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Dagda
His name means the Good God. Dagda was sometimes called Eochaid Ollathair (Father of All) and Ruad Rofhessa (Lord of Great Knowledge). Unlike the s...
By Jimmy Joe
Manannán Mac Lir
Sea god. Manannán (Manannan) was said to be the son of Lir, who was also a god of the sea. Manannán supplanted his father in his role as a sea god....
By Jimmy Joe
Lir
God of the sea. Lir was the father of Manannán (Manannan) and Lodan. Lir was known to the Welsh sea-god as Llyr. Unlike his son, Lir was merely a p...
By Jimmy Joe
Bilé
Consort of the goddess Danu. Bilé (Bile) was the god of death. Bilé married Danu and became the father of Dagda, the chief leader of the Tuatha Dé ...
By Jimmy Joe
Ernmas
In Irish myths, she was a mother goddess. Ernmas was the daughter of Etarlam, who was the son of Nuada. Ernmas was the mother of a son named Fiachn...
By Jimmy Joe
Ainé
Sky goddess or sun goddess. Ainé was also seen as the Irish goddess of human love and the goddess of fertility of animals and agriculture. Ainé (Ai...
By Jimmy Joe
Flidais
Goddess of the forest, hunting, and wild beasts. Flidais was not only the huntress of wild animals, she was also their protector. Flidais was the m...
By Jimmy Joe
Boann
Boann was the wife of Nechtan or Echmar, who was the god of river. Boann was also the goddess of river, particularly the river Boynne. Boann was al...
By Jimmy Joe
Brigit
Brigit (Brigid) was the goddess of healing and fertility as well as the goddess of craft, especially of metalworking. Brigit was probably also the ...
By Jimmy Joe
Eriu, Banha and Fodla
Eriu and her two sisters, Banha and Fodla, had given their name to Ireland before the arrival of the Milesians. They were the incarnation of Irelan...
By Jimmy Joe
Danu (Ana)
A mother goddess. Danu or Ana was the mother of the race of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Danu was a goddess of fertility and the earth. Some believed that...
By Jimmy Joe
Tristan & Isolde
The legend of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most influential medieval romances, which was about a love triangle between the hero, his uncle and ...