Irish mythology

The severed head is routinely found throughout the literature and archaeology in Celtic and Norse territories. Is it possible that the severed head served as more than simply a war trophy?

Blarney Woollen Mills tells the tale of the classic Irish legend - the Children of Lir. The story is rich in Irish folklore, myths and magic.

In Irish mythology, Danu ([ˈdanu]; modern Irish Dana [ˈd̪ˠanˠə]) is a hypothetical 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 with the land. The hypothetical nominative form of the name, *Danu, is not found in any medieval Irish text, but is rather a reconstruction by modern scholars based on the genitive Danann (also spelled Donand or Danand), which is the only…

The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost), pooka, phouka, phooka, phooca, puca or púka, is primarily a creature of Irish folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could either help or hinder rural and marine communities. The creatures were said to be shape changers which could take the appearance of black horses, goats and rabbits. The púca has counterparts throughout the Celtic cultures of Northwest Europe. For instance, in Welsh mythology it is named the pwca and in…

Name: Dullahan, 'Gan Ceann' (without a head) Area of Origin: Ireland The Dullahan is a headless rider, and being the most famous of its kind, was likely... D is for Dullahan

Water kelpie or just kelpie is a shape-shifting water spirit originating from Scotland. It inhabits pools and streams, nearly every big body of water in Scotland has a kelpie story, the most well known being that of Loch Ness. It usually appears in the shape of horse but can take the human form, this is where the association with the Christian idea of Satan. In the late 19th century an interest in transcribing folklore came about, the recorders were inconsistent in their spelling and the…

From the Morrigan and Brigid to The Great Dagda and Manannán mac Lir, here are the best-known Celtic gods and goddesses in Irish mythology and culture.

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) English, Golden Age Illustrator. Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens (1920) Illustrated by Arthur Rackham archive.org/stream/irishfairytales01step#page/n11/mode/2up

The Daoine Sidhe is the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology, comparable to the fairies or elves. They are said to live underground in fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. They are variously said to be the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or goddesses and gods. It's said that they look like humans, but with some differences - such as horns, which I added in this drawing.