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Presumed Irish goddess
Tailtiu or Tailltiu (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈt̪al̠ʲt̠ʲu]; modern spelling: Tailte) is the name of a presumed goddess from Irish mythology. The goddess's
Tailtiu
Irish holiday and Gaelic harvest festival
of his foster-mother Tailtiu. She was said to have died of exhaustion after clearing the plains of Ireland for agriculture. Tailtiu may have been an earth
Lughnasadh
List of deities of the Celtic peoples
Nemain - also known as "The Three Morrígna" Mór Muman (Mugain) Niamh Sadhbh Tailtiu Tlachtga Abarta Abcán Abhean Aed Aengus (Óengus, Macán) Ailill Aillen Aí
List_of_Celtic_deities
Irish god of skills and the arts
Érenn, Cian gives the boy to Tailtiu, queen of the Fir Bolg, in fosterage. In the Dindsenchas, Lugh, the foster-son of Tailtiu, is described as the "son
Lugh
festivals are held. They include Macha of Eamhain Mhacha, Carman, and Tailtiu, among others. The key and earliest manuscript sources for Irish mythology
Irish_mythology
First Gaelic High King of Ireland
Éber Donn in command. They defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann in the Battle of Tailtiu. Éber Donn had been killed, and the High Kingship was divided between Érimón
Érimón
Legendary High King of Ireland
of Tailtiu. Amergin divided the kingship between Érimón, who ruled the northern half, and Éber Finn, the southern. A year after the Battle of Tailtiu, Éber
Eber_Finn
Mongfind Mór Muman Morrigan Badb Macha Nemain Penarddun Rhiannon Scáthach Tailtiu Tlachtga Lithuanian Aušrinė Birutė Dalia Gabija Medeina Milda Žemyna Norse
List_of_goddesses
Celtic horned god
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Cernunnos
Supernatural race in Irish mythology
the first seals, but Biróg saved one, Lug, and gave him to Manannán and Tailtiu to foster. As an adult, Lug gained entry to Nuada's court through his mastery
Fomorians
Complex of archaeological sites in Roscommon, Ireland
amount of ring barrows backing up the scribes who mention it alongside Tailtiu and Tara as one of the three great burial sites also a gathering place
Rathcroghan
Method of terrestrial locomotion allowing rapid movement on foot
The Tailteann Games, an Irish sporting festival in honor of the goddess Tailtiu, dates back to 1829 BCE and is one of the earliest records of competitive
Running
Mythological High King of Ireland
only dew, and there was a harvest every year. His wife was the Goddess Tailtiu. Eochaid named his capital after her (modern Teltown, County Meath) and
Eochaid_mac_Eirc
Otherworld realm in Irish mythology
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Tír_na_nÓg
Gaelic May Day festival
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Beltane
Pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland
sea with his verse, then his people landed and defeated the Tuath Dé at Tailtiu. When Amergin was called upon to divide the land between the Tuath Dé and
Tuatha_Dé_Danann
Mythological taboo or vow
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Geas
Townland in Leinster, Ireland
Teltown (Tailtin) was named for the Irish mythological figure or goddess, Tailtiu. The Tailtin Fair was held there in medieval times as a revival of the
Teltown
Gods and goddesses of the Ancient Celtic religion
Lughnasadh, celebrated on 1 August, in commemoration of his foster-mother Tailtiu. The Gaulish Jupiter is often depicted with a thunderbolt in one hand and
Celtic_deities
Gaelic festival and feast day of Saint Brigid
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Imbolc
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Salomonsson Söderberg Nelson A Strut TimFromTheHouse 3:13 11. "Idiot" Nilsson Tailtiu Mhuirí Söderberg A Strut 2:49 12. "Roomie" Nilsson Charles Twaddle Söderberg
Estrus_(album)
Modern paganism based on ancient alleged Celtic traditions
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Celtic_neopaganism
King of Ireland Sreng - champion of the Fir Bolg who cut off Nuada's arm Tailtiu - wife of Eochaid mac Eirc and foster mother of Lugh, who died clearing
List of Irish mythological figures
List_of_Irish_mythological_figures
Realm of the deities in Celtic mythology
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Celtic_Otherworld
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Celtic_mythology
Mythical character
Gabála Érenn (LGE, "The Book of Invasions"), Cían gives the boy Lugh to Tailtiu, queen of the Fir Bolg, in fosterage. His brothers are Cu, Cethen, and
Cian
European sculpture motif
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Sheela_na_gig
Pre-Christian Irish funeral games
sciences), as a mourning ceremony for the death of his foster-mother Tailtiu. Lugh buried Tailtiu underneath a mound in an area that took her name and was later
Tailteann_Games_(ancient)
Conventional division in Irish mythology
Gabála Érenn), and characterized it as merely a source for the Battle of Tailtiu. Arbois de Jubainville & Best (1884, 1903) write about he "catalogue of
Mythological_Cycle
Sprig of young clover, used as a symbol of Ireland
about various Irish places called the Metrical Dindshenchus, a poem about Tailtiu or Teltown in County Meath describes it as a plain blossoming with flowering
Shamrock
Irish king
under 496, the annals record a victory by Coirpre over the Leinstermen at Tailtiu, in later times site of an important óenach, the óenach Tailten. Two further
Coirpre_mac_Néill
Seats of Gaelic Irish kingdoms
the kingship. For instance, the King of Tara presided over assemblies at Tailtiu (Teltown) and Tlachgta (the Hill of Ward) during the Lughnasadh festival
Royal_sites_of_Ireland
Irish mythological figure
Caer Ibormeith. Following the Tuatha Dé Danann's defeat in the battle of Tailtiu, Bodb is elected king of the Tuatha Dé Danann in the "Children of Lir"
Bodb_Derg
Contests associated with the funeral observances for ancient heroes
Lugh Lámhfhada (reigned 1849 to 1809 BC) in honor of his foster-mother, Tailtiu. These games are known to have been held during Ireland's medieval period
Funeral_games
Celtic deity
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Lugus
Rulers of Brega, a petty kingdom north of Dublin in medieval Ireland
see Mac Shamhráin, 2004. The Uí Chonaing had earlier been settled around Tailtiu and Ráith Airthir in the valley of the Blackwater; that district was left
Kings_of_Brega
Druidess in Irish mythology
the Hill of Ward in County Meath, and its celebrations rivaled those at Tailtiu. The major ceremony held at Tlachtga was the lighting of the winter fires
Tlachtga
Gaulish god described by Caesar
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Gaulish_Dis_Pater
Alternate dates are listed below. 491 - Battle of Taillten (Tailten, Tailtiu) - a victory by Coirpre over the Lagenians (CS). 491 – Cell Losnaid [citation
List_of_conflicts_in_Ireland
Irish king (died 480)
brother Coirpre mac Néill, ancestor of the Cenél Coirpri, at a meeting at Tailtiu. Nothing is recorded of him in the annals other than his death date. Through
Conall_Cremthainne
God from Irish mythology
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Ogma
Spiritual belief of the ancient Celts
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Celtic_Animism
Village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
pp. 199–205. ISBN 978-0-903903-22-6. Binchy, D. A. (1958). "The Fair of Tailtiu and the Feast of Tara". Ériu. 18: 113–138. JSTOR 30007339. Broun, Dauvit
Scone,_Perth_and_Kinross
Legendary high king of Ireland
where the festival of Beltaine was celebrated, on land from Connacht; Tailtiu, where Lughnasadh was celebrated, on land from Ulster; and Tara, on land
Túathal_Techtmar
High King of Ireland
that six times during his reign, or one year in three, the great Fair of Tailtiu was not held, "although there was no just and worthy reason for this".
Flann_Sinna
Legendary king of Munster, Ireland
poet Amairgin, who in a trance is hurling stones at the Connacht army in Tailtiu, with devastating effects. Cú Roí attacks him in kind and their stones
Cú_Roí
King of Ailech, Ireland (died 819)
had been seized by Cenél nEógain. The annals record a battle in 791 at Tailtiu, site of a major Uí Néill oenach, the oenach Tailten. The summoning of
Áed_Oirdnide
Mythical realm in Irish mythology
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
Mag_Mell
five to Tailtiu and pursue a beautiful fawn which would appear to them there, and the one who outran it would be king. They chased it from Tailtiu to Howth
Lugaid_Laigde
of Ulster for the year 733 has 'the overthrow of Cathal by Domnall in Tailtiu, and the overthrow of Fallomun by Cathal in Tlachtga'. The consensus view
Cathal_mac_Áeda
8th-century Irish monarch
of Durrow. Donnchad is recorded as twice having disturbed the óenach of Tailtiu, first in 774, when no explanation is given, and again in 777, this time
Donnchad_Midi
Sporting and cultural festival in the Irish Free State
all three games, in gold, silver, silver gilt, and bronze. They depict Tailtiu, the patron deity of the ancient Tailteann Games, with inscription "An
Tailteann Games (Irish Free State)
Tailteann_Games_(Irish_Free_State)
Class of Irish 4-6-0 locomotives
Anglicised name Withdrawn Notes 800 1939 Maeḋḃ Maeve or Maedhbh 1962 Preserved 801 1940 Maċa Macha 1962 Scrapped 802 1940 Táilte Tailtiu 1955 Scrapped
GSR_Class_800
This is associated with the Ui Neill conquest of Brega and the taking of Tailtiu. In 495 Fráech was defeated and slain by Eochu mac Coirpri at the second
Fráech_mac_Finchada
777 Donnchad Midi is recorded as twice having disturbed the óenach of Tailtiu, first in 774, when no explanation is given, and again in 777. The annals
8th_century_in_Ireland
Cathal mac Finguine, invaded the midlands in 733. Cathal encamped at Tailtiu, where the Uí Néill high kings traditionally held their main óenach. He
Domnall_Midi
Munster—was first of all defeated by Domnall Midi and Clann Cholmáin Máir at Tailtiu, site of the main Uí Néill óenach, and then victorious against Follaman
Fallomon_mac_Con_Congalt
and advanced with the Connacht army as far as the assembly grounds of Tailtiu. But on the appearance of Aed's army the allies dispersed. Aed, however
Muirgius_mac_Tommaltaig
Non-exhaustive list of articles related to Ireland, grouped by selected topics
Ruith Morrígan Neit Nemain Niamh Nuada Ogma Plor na mBan Sheela na gig Tailtiu Tethra Irish rulers and warriors Caílte Conall Cernach Conchobar Conán
List of Ireland-related topics
List_of_Ireland-related_topics
High King of Ireland (died 695)
Bairrche mac Blathmaic (d. 718), King of Ulster, in 679 at the Battle of Tailtiu. In June 684, Ecgfrith, the King of Northumbria, sent an army under Berht
Fínsnechta_Fledach
returned in 716. He caused some manner of disturbance in 717 at the Oenach Tailtiu—an annual Uí Néill gathering held at Teltown—where "Ruba's son and Dub
Fogartach_mac_Néill
Ruler of Ireland
the lands of the Southern Uí Néill, but was defeated and driven off from Tailtiu by Domnall Midi of Clann Cholmáin. Cathal had more success against the
Cathal_mac_Finguine
140a Story about Diarmait mac Cerbaill and St. Ciarán at the assembly of Tailtiu 140a Story about abbot of Drimnagh 140b Foscél ar Bannscail, story about
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English (chiefly Midlands)
English (chiefly Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places called Halford. Most, for example those in Warwickshire and Shropshire, are named from Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’ + ford ‘ford’.
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German
Resolute Spirit
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Hindu
(Ancient king and founder of the Kuru dynasty. Due to his performance of sacrifice and asceticism at the site)
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Welsh
Legendary son of Tegid.
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Arabic
Superabundance; Favour
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English (mainly East Anglia) : variant of Shreve.
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Arabic, Muslim
To Make it Evident; To Impart
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English
English : variant of Bissell 1.
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English
English : possibly a variant of Trippett.
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Hindu, Indian
Lakshmi
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