sky father El (deity) Zeus Jupiter (mythology) This disambiguation...

mythology) Baku (Japanese mythology) Balam (Christian demonology) Balberith (Jewish demonology) Bali Raj (Hindu mythology) Banshee (Irish mythology)...

hospitaller (briugu), troublemaker and poet in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. The story of Fled Bricrenn ("The Feast of Bricriu") tells how he once...