Áine (given name) — Áine is an Irish feminine given name, and may refer to:* Áine Brady (born 1954), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher * Áine Minogue (21st century), Irish harpist * Áine Ní Chonaill (21st century), Irish activistee also* Aine (given name) … Wikipedia
Anna (name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Anna imagesize=200px caption=Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, depicted instructing her daughter in this painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The popularity of the name Anne is largely due to this saint.… … Wikipedia
The Morrígan — Morrigan redirects here. For other uses, see Morrigan (disambiguation). The Morrígan ( phantom queen ) or Mórrígan ( great queen ), also written as Morrígu or in the plural as Morrígna, and spelt Morríghan or Mór Ríoghain in Modern Irish, is a… … Wikipedia
Nemain — In Irish mythology, Nemain (modern spelling: Nemhain) is the fairy spirit of the frenzied havoc of war, and possibly an aspect of the Morrígan. The name is sometimes spelt Nemon or Neman. Contents 1 Representation in literature 2 Kinship 3… … Wikipedia
Danu (Irish goddess) — In Irish mythology, Danu ([ˈdanu]; modern Irish Dana [ˈd̪ˠanˠə]) is the mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann (Old Irish: The peoples of the goddess Danu ). Though primarily seen as an ancestral figure, some Victorian sources also associate her… … Wikipedia
Clíodhna — (Clídna, Clíodna, Clíona, but sometimes Cleena in English) is a Queen of the Banshees of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In Irish literature, Cleena of Carrigcleena is the potent banshee that rules as queen over the sheoques (fairy women of the hills) of… … Wikipedia
Cessair — In Irish mythology, Cessair (also spelt Cesair and Ceasair; anglicized Kesair) was, according to the Book of Invasions, leader of the first inhabitants of Ireland before the Biblical Flood.[1]. The story is an attempt at the Christianisation of a … Wikipedia
Cailleach — Ceann Caillí ( Hag s Head ), the southernmost tip of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. One of many locations named for the Cailleach.[1] In Irish and Scottish mythology, the … Wikipedia
Cethlenn — In Irish mythology, Cethlenn (Old Irish) or Cethleann (Modern Irish) was the wife of Balor of the Fomorians and, by him, the mother of Ethniu. She was also a prophetess and warned Balor of his impending defeat by the Tuatha Dé Danann in the… … Wikipedia
Carman — This article is about the mythological goddess. For other uses, see Carman (disambiguation). In Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along … Wikipedia