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Aengus - god of passionate and romantic love, youth and poetic inspiration; Áine - goddess of parental and familial love, summer, wealth and sovereignty; Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland
Michael Collins was a leading political and military figure in the fight for Irish independence. 3. Mary Robinson was the first female President of Ireland and also United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Elder. 4. James Connolly was a socialist leader, founder of the Labour Party and leader in the Easter Rising. 5.
Cú Chulainn (/ k uː ˈ k ʌ l ɪ n / koo-KUL-in [1] [2] Irish: [kuːˈxʊlˠɪn̠ʲ] ⓘ), is an Irish warrior hero and demigod in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, as well as in Scottish and Manx folklore. [3] He is believed to be an incarnation of the Irish god Lugh, who is also his father.
Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era. In the early medieval era, myths were written down by Christian scribes, who Christianized them to some extent. Irish mythology is the best-preserved branch of Celtic mythology.
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An Irish king or chieftain who travelled to Wales, settling in Brecknock where he had some 24 children all saints. 6 April [50] [51] Brón mac Icni: 5th–6th centuries (d. 512) Connacht, Ireland Caisel Irrae: Bishop of Cassel-lrra (Caisel Irrae), disciple and bishop of St Patrick 8 June [21] Brónach: 5th–6th centuries (d. 512) Ulster, Ireland
Here are the best movie heroes of all time, ranked. ... Douglas delivers one of his all-time best performances as a hero willing to die for a cause. 37. George Bailey.
Here the Irish heroes form one group out of a long list of King Arthur's warriors whose names Culhwch invokes as his sureties when he demands entry to King Arthur's court. [12] Second, an elegy (marwnat) for Corroi/Corroy m[ab] Dayry is preserved in the Book of Taliesin, which mentions his contention with "Cocholyn", or Cú Chulainn. [13]