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Irish	Ogham	How to say it	English	Source	Note
abhac	᚛ᚐᚁᚆᚐᚉ᚜	`OW-UHK`	dwarf	Foclóir Teanglann
Acallam na Senórach	᚛ᚐᚉᚐᚂᚂᚐᚋ ᚅᚐ ᚄᚓᚅᚑᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`AK-uh-lum nuh SHAN-or-ukh`	colloquy of the old menFenian Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Acallam na Senórach — the medieval framing-text in which the surviving Fenian heroes explain Ireland’s place-lore (Dindshenchas) to Saint Pádraig. The hinge between pagan and Christian Ireland.
Aengus	᚛ᚐᚓᚅᚌᚒᚄ᚜	`AYN-guss`	aengusdeity Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Aengus Óg, god of love and youth. Son of the Dagda. His palace is the Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange).
Aided	᚛ᚐᚔᚇᚓᚇ᚜	`EYE-jud`	violent death	Foclóir	Aided — ‘violent death.’ A genre of medieval Irish tales: Aided Chú Chulainn (The Death of Cú Chulainn), Aided Chlann Tuireann (Death of the Children of Tuireann).
Aided Chlann Tuireann	᚛ᚐᚔᚇᚓᚇ ᚉᚆᚂᚐᚅᚅ ᚈᚒᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜	`EYE-jud klun TIR-un`	death of the children of tuireannMythological Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Aided Chlann Tuireann. The Sons of Tuireann killed Lugh’s father; Lugh sets them an impossible quest for the Three Sorrows of Storytelling.
Aided Chú Chulainn	᚛ᚐᚔᚇᚓᚇ ᚉᚆᚒ ᚉᚆᚒᚂᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜	`EYE-jud khoo KHUL-in`	death of cú chulainnUlster Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Táin	The Death of Cú Chulainn. Killed by his geasa colliding with each other; tied himself to a stone pillar to die standing.
Airmid	᚛ᚐᚔᚏᚋᚔᚇ᚜	`AR-mid`	airmidTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Airmid — daughter of Dian Cécht, sister of Miach. Goddess of healing herbs. When her brother was killed, the herbs that grew from his grave revealed all medicine; her father scattered them so no one would know all cures.
aisling	᚛ᚐᚔᚄᚂᚔᚅᚌ᚜	`ASH-ling`	dream poem	Foclóir	Aisling — a vision-poem. 17th-18th-century genre where the poet meets a spéirbhean who laments Ireland’s plight. Modern girls’ name (Aisling).
aiséitiúil	᚛ᚐᚔᚄᚓᚔᚈᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜	`AH-uh-shay-uh-tuh-oo-uhl`	ascetic	Foclóir Teanglann
amhrán na bhFiann	᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚅᚐ ᚁᚆᚃᚔᚐᚅᚅ᚜	`OW-rawn nuh VEE-un`	amhrán na bhfiannFenian Cycle	CELT — Acallam	Amhrán na bhFiann — The Soldier’s Song, Ireland’s national anthem. The fianna of the title invokes the Fenian warriors.
An Cailleach	᚛ᚐᚅ ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`un KAL-yukh`	the cailleachdeity creature Old Irish	Foclóir	The Cailleach — the divine hag, ancestress and creator-shaper of Ireland’s landscape. Mountains and bogs are her work.
An Mhór-Ríoghan	᚛ᚐᚅ ᚋᚆᚑᚏᚏᚔᚑᚌᚆᚐᚅ᚜	`un VOR REE-uh-gun`	the morriganTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	The Morrigan — phantom queen, goddess of war and battle-fate. Appears as a raven over the battlefield. Triple goddess (with Badb and Macha).
Aoife	᚛ᚐᚑᚔᚃᚓ᚜	`EE-fuh`	aoifeMythological Cycle Ulster Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Táin CELT — Lebor Gabála	Aoife. Many in mythology: stepmother of the Children of Lir; warrior-queen who bore Cú Chulainn his son. Modern girls’ name.
aonarán	᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚐᚏᚐᚅ᚜	`EE-nuh-rawn`	hermit	Foclóir Teanglann
aorthóir	᚛ᚐᚑᚏᚈᚆᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`EE-rhoh-uhr`	satirist	Foclóir Teanglann
ardaingeal	᚛ᚐᚏᚇᚐᚔᚅᚌᚓᚐᚂ᚜	`AH-rduh-uh-ngal`	archangel	Foclóir Teanglann
Ardrí	᚛ᚐᚏᚇᚏᚔ᚜	`AH-rdree`	high king	Foclóir
arracht	᚛ᚐᚏᚏᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`AH-rruhkht`	monster	Foclóir Teanglann
asarlaí	᚛ᚐᚄᚐᚏᚂᚐᚔ᚜	`AH-suh-rlee`	sorcerer	Foclóir Teanglann
athair faoistine	᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ ᚃᚐᚑᚔᚄᚈᚔᚅᚓ᚜	`AH-huh-uhr FEE-uh-shtuh-nuh`	confessor	Foclóir Teanglann
atá beartaithe	᚛ᚐᚈᚐ ᚁᚓᚐᚏᚈᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜	`AH-taw BA-rtuh-uh-huh`	intended	Foclóir Teanglann
Badb	᚛ᚁᚐᚇᚁ᚜	`byve`	badbTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Badb — battle-crow goddess. Sister of the Morrigan.
bagairt	᚛ᚁᚐᚌᚐᚔᚏᚈ᚜	`BAH-guh-uhrt`	spectre	Foclóir Teanglann
Balor	᚛ᚁᚐᚂᚑᚏ᚜	`BAL-ur`	balorMythological Cycle deity creature Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Balor of the Evil Eye. Fomorian king. His one terrible eye killed whoever looked into it. Killed by his grandson Lugh at the Second Battle of Mag Tuired.
Banba	᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚁᚐ᚜	`BAN-uh-vuh`	banbaMythological Cycle deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	One of the three queens of the Tuatha Dé Danann (with Ériu and Fódla). Ancient poetic name for Ireland.
bandia	᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚇᚔᚐ᚜	`BAH-ndee-uh`	goddess	Foclóir Teanglann
bandraíodóir	᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚇᚏᚐᚔᚑᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`BAH-ndree-uh-doh-uhr`	enchantress	Foclóir Teanglann
banfháidh	᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚃᚆᚐᚔᚇᚆ᚜	`BAH-naw-uhy`	prophetess	Foclóir Teanglann
banphrionsa	᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚚᚆᚏᚔᚑᚅᚄᚐ᚜	`BAH-nfruh-uh-nsuh`	princess	Foclóir Teanglann
bard	᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚇ᚜	`BAHRD`	bard	Foclóir Teanglann
bean	᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ᚜	`BAN`	dame	Foclóir Teanglann	Feminine. Plural mná, irregular. Lenites the next adjective: bean bhán, white woman.
bean bhreá	᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚁᚆᚏᚓᚐ᚜	`BAN VRAW`	babe	Foclóir Teanglann
bean feasa	᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚃᚓᚐᚄᚐ᚜	`BAN FA-suh`	wise woman	Foclóir
bean naofa	᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚅᚐᚑᚃᚐ᚜	`BAN NEE-fuh`	holy woman	Foclóir
bean sí	᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚄᚔ᚜	`BAN SHEE`	bansheecreature Old Irish	Foclóir Teanglann
bean uasal	᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅ ᚒᚐᚄᚐᚂ᚜	`BAN OO-UH-suhl`	noblewoman	Foclóir
beithíoch	᚛ᚁᚓᚔᚈᚆᚔᚑᚉᚆ᚜	`BEH-uh-hee-uhkh`	beast	Foclóir Teanglann
breathnóir	᚛ᚁᚏᚓᚐᚈᚆᚅᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`BRA-hnoh-uhr`	watcher	Foclóir Teanglann
Brian Bóramha	᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚐᚅ ᚁᚑᚏᚐᚋᚆᚐ᚜	`BREE-un BOR-uh-vuh`	brian boru	Foclóir	Brian Bóramha — Brian Boru. High King of Ireland; killed at Clontarf 1014 driving back the Vikings. The last great High King.
briocht	᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`BRIH-uhkht`	amulet	Foclóir Teanglann
Bríd	᚛ᚁᚏᚔᚇ᚜	`breed`	bridgetdeity hero Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Brigid. Goddess of poetry, smithcraft, and healing in pre-Christian Ireland; also the Christian saint whose feast (1 February) marks the spring festival of Imbolc.
Brú na Bóinne	᚛ᚁᚏᚒ ᚅᚐ ᚁᚑᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜	`broo nuh BOH-nyuh`	brú na bóinnesacred place Old Irish	Foclóir	Brú na Bóinne — the Boyne palace, modern Newgrange. Built 5,000 years ago; older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. Home of Aengus.
buachloch	᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚉᚆᚂᚑᚉᚆ᚜	`BOO-UH-khluhkh`	talisman	Foclóir Teanglann
Bóand	᚛ᚁᚑᚐᚅᚇ᚜	`BOH-und`	bóandTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Bóand — goddess of the river Boyne, which carries her name. Wife of Nechtan; lover of the Dagda.
cailleach	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KAH-uh-llakh`	hag	Foclóir Teanglann
Cailleach Bhéarra	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ ᚁᚆᚓᚐᚏᚏᚐ᚜	`KAL-yukh VAY-ruh`	cailleach bhéarradeity creature Old Irish	Foclóir	The Old Woman of Beara. The Cailleach in her Cork manifestation; lived seven youths and seven old ages, shaping landscape with her hammer.
cailleach feasa	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ ᚃᚓᚐᚄᚐ᚜	`KAH-uh-llakh FA-suh`	sorceress	Foclóir Teanglann
cailín	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ᚜	`kah-uh-LEEN`	damsel	Foclóir Teanglann	Masculine in grammar despite meaning girl. The diminutive ending -ín always carries that gender quirk.
cailín aimsire	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚔᚅ ᚐᚔᚋᚄᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`kah-uh-LEEN AH-uh-mshuh-ruh`	maid	Foclóir Teanglann
caointeoir	᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`KEE-uh-ntoh-uhr`	mourner	Foclóir Teanglann
cara as Críost	᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚐ ᚐᚄ ᚉᚏᚔᚑᚄᚈ᚜	`KAH-ruh AHS KREE-uhst`	godparent	Foclóir Teanglann
Cathbad	᚛ᚉᚐᚈᚆᚁᚐᚇ᚜	`KAH-vud`	cathbad	Foclóir	Cathbad — chief druid of Conchobar’s court. Prophesied that the boy who took up arms on the right day would be a great hero — but die young (Cú Chulainn).
cathéide	᚛ᚉᚐᚈᚆᚓᚔᚇᚓ᚜	`KAH-hay-uh-duh`	armour	Foclóir Teanglann
Caílte	᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚈᚓ᚜	`KEEL-chuh`	caílteFenian Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Caílte mac Rónáin — fastest of the Fianna; in Acallam na Senórach, he tells the surviving lore of the Fianna to Saint Pádraig centuries after they died.
ceannairceach	᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚏᚉᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KA-nnuh-uh-rkakh`	rebel	Foclóir Teanglann
ceannaire	᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`KA-nnuh-uh-ruh`	leader	Foclóir Teanglann
ceannródaí	᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅᚏᚑᚇᚐᚔ᚜	`KA-nnroh-dee`	arbiter	Foclóir Teanglann
ceithearnach	᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KEH-her-nukh`	kerneOld Irish	CELT — Senchas Már	Kerne — foot soldier; lightly-armed Irish warrior. Gave English the word ‘kerne.’
Cessair	᚛ᚉᚓᚄᚄᚐᚔᚏ᚜	`KESS-er`	cessair	Foclóir	Cessair — leader of the first invasion of Ireland in Lebor Gabála (the pre-Flood arrival, with 50 women and 3 men, in the Mythological Cycle).
cineál	᚛ᚉᚔᚅᚓᚐᚂ᚜	`KIH-nawl`	sept	Foclóir Teanglann
Clann Lir	᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚅᚅ ᚂᚔᚏ᚜	`klun LEER`	children of lirMythological Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	The Children of Lir. Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn — Lir’s four children, transformed into swans by their stepmother Aoife for 900 years. One of the Three Sorrows.
claíomh	᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚑᚋᚆ᚜	`KLEEV`	sword	Foclóir Teanglann	Sword. Claíomh Solais — Sword of Light.
Claíomh Solais	᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚑᚋᚆ ᚄᚑᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜	`KLEEV SUH-lish`	sword of lightsacred object Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Claíomh Solais — Sword of Light. One of the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann; brought from the city Findias.
cluanaire súl	᚛ᚉᚂᚒᚐᚅᚐᚔᚏᚓ ᚄᚒᚂ᚜	`KLOO-UH-nuh-uh-ruh SOOL`	illusionist	Foclóir Teanglann
coimeádaí	᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔ᚜	`KIH-maw-dee`	custodian	Foclóir Teanglann
coire	᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`KIH-ruh`	cauldron	Foclóir Teanglann
Coire Daghdha	᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚏᚓ ᚇᚐᚌᚆᚇᚆᚐ᚜	`KIR-uh DOY-uh`	cauldron of the dagdasacred object Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	The Dagda’s cauldron — never emptied. One of the four treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
comóntach	᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚑᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KUH-moh-ntuhkh`	commoner	Foclóir Teanglann
Conall Cernach	᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚂᚂ ᚉᚓᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KUN-ul KER-nukh`	conall cernach	Foclóir	Conall Cernach — ‘Conall the Triumphant.’ Foster-brother of Cú Chulainn; Red Branch warrior; avenged Cú Chulainn’s death.
Conchobar	᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚉᚆᚑᚁᚐᚏ᚜	`KUN-uh-khur`	conchobarUlster Cycle kings cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Conchobar mac Nessa — King of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle. The treachery of his court drove Deirdre to her death.
Conn Céadchathach	᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚅ ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚉᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`KUN KAYD-khah-ukh`	conn of the hundred battleskings cycle hero Old Irish	Foclóir	Conn Céadchathach. Legendary High King of Ireland; conn means ‘sense, judgement.’
Connla	᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚅᚂᚐ᚜	`KUN-luh`	connlaUlster Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Connla — son of Cú Chulainn and Aoife. Killed by his own father in a tragic recognition story (echoed in Persian and Russian epic — the international ‘father-son combat’ theme).
conriocht	᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚏᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`KUH-nruh-uhkht`	werewolf	Foclóir Teanglann
Conán Maol	᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅ ᚋᚐᚑᚂ᚜	`KUN-awn MEEL`	conán maol	Foclóir	Conán Maol — ‘Bald Conán.’ Member of the Fianna; comic boastful character (the Falstaff of the Fenian Cycle).
Cormac mac Airt	᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚋᚐᚉ ᚋᚐᚉ ᚐᚔᚏᚈ᚜	`KUR-muk muk ARCH`	cormac mac airtkings cycle hero Old Irish	Foclóir	Cormac mac Airt — the wise High King. Author of the Brehon law text Tecosca Cormaic (‘Instructions of Cormac’).
Crom Cruach	᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚋ ᚉᚏᚒᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`krum KROO-ukh`	crom cruachdeity sacred object Old Irish	Foclóir	Crom Cruach — pre-Christian idol said to be on Magh Sleacht (Plain of Adoration). Tradition says Pádraig destroyed it.
Cruachan	᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚐᚉᚆᚐᚅ᚜	`KROO-uh-khun`	cruachansacred place Ulster Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Cruachan (Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon). Royal seat of Connacht; Medb’s stronghold; entrance to the otherworld in the Táin.
cumhacht	᚛ᚉᚒᚋᚆᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`KOO-UHKHT`	power	Foclóir Teanglann
curadh	᚛ᚉᚒᚏᚐᚇᚆ᚜	`KUH-reye`	champion	Foclóir Teanglann
cuán mara	᚛ᚉᚒᚐᚅ ᚋᚐᚏᚐ᚜	`KUH-awn MAH-ruh`	urchin	Foclóir Teanglann
Cú Chulainn	᚛ᚉᚒ ᚉᚆᚒᚂᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜	`koo-KHUL-in`	cú chulainnUlster Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	The Hound of Culann. Hero of the Ulster Cycle; defended Ulster single-handed in the Cattle Raid of Cooley.
Dagda	᚛ᚇᚐᚌᚇᚐ᚜	`DAG-duh`	dagdaTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	The Good God. Father-god of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Owner of the cauldron that never empties, the club that kills and revives, the harp that orders the seasons.
dailtín	᚛ᚇᚐᚔᚂᚈᚔᚅ᚜	`dah-uh-LTEEN`	brat	Foclóir Teanglann
deamhan	᚛ᚇᚓᚐᚋᚆᚐᚅ᚜	`DA-wuhn`	demon	Foclóir Teanglann
Deirdre	᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚏᚇᚏᚓ᚜	`DAYR-druh`	deirdreUlster Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Deirdre of the Sorrows. Prophesied to bring ruin to Ulster; her doomed love for Naoise is one of the great tragedies of Irish lore.
deoraíocht	᚛ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`DOH-ree-uhkht`	exile	Foclóir Teanglann
Dervorgilla	᚛ᚇᚓᚏᚑᚏᚌᚔᚂᚂᚐ᚜	`DAYR-vur-GIL-uh`	dervorgilla	Foclóir	Dervorgilla. 12th-century historical queen of Bréifne whose alleged abduction (or elopement) by Diarmait Mac Murchada precipitated the Norman invasion. The bridge between mythology and recorded history.
dia	᚛ᚇᚔᚐ᚜	`DEE-UH`	deity	Foclóir Teanglann
diabhal	᚛ᚇᚔᚐᚁᚆᚐᚂ᚜	`DEE-UH-wuhl`	fiend	Foclóir Teanglann
Dian Cécht	᚛ᚇᚔᚐᚅ ᚉᚓᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`DEE-un kayt`	dian céchtTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Dian Cécht — physician of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Made Nuada’s silver arm. Killed his own son Miach for outdoing him in healing.
Diarmuid	᚛ᚇᚔᚐᚏᚋᚒᚔᚇ᚜	`JEER-muj`	diarmuidFenian Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. Hero of the Fenian Cycle; eloped with Gráinne (Fionn’s promised bride). Diarmuid agus Gráinne is one of the great Irish romances.
Dindshenchas	᚛ᚇᚔᚅᚇᚄᚆᚓᚅᚉᚆᚐᚄ᚜	`JIN-shan-khuss`	dindshenchasMythological Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Dindshenchas — ‘place-lore.’ The medieval Irish corpus of poems and prose explaining how places got their names. Every hill, river, and field has its myth.
diúlcach	᚛ᚇᚔᚒᚂᚉᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`DIH-oo-lkuhkh`	suckling	Foclóir Teanglann
Donn	᚛ᚇᚑᚅᚅ᚜	`dun`	donndeity Old Irish	Foclóir	Donn — god of the dead. Dwells on Tech Duinn, an island off Munster’s coast where the souls gather. Same word means ‘brown.’
dragan	᚛ᚇᚏᚐᚌᚐᚅ᚜	`DRAH-guhn`	dragon	Foclóir Teanglann
draoi	᚛ᚇᚏᚐᚑᚔ᚜	`DREE-uh`	wizardOld Irish	Foclóir Teanglann
duine míshásta	᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ ᚋᚔᚄᚆᚐᚄᚈᚐ᚜	`DIH-nuh MEE-haw-stuh`	malcontent	Foclóir Teanglann
dullahan	᚛ᚇᚒᚂᚂᚐᚆᚐᚅ᚜	`DUL-uh-han`	dullahancreature	Foclóir	Dullahan — headless horseman of Irish folklore. Carries his head under his arm; calls the names of those about to die.
dán	᚛ᚇᚐᚅ᚜	`dawn`	fate	Foclóir Teanglann	Fate AND poem. Same word does both jobs — the poet’s gift was to bind fate.
dílleachta	᚛ᚇᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜	`DEE-lla-khtuh`	foundling	Foclóir Teanglann
díthreabhach	᚛ᚇᚔᚈᚆᚏᚓᚐᚁᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`DEE-hra-wuhkh`	recluse	Foclóir Teanglann
echtra	᚛ᚓᚉᚆᚈᚏᚐ᚜	`EKH-truh`	echtraOld Irish	Foclóir	Echtra — ‘expedition.’ A genre of medieval Irish tales about heroes’ journeys to the otherworld. Echtra Bhran, Echtra Chonnla.
Echtra Chonnla	᚛ᚓᚉᚆᚈᚏᚐ ᚉᚆᚑᚅᚅᚂᚐ᚜	`EKH-truh KHUN-luh`	adventure of connlaMythological Cycle kings cycle Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Echtra Chonnla. Connla, son of Conn of the Hundred Battles, is summoned by an otherworld woman who carries him off in a glass boat.
Eithne	᚛ᚓᚔᚈᚆᚅᚓ᚜	`EH-nyuh`	eithne	Foclóir	Eithne — name borne by many in mythology. Most famously: Eithne, daughter of Balor, who bore Lugh of the Long Arm.
Emain Macha	᚛ᚓᚋᚐᚔᚅ ᚋᚐᚉᚆᚐ᚜	`EH-vin MAH-khuh`	emain machasacred place Ulster Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Emain Macha (Navan Fort, Co. Armagh). Royal seat of Ulster; Cú Chulainn and the Red Branch warriors based here.
esnad	᚛ᚓᚄᚅᚐᚇ᚜	`ESS-nud`	musical refrainOld Irish	Foclóir	Esnad — the music of the otherworld. Refrains of fairy birds, sídhe-music that puts mortals into enchanted sleep.
Fand	᚛ᚃᚐᚅᚇ᚜	`fond`	fandUlster Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Táin CELT — Lebor Gabála	Fand — wife of Manannán, briefly the lover of Cú Chulainn before being magically separated from him.
fathach	᚛ᚃᚐᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`FAH-huhkh`	giant	Foclóir Teanglann
fear de na huaisle	᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚇᚓ ᚅᚐ ᚆᚒᚐᚔᚄᚂᚓ᚜	`FAR DEH NAH HOO-UH-uh-shluh`	nobleman	Foclóir Teanglann
fear gorta	᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚌᚑᚏᚈᚐ᚜	`far GUR-tuh`	fear gortacreature	Foclóir	Fear Gorta — ‘hunger man.’ Spirit that walked the land during the Famine years; said to be cured by feeding bread.
fear leighis	᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚂᚓᚔᚌᚆᚔᚄ᚜	`FAR LEH-uh-yuhsh`	healer	Foclóir Teanglann
fear naofa	᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏ ᚅᚐᚑᚃᚐ᚜	`FAR NEE-fuh`	holy man	Foclóir
Ferdia	᚛ᚃᚓᚏᚇᚔᚐ᚜	`FAYR-jee-uh`	ferdia	Foclóir	Ferdia (Fer Diad). Cú Chulainn’s foster-brother and martial-arts companion in Scáthach’s school. They fought a four-day single combat at the ford in the Táin; Cú Chulainn killed him with the Gáe Bolg.
Fergus mac Róich	᚛ᚃᚓᚏᚌᚒᚄ ᚋᚐᚉ ᚏᚑᚔᚉᚆ᚜	`FAR-guss muk ROYKH`	fergus mac róich	Foclóir	Fergus mac Róich. Former king of Ulster, exiled to Connacht; fought against Ulster in the Táin alongside Medb.
fiaghruagach	᚛ᚃᚔᚐᚌᚆᚏᚒᚐᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`FEE-UH-ghroo-uh-guhkh`	warlock	Foclóir
fianna	᚛ᚃᚔᚐᚅᚅᚐ᚜	`FEE-un-uh`	the fiannaFenian Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	The Fianna — wandering bands of warrior-poets in the Fenian Cycle. Led by Fionn mac Cumhaill.
finíoch	᚛ᚃᚔᚅᚔᚑᚉᚆ᚜	`FIH-nee-uhkh`	clansman	Foclóir
Fionn	᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚅᚅ᚜	`fyun`	finnFenian Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Fionn mac Cumhaill. Hero of the Fenian Cycle; leader of the Fianna, the wandering warrior-poets.
Fionnuala	᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚅᚅᚒᚐᚂᚐ᚜	`FIN-OO-uh-luh`	fionnualaMythological Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Fionnuala (Fionnghuala — ‘fair shoulder’) — eldest of the Children of Lir. Modern girls’ name.
Fir Bolg	᚛ᚃᚔᚏ ᚁᚑᚂᚌ᚜	`fir BUL-ug`	fir bolg	Foclóir	Fir Bolg — ‘men of bags.’ One of the prehistoric peoples of Ireland in Lebor Gabála; defeated by the Tuatha Dé Danann at the First Battle of Mag Tuired.
fir flatha	᚛ᚃᚔᚏ ᚃᚂᚐᚈᚆᚐ᚜	`fir FLA-huh`	men of judgement	Rosmerta editorial	Men of judgement — the noble warriors and lords of medieval Irish society.
foireann	᚛ᚃᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜	`FIH-rann`	staff	Foclóir Teanglann
Fomóraigh	᚛ᚃᚑᚋᚑᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜	`FUH-VOR-ee`	fomoriansMythological Cycle creature Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Fomorians. The chaotic sea-people the Tuatha Dé Danann defeated at Mag Tuired. Often described as monstrous; sometimes one-eyed, one-legged.
fáidh	᚛ᚃᚐᚔᚇᚆ᚜	`FAW-uhy`	prophet	Foclóir Teanglann
fíodhóir	᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚇᚆᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`FEE-OR`	weaver of fate	Rosmerta editorial	Weaver — but used metaphorically for fate-spinner. The Three Fates are the Tres Bídis in Irish mythology.
fíorlaoch	᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚏᚂᚐᚑᚉᚆ᚜	`FEER-leek`	true hero	Foclóir	True hero. Built from fíor (true) + laoch (hero/warrior).
físeach	᚛ᚃᚔᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`FEE-shakh`	visionary	Foclóir Teanglann
Fódla	᚛ᚃᚑᚇᚂᚐ᚜	`FOH-luh`	fódlaMythological Cycle deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Third of the three queens of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
ga	᚛ᚌᚐ᚜	`gah`	spear	Foclóir Teanglann	Spear. Gáe Bolg uses this root.
gallóglach	᚛ᚌᚐᚂᚂᚑᚌᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`GAL-OH-glukh`	gallowglassOld Irish	CELT — Senchas Már	Gallowglass — heavy mercenary infantry, Hebridean-Norse stock; literally ‘foreign warrior.’ Provided to Irish kings from the 13th century.
gaolmhar	᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚂᚋᚆᚐᚏ᚜	`GEE-lwuhr`	kindred	Foclóir Teanglann
geasadóir	᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚄᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`GA-suh-doh-uhr`	enchanter	Foclóir Teanglann
giall	᚛ᚌᚔᚐᚂᚂ᚜	`GEE-UHLL`	hostage	Foclóir Teanglann
gin	᚛ᚌᚔᚅ᚜	`GIHN`	sire	Foclóir Teanglann
Goibhniu	᚛ᚌᚑᚔᚁᚆᚅᚔᚒ᚜	`GIV-nyoo`	goibhniuTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Goibhniu — smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His weapons never missed; his ale conferred immortality.
Goll mac Morna	᚛ᚌᚑᚂᚂ ᚋᚐᚉ ᚋᚑᚏᚅᚐ᚜	`GUL muk MUR-nuh`	goll mac mornaFenian Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Goll mac Morna — one-eyed Fenian hero, sometimes Fionn’s friend, sometimes his rival.
gruagach	᚛ᚌᚏᚒᚐᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`GROO-UH-guhkh`	goblin	Foclóir Teanglann
Gráinne	᚛ᚌᚏᚐᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜	`GRAW-nyuh`	gráinneFenian Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Gráinne. Promised to Fionn but eloped with Diarmuid. Gives English-speakers the name Grace.
Gáe Bolg	᚛ᚌᚐᚓ ᚁᚑᚂᚌ᚜	`GAY bul-ug`	gáe bolg	Foclóir	Gáe Bolg — Cú Chulainn’s barbed spear, given by Scáthach. Cast with the foot underwater; opens 30 barbs inside its target.
gíománach	᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚋᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`GEE-uh-maw-nuhkh`	yeoman	Foclóir Teanglann
gíománra	᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚋᚐᚅᚏᚐ᚜	`GEE-uh-maw-nruh`	yeomanry	Foclóir Teanglann
iarlais	᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜	`EE-UH-rluh-uhsh`	changeling	Foclóir Teanglann
ilchruthach	᚛ᚔᚂᚉᚆᚏᚒᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`IH-lhruh-huhkh`	shapeshifter	Foclóir
imbas	᚛ᚔᚋᚁᚐᚄ᚜	`IM-buss`	imbasOld Irish	Foclóir	Imbas — the poetic inspiration / divine knowledge sought by the file (poet). Imbas forosnai was a divinatory ritual performed by poets.
Imram	᚛ᚔᚋᚏᚐᚋ᚜	`IM-rum`	voyage-tale	Foclóir	Imram — ‘rowing about.’ A genre of voyage tales: Imram Brain (Voyage of Bran), Imram Maelduin. Echo of monastic peregrinations.
Imram Brain	᚛ᚔᚋᚏᚐᚋ ᚁᚏᚐᚔᚅ᚜	`IM-rum BRAN`	voyage of branMythological Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Imram Brain. Bran sails across the western sea, visits paradisal islands, and finds when he returns that centuries have passed.
Imram Maelduin	᚛ᚔᚋᚏᚐᚋ ᚋᚐᚓᚂᚇᚒᚔᚅ᚜	`IM-rum MAYL-djin`	voyage of maelduinMythological Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Imram Maelduin — Voyage of Maelduin. The young Maelduin and his companions visit 33 wonder-islands while seeking his father’s killers. Influenced Tennyson; precursor to Lewis’s Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
ionúin	᚛ᚔᚑᚅᚒᚔᚅ᚜	`IH-uh-noo-uhn`	beloved	Foclóir Teanglann
laoch	᚛ᚂᚐᚑᚉᚆ᚜	`leek`	hero	Foclóir Teanglann	Hero, warrior. The basic word for a fighting hero.
leanbh baistí	᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚁᚆ ᚁᚐᚔᚄᚈᚔ᚜	`LANW BAH-uh-shtee`	godchild	Foclóir Teanglann
leannán luí	᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚅ ᚂᚒᚔ᚜	`LA-nnawn LUH-ee`	mistress	Foclóir Teanglann
leannán sídhe	᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚅ ᚄᚔᚇᚆᚓ᚜	`LAN-awn SHEE`	fairy lovercreature Old Irish	Foclóir	Leannán sídhe — fairy-lover. A spirit who takes a mortal as paramour, often inspiring great art at the cost of their life.
leipreachán	᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚚᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚐᚅ᚜	`LEH-uh-pra-khawn`	gnomecreature	Foclóir Teanglann
Lia Fáil	᚛ᚂᚔᚐ ᚃᚐᚔᚂ᚜	`LEE-uh fawl`	stone of destinysacred object Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Lia Fáil — the Stone of Destiny on the Hill of Tara. Cried out under the rightful High King.
Lir	᚛ᚂᚔᚏ᚜	`leer`	lirTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Lir — sea-god, father of Manannán. The Children of Lir (Clann Lir) were turned into swans by their stepmother for 900 years.
Longes mac nUislenn	᚛ᚂᚑᚅᚌᚓᚄ ᚋᚐᚉ ᚅᚒᚔᚄᚂᚓᚅᚅ᚜	`LUN-guss muk NISH-len`	exile of the sons of uisliuUlster Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Longes mac nUislenn — Exile of the Sons of Uisliu. The Deirdre tragedy. The third of the Three Sorrows.
luchorpán	᚛ᚂᚒᚉᚆᚑᚏᚚᚐᚅ᚜	`LUKH-ur-pawn`	luchorpáncreature Old Irish	Foclóir	Luchorpán — ‘small body.’ The Old Irish form that English took as ‘leprechaun.’
Lugh	᚛ᚂᚒᚌᚆ᚜	`loo`	lughTuatha Dé Danann Mythological Cycle deity hero Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Lugh of the Long Arm. King of the Tuatha Dé Danann; god of skill, oaths, and harvest. The August festival Lughnasa is named for him.
Mac Líre	᚛ᚋᚐᚉ ᚂᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`muk LEER-uh`	sons of the sea	Rosmerta editorial	Mac Líre — ‘son of the sea.’ Manannán mac Lir’s by-name; also a kenning for sea-going heroes.
Macha	᚛ᚋᚐᚉᚆᚐ᚜	`MAH-khuh`	machaTuatha Dé Danann deity Ulster Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Táin CELT — Lebor Gabála	Macha — horse-goddess. Cursed the men of Ulster with labour-pains in their hour of need (the source of Cú Chulainn’s solo defence in the Táin).
machnaigh ar	᚛ᚋᚐᚉᚆᚅᚐᚔᚌᚆ ᚐᚏ᚜	`MAH-khnuh-uhy AHR`	muse	Foclóir Teanglann
Mag Mell	᚛ᚋᚐᚌ ᚋᚓᚂᚂ᚜	`mag mel`	plain of joysacred place Old Irish	Foclóir	Mag Mell — ‘Plain of Joy.’ Another name for the Otherworld.
Mag Tuired	᚛ᚋᚐᚌ ᚈᚒᚔᚏᚓᚇ᚜	`mag TIR-ud`	plain of pillarssacred place Mythological Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Mag Tuired (Moytura) — site of the two great mythological battles. The First and Second Battles of Mag Tuired decided who would rule Ireland: the Tuatha Dé Danann defeated the Fomorians here.
maighdean mhara	᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚌᚆᚇᚓᚐᚅ ᚋᚆᚐᚏᚐ᚜	`MAH-uh-ydan WAH-ruh`	mermaid	Foclóir Teanglann
Manannán	᚛ᚋᚐᚅᚐᚅᚅᚐᚅ᚜	`MAN-uh-nawn`	manannándeity Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Manannán mac Lir. Sea-god, ferryman to the otherworld, lord of Tír na nÓg.
Manannán mac Lir	᚛ᚋᚐᚅᚐᚅᚅᚐᚅ ᚋᚐᚉ ᚂᚔᚏ᚜	`MAN-uh-nawn muk LEER`	manannán mac lirTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Manannán mac Lir — son of Lir. Sea-god, ferryman to the otherworld, lord of Tír na nÓg. Owner of the Wave Sweeper boat that travels without sails.
marbhdhraoi	᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚁᚆᚇᚆᚏᚐᚑᚔ᚜	`MAH-rwghree-uh`	necromancer	Foclóir Teanglann
matrarc	᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚏᚐᚏᚉ᚜	`MAH-truhrk`	matriarch	Foclóir Teanglann
mealltacht	᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚂᚂᚈᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`MA-lltuhkht`	charm	Foclóir Teanglann
Medb	᚛ᚋᚓᚇᚁ᚜	`mayv`	medbUlster Cycle kings cycle deity hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Queen Medb of Connacht. Demanded the Brown Bull of Cooley; opponent of Cú Chulainn in the Táin. Originally a sovereignty goddess; later folded into the historical-king tradition.
Miach	᚛ᚋᚔᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`MEE-ukh`	miachTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Miach — son of Dian Cécht, surpassed his father in healing by regrowing Nuada’s flesh-and-blood arm; killed by his jealous father.
Mil Easpáine	᚛ᚋᚔᚂ ᚓᚐᚄᚚᚐᚔᚅᚓ᚜	`mil ASS-paw-nyuh`	míl espáine	Foclóir	Míl Espáine — Soldier of Spain. Ancestor of the Milesians, the last invaders in Lebor Gabála — the Gaels themselves.
misteach	᚛ᚋᚔᚄᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`MIH-shtakh`	mystic	Foclóir Teanglann
murúch fir	᚛ᚋᚒᚏᚒᚉᚆ ᚃᚔᚏ᚜	`MUH-rookh FIHR`	merman	Foclóir Teanglann
máthairdhia	᚛ᚋᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚆᚔᚐ᚜	`MAW-huh-uh-ryee-uh`	mother goddess	Foclóir
na tuathánaigh	᚛ᚅᚐ ᚈᚒᚐᚈᚆᚐᚅᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜	`NAH TOO-UH-haw-nuh-uhy`	peasantry	Foclóir Teanglann
Naoise	᚛ᚅᚐᚑᚔᚄᚓ᚜	`NEE-shuh`	naoiseUlster Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Naoise — lover of Deirdre. Killed by the treachery of King Conchobar; central tragedy of the Ulster Cycle.
nathair	᚛ᚅᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜	`NAH-huh-uhr`	serpent	Foclóir Teanglann
Nemed	᚛ᚅᚓᚋᚓᚇ᚜	`NEV-ud`	nemed	Foclóir	Nemed — leader of the third invasion. His descendants split into the Fir Bolg and the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Niall Naoighiallach	᚛ᚅᚔᚐᚂᚂ ᚅᚐᚑᚔᚌᚆᚔᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`NEE-ul NAY-yul-ukh`	niall of the nine hostageskings cycle hero Old Irish	Foclóir	Niall of the Nine Hostages. Late 4th-century High King; ancestor of the Uí Néill dynasty that dominated Ulster for centuries.
Niamh Chinn Óir	᚛ᚅᚔᚐᚋᚆ ᚉᚆᚔᚅᚅ ᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`NEE-uv khin OR`	niamh of the golden hairFenian Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Acallam CELT — Lebor Gabála	Niamh of the Golden Hair. Daughter of Manannán; took Oisín to Tír na nÓg for three centuries.
Niamh of the Golden Hair	᚛ᚅᚔᚐᚋᚆ ᚑᚃ ᚈᚆᚓ ᚌᚑᚂᚇᚓᚅ ᚆᚐᚔᚏ᚜	`NEE-uv`	niamh of the golden hair	Foclóir	Niamh Chinn Óir — already covered in batch 2 by Irish form.
Nuada	᚛ᚅᚒᚐᚇᚐ᚜	`NOO-uh-duh`	nuadaTuatha Dé Danann hero Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Nuada Airgetlám — Nuada of the Silver Arm. King of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Ogma	᚛ᚑᚌᚋᚐ᚜	`UG-muh`	ogmaTuatha Dé Danann deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Ogma — god of eloquence and writing. Said to have invented the Ogham script (named for him). Tuatha Dé Danann.
oirfideach	᚛ᚑᚔᚏᚃᚔᚇᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`UR-fij-ukh`	entertainerOld Irish	Foclóir Teanglann	Musician, entertainer (medieval Irish). Below the file (poet) in status.
Oisín	᚛ᚑᚔᚄᚔᚅ᚜	`USH-een`	oisínFenian Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, poet of the Fianna. Spent three centuries with Niamh in Tír na nÓg.
ollamh	᚛ᚑᚂᚂᚐᚋᚆ᚜	`UL-uv`	ollamh	Foclóir	Ollamh — the highest grade of file. Twelve years of training; ranked equal to a king. Already in batch 4 as ‘professor’; here in original mythology sense.
Ollphéist	᚛ᚑᚂᚂᚚᚆᚓᚔᚄᚈ᚜	`UL-faysht`	great wormcreature	Foclóir	Ollphéist — ‘great worm.’ Sea or lake monster of folklore.
ollphéist uisce	᚛ᚑᚂᚂᚚᚆᚓᚔᚄᚈ ᚒᚔᚄᚉᚓ᚜	`UH-llfay-uhsht IH-shkuh`	kelpie	Foclóir Teanglann
Partholón	᚛ᚚᚐᚏᚈᚆᚑᚂᚑᚅ᚜	`PAR-huh-lohn`	partholón	Foclóir	Partholón — leader of the second mythological invasion of Ireland, after Cessair.
patrarc	᚛ᚚᚐᚈᚏᚐᚏᚉ᚜	`PAH-truhrk`	patriarch	Foclóir Teanglann
prionsa	᚛ᚚᚏᚔᚑᚅᚄᚐ᚜	`PRIH-uh-nsuh`	prince	Foclóir Teanglann
príosúnach	᚛ᚚᚏᚔᚑᚄᚒᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`PREE-uh-soo-nuhkh`	prisoner	Foclóir Teanglann
páiste gan dídean	᚛ᚚᚐᚔᚄᚈᚓ ᚌᚐᚅ ᚇᚔᚇᚓᚐᚅ᚜	`PAW-shtuh GAHN DEE-dan`	waif	Foclóir Teanglann
púca	᚛ᚚᚒᚉᚐ᚜	`POO-kuh`	púcacreature	Foclóir	Shape-shifting otherworld creature, often a black horse or goat. Gives English “puck.”
púca beag	᚛ᚚᚒᚉᚐ ᚁᚓᚐᚌ᚜	`POO-kuh BAG`	imp	Foclóir Teanglann
rann	᚛ᚏᚐᚅᚅ᚜	`run`	quatrainOld Irish	Foclóir Teanglann	A verse, a quatrain. Native Irish poetry was metered into ranna.
ruathaire	᚛ᚏᚒᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`ROO-UH-huh-uh-ruh`	raider	Foclóir Teanglann
ríchathaoir	᚛ᚏᚔᚉᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐᚑᚔᚏ᚜	`REE-huh-hee-uhr`	throne	Foclóir Teanglann
Saidhbhín	᚛ᚄᚐᚔᚇᚆᚁᚆᚔᚅ᚜	`SAI-veen`	sadhbh	Foclóir	Sadhbh — Fionn’s wife who was transformed into a deer. Mother of Oisín (‘little fawn’).
Salmón an Eolais	᚛ᚄᚐᚂᚋᚑᚅ ᚐᚅ ᚓᚑᚂᚐᚔᚄ᚜	`SAL-mun un OH-lish`	salmon of knowledgesacred object Fenian Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	The Salmon of Knowledge. Ate the hazelnuts of wisdom that fell into the Pool of Connla. Caught by Fionn, who tasted his thumb and gained all wisdom.
saoi	᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚔ᚜	`see`	sageOld Irish	Foclóir Teanglann	Sage, wise one. The honoured singular.
saoithe	᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜	`SEE-huh`	sagesOld Irish	Foclóir	Wise people, sages. Saoithe na Gaeilge — the wise ones of Irish.
saor	᚛ᚄᚐᚑᚏ᚜	`SEER`	freeman	Foclóir Teanglann	Cheap, also free. The same word covers both.
sciath	᚛ᚄᚉᚔᚐᚈᚆ᚜	`SHKEE-uh`	shield	Foclóir Teanglann	Shield.
sclábhaí	᚛ᚄᚉᚂᚐᚁᚆᚐᚔ᚜	`SKLAW-wee`	slave	Foclóir Teanglann
scoith den chíoch	᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚔᚈᚆ ᚇᚓᚅ ᚉᚆᚔᚑᚉᚆ᚜	`SKIHH DEHN HEE-uhkh`	wean	Foclóir Teanglann
scorach	᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`SKUH-ruhkh`	stripling	Foclóir Teanglann
Scáthach	᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`SKAW-hukh`	scáthachUlster Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Scáthach — warrior-woman of the Isle of Skye; Cú Chulainn’s martial-arts teacher. ‘The Shadowy One.’
seanchailleach	᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚉᚆᚐᚔᚂᚂᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`SHA-nkhuh-uh-llakh`	crone	Foclóir Teanglann
seirfeach	᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚏᚃᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`SHEH-uh-rfakh`	serf	Foclóir Teanglann
Sin	᚛ᚄᚔᚅ᚜	`shin`	sinMythological Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Sin — the storm-witch who killed king Muirchertach mac Erca through enchantment, vengeance for her family.
sinsear	᚛ᚄᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚏ᚜	`SHIH-nshar`	ancestor	Foclóir Teanglann
sióg	᚛ᚄᚔᚑᚌ᚜	`SHIH-ohg`	fairy	Foclóir Teanglann
slaitín draíochta	᚛ᚄᚂᚐᚔᚈᚔᚅ ᚇᚏᚐᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜	`slah-uh-TEEN DREE-uh-khtuh`	wand	Foclóir Teanglann
sleá	᚛ᚄᚂᚓᚐ᚜	`SHLAW`	spear	Foclóir Teanglann
Sliabh na mBan	᚛ᚄᚂᚔᚐᚁᚆ ᚅᚐ ᚋᚁᚐᚅ᚜	`SHLEEV nuh man`	slievenamonsacred place Fenian Cycle Old Irish	CELT — Acallam	Slievenamon — Mountain of the Women, Co. Tipperary. Where Fionn watched the women race; he chose the swiftest, Gráinne, as his bride.
spéirbhean	᚛ᚄᚚᚓᚔᚏᚁᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜	`SPAYR-van`	sky-woman	Foclóir	Spéirbhean — ‘sky-woman.’ The aisling poetry’s vision-of-Ireland: a beautiful woman who appears to the poet representing Ireland under occupation.
Sétanta	᚛ᚄᚓᚈᚐᚅᚈᚐ᚜	`SHAY-tun-tuh`	sétantaUlster Cycle hero Old Irish	CELT — Táin	Sétanta — Cú Chulainn’s name as a boy, before he killed the smith Culann’s hound and took its name.
sí	᚛ᚄᚔ᚜	`shee`	fairycreature Old Irish	Foclóir Teanglann	The sídhe. Originally the Tuatha Dé Danann themselves; later the inhabitants of the otherworld, the fairy-folk.
síofra	᚛ᚄᚔᚑᚃᚏᚐ᚜	`SHEE-uh-fruh`	elf	Foclóir Teanglann
taibhse	᚛ᚈᚐᚔᚁᚆᚄᚓ᚜	`TAH-uh-vshuh`	ghost	Foclóir Teanglann
tairngreacht	᚛ᚈᚐᚔᚏᚅᚌᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜	`TAH-uh-rngrakht`	prophecy	Foclóir Teanglann
taoiseach	᚛ᚈᚐᚑᚔᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`TEE-uh-shakh`	chieftain	Foclóir Teanglann
taoiseach cogaidh	᚛ᚈᚐᚑᚔᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ ᚉᚑᚌᚐᚔᚇᚆ᚜	`TEE-uh-shakh KUH-guh-uhy`	warlord	Foclóir Teanglann
Tara	᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚐ᚜	`TAH-ruh`	tarasacred place Old Irish	Foclóir Teanglann	Hill of Tara. Ancient seat of the High Kings of Ireland; the political and ritual centre of the island for two thousand years.
tiarnas	᚛ᚈᚔᚐᚏᚅᚐᚄ᚜	`TEE-UH-rnuhs`	dominion	Foclóir Teanglann
Tlachtga	᚛ᚈᚂᚐᚉᚆᚈᚌᚐ᚜	`TLAKHT-guh`	tlachtga	Foclóir	Tlachtga — daughter of the druid Mug Ruith. Sacred site at the Hill of Ward (Co. Meath); the Samhain fire was kindled here, then spread to all Ireland.
Tochmarc	᚛ᚈᚑᚉᚆᚋᚐᚏᚉ᚜	`TUKH-mark`	wooing-tale	Foclóir	Tochmarc — ‘wooing.’ A genre of medieval Irish tales about the courtship/winning of brides. Tochmarc Étaíne, Tochmarc Emire.
Tochmarc Étaíne	᚛ᚈᚑᚉᚆᚋᚐᚏᚉ ᚓᚈᚐᚔᚅᚓ᚜	`TUKH-mark AY-deen-uh`	wooing of étaínMythological Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Tochmarc Étaíne — The Wooing of Étaín. Étaín is reborn many times across the stories; one of the most beautiful Old Irish tales.
torc	᚛ᚈᚑᚏᚉ᚜	`TUHRK`	torc	Foclóir
troll	᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚂᚂ᚜	`TRUHLL`	troll	Foclóir Teanglann
Trí Chomhairle	᚛ᚈᚏᚔ ᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚐᚔᚏᚂᚓ᚜	`tree KHOH-rul-uh`	three counselsOld Irish	Foclóir	Three Counsels — a wisdom-genre in early Irish texts (e.g., Tecosca Cormaic, the instructions of King Cormac to his son).
Trí Thrua an Sgéaluidheachta	᚛ᚈᚏᚔ ᚈᚆᚏᚒᚐ ᚐᚅ ᚄᚌᚓᚐᚂᚒᚔᚇᚆᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜	`tree HROO-uh un SHKAY-loo-yukh-tuh`	three sorrows of storytelling	Rosmerta editorial	The Three Sorrows of Storytelling: The Children of Lir, The Sons of Tuireann, and The Sons of Uisneach (Deirdre and Naoise). Three of the great Irish tragic tales.
tua chatha	᚛ᚈᚒᚐ ᚉᚆᚐᚈᚆᚐ᚜	`TOO-uh KHAH-huh`	battle-axe	Foclóir Teanglann	Battle-axe.
tuar	᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚏ᚜	`TOO-UHR`	omen	Foclóir Teanglann
tuathánach	᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚈᚆᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜	`TOO-UH-haw-nuhkh`	peasant	Foclóir Teanglann
Tuireann	᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜	`TIR-un`	tuireannMythological Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Tuireann. Father of three sons whose tragic quest (Aided Chlann Tuireann) is one of the Three Sorrows of Storytelling.
téigh ar strae	᚛ᚈᚓᚔᚌᚆ ᚐᚏ ᚄᚈᚏᚐᚓ᚜	`TAY-uhy AHR STRAY`	stray	Foclóir Teanglann
Tír na nÓg	᚛ᚈᚔᚏ ᚅᚐ ᚅᚑᚌ᚜	`cheer nuh NOHG`	tír na nógsacred place Old Irish	Foclóir	Land of Youth. The otherworld realm of the Tuatha Dé Danann after they retreated underground. Manannán’s domain.
Tír Tairngire	᚛ᚈᚔᚏ ᚈᚐᚔᚏᚅᚌᚔᚏᚓ᚜	`cheer TARN-gir-uh`	land of promisesacred place Old Irish	Foclóir	Tír Tairngire — Land of Promise. Manannán’s otherworldly paradise, often interchangeable with Tír na nÓg.
uasalaicme	᚛ᚒᚐᚄᚐᚂᚐᚔᚉᚋᚓ᚜	`OO-UH-suh-luh-uh-kmuh`	gentry	Foclóir Teanglann
Ériu	᚛ᚓᚏᚔᚒ᚜	`AY-roo`	ériuMythological Cycle deity Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Ériu — the goddess from whom Ireland (Éire) takes her name. One of the three queens of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Étaín	᚛ᚓᚈᚐᚔᚅ᚜	`AY-deen`	étaínMythological Cycle Tuatha Dé Danann Old Irish	CELT — Lebor Gabála	Étaín — beautiful otherworldly woman of Tochmarc Étaíne (The Wooing of Étaín). Reborn many times after a witch turned her into a fly.
óige	᚛ᚑᚔᚌᚓ᚜	`OH-uh-guh`	youth	Foclóir Teanglann
údarás	᚛ᚒᚇᚐᚏᚐᚄ᚜	`OO-duh-raws`	authority	Foclóir Teanglann

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