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Meas Buachalla

By Bard Mythologies

Background: Daughter of King Cormac of Ulster and Etain, who was daughter of a fairy-woman, she was abandoned because her father had wanted a son and was furious that the […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: King Cycle

Manannan

By Bard Mythologies

Background Manannan is regarded as the overlord of the semi-divine Tuatha de Danann. As such he is the sea god, since it is the sea which surrounds the island of […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Mythological Cycle

Medb

By Bard Mythologies

Background Medb was one of the daughters of the king of Tara, who killed her pregnant sister. Medb then married Aillil and took over the territory of Connacht which would […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Ulster Cycle

Macha

By Bard Mythologies

Background Macha was an Irish war goddesss, strongly linked to the land. Macha was the wife of Crunniuc. She, was thought to be one aspect of the triple death-goddess, the […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Ulster Cycle

Lugh

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Overview Lugh was the son of the beautiful Eithne who was the daughter of Balor of the Evil Eye. Balor imprisoned Eithne in a high tower so that she would […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Mythological Cycle

Grainne

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Background Diarmuid was a young lieutenant of Finn, the now aging hero and leader of the Fianna. At a banquet Grainne, who was at the time betrothed to Finn, fell […]

Filed Under: Irish Character Profiles Tagged With: Fenian Cycle

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