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Elatha, Elada.
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For Bres, see the Tuatha de Danann page.Related pages Tuatha Dé Danann
Íth was the son of Breogan and brother of Bile, Fuad and Breaga. Íth was also the uncle of Míl Espáine, eponym of the Milesian people. Íth was the father of Lugaid, who was married to Fial, daughter of Míl. When Íth climbed the tower that his fath...
King of Erin (Ireland) and leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Nuada has been called the son of the goddess Danu. Usually Nuada had also been called the son of Echtach and the grandson of Etarlaim. He has also been named as one of the seven sons of Et...
Eochaid Airem was the high king who married Etain. As a Danann, Etain was the wife of a Danann king named Midir, son of Dagda. As a mortal, Etain was the most beautiful woman in the world. Eochaid and Etain became the parents of Etain Og (Etain th...
Nuada: The Silver Hand Nuada was the first king of the Tuatha dé Danann, the pantheon of the Celtic gods. He reigned for seven years before the Tuatha dé Danann decided to move to Ireland and leave their mystical lands. Nuada was a just and powerf...
Ollam Fodla was the eighteenth Milesian (high) king of Ireland. Ollam Fodla was the son of Fiachu Fincothach. Ollam was a descendant of Ir, the third son of Míl and Scota. Ollam killed Faildergolt, son of Muinemon and a descendant of Eber Finn, to...
Midir was the son of Dagda. He was often called Midir the Proud. Midir had a fairy palace in Sleive Callary. Midir seemed to appear more frequently during the time of the Ulster and Fenian cycles than before the arrival of the Milesians. The most ...
Eterscel was the high king of Ireland. Eterscel fell in love with Mes Buachalla, the foster-daughter of his cowherd. Mes Buachalla was the daughter of Cormac, the king of Ulster, and Etain Og (the Younger), daughter of Etain and Eochaidh, high kin...