The Banshee: Celtic Messenger of Death The Banshee is one of the most feared and misunderstood spirits in Celtic folklore. She is traditionally described as a female death-omen spirit who attaches herself
Maeve Also known as: Maev, Medb, Meadhbh, Queen Mab Name meaning: “She who intoxicates” Maeve is one of the most vivid and formidable female figures in Celtic mythology. She is a queen, warrior, lover, sovereignty goddess, bringer of abundance and
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 to Tara, the Royal Palace of the
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, the seanachai was an important part of
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, father of Mongan and Niamh. Mananaan had
Fand: The Pearl of Beauty Fand is a powerful sea spirit of Irish mythology who is now frequently classified as a Fairy Queen. Beautiful, seductive and dangerous, she belongs to the mysterious
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 and they always kill. Goibniu also hosts
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 are identified as his children as for
Manannan Mac Lir : King of the Land of Promise Manannan, son of the ancient sea deity Lir, is a sea spirit, too. Ocean waves are his horses. The sea is his
Bean Nighe : The Little Washer Woman The Bean Nighe is witnessed in lonely places beside streams or pools of water washing the linens of those fated to die soon. The Bean
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 contact. Female Merrows, on the other hand,
Badbh: The Crow Goddess of Battle, Death and the Otherworld Badbh is one of the darkest and most formidable figures in Irish mythology, a warrior goddess whose presence is felt wherever blood
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