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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 ...
Knockainy Castle is a 15th or 16th century tower house Saint John's Church (Church of Ireland) was deconsecrated in 1999. Knockainey or Knockainy (Irish: Cnoc Áine, meaning 'hill of Áine') is a civil parish and village in County Limerick, Ireland. [1] [2] It is in the historical barony of Smallcounty, [2] [3] between the towns of Hospital and ...
Eochaid mac Eirc - High King of Ireland, the last Fir Bolg king and the first king to establish a system of justice; Fiacha Cennfinnán - High King of Ireland; Fodbgen - High King of Ireland; Gaillimh iníon Breasail - mythical woman from whom the river and city of Galway derive their name; Gann and Genann - joint High Kings of Ireland
Labraid Loingsech (English: the exile, mariner), also known as Labraid Lorc, son of Ailill Áine, son of Lóegaire Lorc, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He was an ancestor of the Laigin, who gave their name to the province of Leinster. [1]
Coolaney (Irish: Cúil Áine, meaning 'Áine's Corner' [2]) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Coolaney sits at the foot of the Ox Mountains with the river Owen Beg running through it around which is a walk. The remains of an old mill are located along the riverside walk, and the remains of the sluices under the mill can still be clearly ...
41. Ailsa - Scottish origin meaning "elf victory.". 42. Aine - A traditional Irish name that means "brilliant; happiness." It is also the name given to the queen of the Munster fairies.. 43 ...
Ireland Áine ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈaːnʲə] ) is an Irish language feminine given name. [ 1 ] It means "radiance" and was the name of the Irish Celtic goddess of wealth and summer: Áine .
The folk tales featuring the sword of light may be bridal quests, and the hero's would-be bride often becomes the hero's helper. [9] [10] [b]But also typically the story is a sort of quasi-bridal quest, [c] [12] where the hero wins a bride by wager, but then suffers a loss, becoming oath-bound (compelled by geis [d]) to never come home until he has completed the quest for the sword (and other ...