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Trí Dée Dána - three gods of crafting Creidhne - artificer of the Tuatha Dé Danann, working in bronze, brass and gold; Goibniu - smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Luchtaine - carpenter of the Tuatha Dé Danann; The Triple Goddess Badb - war goddess who caused fear and confusion among soldiers, often taking the form of a crow
The Black Donnellys jests at the terms mythic origins by claiming that the Spanish Armada myth covers a deeper myth about a pre-Celtic race of dark skinned people that the Celts intermarried with. Neither myth is anchored in historical evidence.
General deities were known by the Celts throughout large regions, and are the gods and goddesses called upon for protection, healing, luck, and honour. The local deities from Celtic nature worship were the spirits of a particular feature of the landscape, such as mountains, trees, or rivers, and thus were generally only known by the locals in ...
Irish gods are divided into four main groups. [14] Group one encompasses the older gods of Gaul and Britain. The second group is the main focus of much of the mythology and surrounds the native Irish gods with their homes in burial mounds. The third group are the gods that dwell in the sea and the fourth group includes stories of the Otherworld ...
5 Celtic mythology. Toggle Celtic mythology subsection. 5.1 Brythonic mythology. 5.2 Gaelic mythology. 6 Chinese folklore. 7 Dutch folklore. 8 English folklore.
Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by Celtic Heathendom. Williams & Norgate. OCLC 4329482. Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise (1949) [1940]. Gods and Heroes of the Celts. Translated by Dillon, Miles. Methuen. OCLC 1053150. Smyth, Daragh (1996). A Guide to Irish Mythology (2nd ed.). Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9780716526124. OCLC ...
Irish giants (1 C, 3 P) L. Leprechauns (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Irish legendary creatures" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland.It is the study and appreciation of how people lived. The folklore of Ireland includes banshees, fairies, leprechauns and other mythological creatures, and was typically shared orally by people gathering around, sharing stories.