Aillen Mac Midhna
Aillen Mac Midhna was a fairy musician of the Tuatha de Danann who came every year at Samhain Eve (All-Hallow Eve) out of Sidhe Finnachaid…
Category: Irish Mythology
Seanachai
Seanachai (Irish) The word seanachai, pronounced shan-u-kee or shen-u-kee, is Gaelic for “storyteller.” Originally a wandering storyteller who was akin to bards and medieval troubadours,…
Mananaan
Mananaan (he of the Isle of Man) In Celtic mythology, son of the sea god Lir, a Tuatha de Danann, husband of Fand and Uchtdelbh,…
Fand
Fand – The Pearl of Beauty Fand, a sea spirit, was once the bride of Manannan, powerful king of the sea. (They divorced, but periodically…
Goibniu
Goibniu is a sacred smith. He creates weapons for the Tuatha Dé Danaan as well as favoured devotees. Goibniu’s magical weapons always find their target…
Lir
Lir ORIGIN: Celtic; Irish Lir literally means “the sea.” He is an ancient sea spirit, now most famous because of the many other spirits who…
Lugh
Lugh Master of All Skills; The Shining One ALSO KNOWN AS: Lug; Luc ORIGIN: Celtic Feast: 1 August Lugh, Lord of Craftsmanship, Light, Victory and…
Manannan Mac Lir
Manannan Mac Lir : King of the Land of Promise Manannan, son of the ancient sea deity Lir, is a sea spirit, too. Ocean waves…
Bean Nighe
Bean Nighe : The Little Washer Woman The Bean Nighe is witnessed in lonely places beside streams or pools of water washing the linens of…
Merrow
Merrow ALSO KNOWN AS: Murdhuacha (Gaelic) The Merrow are Irish mermaids. There are mermen, too, but they have little interest in people and hence little…