Irish gods

Do you have ancestors from Ireland? Then you may descend from an Irish Celtic god or goddess! Compare your surnames and ancestors names here!

Long before Christianity arrived in Ireland, the ancient Celts worshipped hundreds of Celtic gods and goddesses. These deities were believed to have magical

Although I’m sure not everyone imagines Irish Goddesses in the way that Simon E Davies does, I still wanted to take the time to point out his excellent art. Sometimes it pays to have a visual…

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…

Some people think that Taranis was the most feared and loved god in Europe in the Bronze Age. But none of the stories about Taranis have made it to the present day.

Nuada was an important figure in Celtic mythology. From his role as first leader of the Tuatha De Danaan (the term for the gods and goddesses who descended from the goddess Danu) to his involvement in legendary battles, Nuada played an essential part in Irish myth. Read on to learn more about this significant god. According to mythology, at one point Nuada was the king of the Tuatha De Danaan. However, during the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh (which was fought by the Tuatha De and their…