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During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names ...
Áine (Irish pronunciation:) is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth, and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun, [1] and is sometimes represented by a red mare. [1] She is the daughter of Egobail, [2] the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen, and is claimed as an ancestor by multiple Irish families. As the goddess associated with ...
Connemara ponies at Cloch na Rón showing the typical harsh landscape of their place of origin. The Connemara region in County Galway in western Ireland, where the breed first became recognised as a distinct type, is a very harsh landscape, thus giving rise to a pony breed of hardy, strong individuals.
The horse, an instrument of Indo-European expansion, plays a part in all the mythologies of the various Celtic cultures. The cult of the Gaulish horse goddess Epona was widespread and as noted above, may have solar associations. Adopted by the Roman cavalry, worship of Epona spread throughout much of Europe, even to the city of Rome itself.
"Macha Curses the Men of Ulster", Stephen Reid's illustration from Eleanor Hull's The Boys' Cuchulainn (1904) Macha (Irish pronunciation:) was a sovereignty goddess [1] [2] of ancient Ireland associated with the province of Ulster, particularly the sites of Navan Fort (Eamhain Mhacha) [3] and Armagh (Ard Mhacha), [4] which are named after her. [5]
The Irish Draught horse is the national horse breed of Ireland which developed primarily for farm use. Today, they are especially popular for crossing with Thoroughbreds and warmbloods, producing the popular Irish Sport Horses (also called Irish Draught Sport Horses) which excel at the highest levels of eventing and show jumping.
Although known only from Roman contexts, the name Epona ('Great Mare') is from the Gaulish language; it is derived from the inferred Proto-Celtic *ekĘ·os 'horse', [5] which gives rise to modern Welsh ebol 'foal', together with the augmentative suffix-on frequently, although not exclusively, found in theonyms (for example Sirona, Matrona) and the usual Gaulish feminine singular -a. [6]
The meaning of this name has been variously defined. As a common noun enbarr is glossed [clarification needed] as "froth" in the medieval Cormac's glossary. [a] [6]The modern Irish form Aonbharr is glossed as "One Mane" by O'Curry, [b] [7] "the one or unrivalled mane" by O'Curry and O'Duffy, [8] [9] and "unique supremacy" by James Mackillop's dictionary.