| Aengaba of Norway |
A Warrior and Nuada's ally, Aengaba of Norway, fought Sreng, sustaining a mortal wound, while the Dagda protected Nuada (who had lost his arm to Sreng) during the first battle of Magh Tuireadh |
| Aengus Mac Og |
See Angus mac Og. |
| Aeonbharr |
The steed of Manannan, that could alike over land or sea. |
| Aes Dara |
See Eas Dara |
| Ai | Bard of the Tuatha De Danaann |
| Aidleo | The first Warrior of the Tuatha De Danaan to die at the first battle of Magh Tuiread |
| Ailel |
King of Connachta, husband of Maedb. |
| Airmed | Daughter of the Diancecht, sister of the Miach, Guardian of the Well of Healing |
| Alla | Son of Elatha and Warrior of the Tuatha De Danaan Fought with his four brothers on the third day at First Battle of Magh Tuireadh |
| Angus mac Og |
Son of the Dagda, and god of Love, poet of the Tuatha De Danaan. Also known as Aegus Mac Og. |
| Athluain |
Ford on the River Shannon |
| Badb |
One of the Three queens of the Tuatha De Danaan also known as The Crow Of Battle. She along with her two sisters Macha and Morrigu went to the Knoll of the Taking of the Hostages, and to the Hill of Summoning of Hosts at Temair, before the battle of Magh Tuireadh and sent forth showers of sorcery and clouds of mist and a furious rain of fire, with a downpour of red blood from the air on the Fir Bolg warrior's heads. |
| Balor |
Balor of the Evil Eye, leader of the Fomori, father of Eithne |
| Bechulla |
One of the Women of Power, of Art - sometimes called witches. |
| Beinn Edair |
The land where the dun of Tuireann was located. |
| Beltraw Strand |
Where the Dagda and Etain, Daughter of Indech, made love. |
| Birog of the Mountain |
Druidess whose aid was sought by Cian in the meeting of Eithne. |
| Blai Sliabh |
One of the sacred mountains of Erin. |
| Boanna |
The goddess of the River Boyne. |
| Bodb Dearg |
Bodb the Red, son of the Dagda of the Tuatha De Danann Fought in the first battle of Magh Tuiread. |
| Boinne, Boyne |
Tthe River Boyne. |
| Bran the Blessed |
A very famous character - more later. |
| Brath |
Child of Mide. |
| Brefne | A district corresponding (roughly) to Roscommon, and Co. Leitrim, in modern Ireland |
| Bres (The beautiful) | Brother of the Dagda and Son of Elatha. A champion of the Tuatha De Danaan who fought in the first battle of Magh Tuiredh. He became High King of Ireland when Nuada lost his arm |
| Brian |
One of the three sons of Tuireann, along with Ur and Urcar. |
| Bri Ruri |
One of the sacred mountains of Erin. |
| Brighidh |
The wife of Bres the Beautiful, daughter of Danu. |
| Brugh na Boinne |
Site on the River Boyne with the famous megalithic Newgrange. |
| Caer |
The swan-maiden that Angus mac Og falls in love with. |
| Cainte |
The father of the brothers Cian, Ceithen and Cu. |
| Cairbre |
Cairbre, son of Ogma, and Etain poet and satirist of the Tuatha De Danaan. |
| Cam Corslebe |
Unknown place south of Magh Tuireadh. |
| Carynx |
Sometimes spelled Carnyx, is a 'f'shaped horn. There were large ceremonial ones held up by many men and smaller man-portable ones that went into battle blaring. |
| Ce |
The Druid of Nuada. |
| Ceithen |
One of the brothers of Cian and Cu, sons of Cainte. |
| Ceithlenn |
Wife of Balor. |
| Cesard | A Druid of Eochaid, son of Erc who interpreted a dream for Eochaid which foretold the coming of the Tuatha De Danaan |
| Cesarn | A Druid of Eochaid, son of Erc. |
| Cessair | A great magician and leader, she became the first queen of Ireland. She arrived in Ireland with fifty women and three men, one of whom was her Husband Fintan Mac Bochre.
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| Cian | Son of the Diancecht, Father of Lugh |
| Cirb | Warrior of Conchobar who fought in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh |
| Cirb son of Buan | A Warrior of the Fir Bolg who fought in the first battle of Magh Tuireadh |
| Coill Cuan | Royal rath in Connachta, home of Sreng & Tailltiu |
| Coir-cethar-chuin |
One of the names of Uaitne. It means the Four-Angled Music. |
| Conchobar | A King of (Ulaid) Ulster son of Ness |
| Conchobar's province |
The Province of the King of Ulster |
| Conmaicne Rein | Conmaicne Rein were a range of hills in eastern County Galway, where the Tuatha De Danaan arrived when they came to Ireland |
| Conn |
One of the three sons of Miochaoin. |
| Conn of Temair |
Conn Catchathach stood in the shadow of the Lia Fial and the heart of the stone flew out from it and landed in Tailltin. He became one of the legendary High Kings of Ireland. |
| Connachta |
In modern times, Connaught, (land of the) descendants of Conn is the western province of Ireland, comprising Counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo. |
| Corann |
Unknown - occurs in Episode 6 as "the place of the bright-faced Corann". |
| Corc |
One of the three sons of Miochaoin. |
| Corr Slieve ma Seaghsa |
The Round Mountain of the Poet's Spring |
| Craisech | Thick-handled fighting sticks belonging to Sreng & the Fir Bolg, they were sharp at the sides though they had no points. |
| Credne |
The Brasier or Worker in Brass of the Tuatha De Danaan. |
| Cridenbel | Blind-man & spell-weaver who sought to trick the Dagda. |
| Cron |
The mother of Fianlug. |
| Cruachan Aigle |
One of the sacred mountains. |
| Cu |
One of the brothers of Cian and Ceithen. |
| Cuan |
The woods cleared by Duach at the wish of Tailltiu for her burial place. |
| Cuchulain |
Irish legendary hero of Ulster, of prodigious strength and remarkable beauty. Cuchulain, in his wrath, smote the Lia Fial because it would not cry out for him or his foster-son, Lugaid. He is the central figure of the Ulster legends, the greatest work of which is the Tain Bo Cualnge [the cattle raid of Cooley]. The great feature of this is Cuchulain''s stand at a ford on the boundary of Ulster, where he defended single-handedly his province against the armies of the rest of Ireland. |
| Currach |
A small boat covered in skins |
| Curoi |
The King of the province of Curoi. |
| Dagda, the | The Dagda was a figure of immense power, armed with a magic club and associated with a cauldron. The club was able to kill nine men with one blow; but with the handle he could return the slain to life. The cauldron was known was said to be bottomless, from which no man left unsatisfied. He also possessed Daurdabla, also known as "the Four Angled Music", a richly ornamented magic harp made of oak which, when the Dagda played it, put the seasons in their correct order; other accounts tell of it being used to command the order of battle. He possessed two pigs, one of which was always growing whilst the other was always roasting, and ever-laden fruit trees. |
| Danu | Mother of the Gods, the Tuatha De Danaan. |
| Dena Ulad |
One of the sacred mountains of Erin. |
| Delbaeth | Son of Elatha and Warrior of The Tuatha De Danaan Fought with his four brothers on the third day at First Battle of Magh Tuireadh. |
| Dianan |
One of the Women of Power, of Art - sometimes called witches. |
| Diancecht, the |
The Diancecht (healer) made King Nuada a silver arm which could move and function as a normal arm. Later, the Diancech''s son, the Miach, replaced the silver arm with an arm of flesh and blood, and the Diancecht killed him out of professional envy. The Miach's sister, Airmed, mourned over her brother''s grave. As her tears fell, all the healing herbs of the world grew from the grave. Airmed arranged and cataloged the herbs, but then the Diancecht again reacted with anger and jealousy and scattered the herbs, destroying his daughte''s work as well as his son's. For this reason, it is said that no human now knows the healing properties of all the herbs. |
| Dobar |
King of Siogair, holder of the wondrous chariot & horses sought by the Sons of Tuireann. |
| Dolb |
Smith of the Fomori. |
| Druim na Teine |
The Ridge of Fire located to the north of Teamhair. So called as fire was used to break stones to be moved. |
| Duach the Dark |
Husband of Tailltiu. |
| Dur-da-Bla |
One of the names of Uaitne. It means The Oak of Two Blossoms. |
| Easal |
King of the Golden Pillars, owner of the seven pigs sought by the Sons of Tuireann. |
| Eas Dara, Aes Dara |
Where the Fomori landed when they invaded Erin. |
| Ech Dam |
One of the nine foster-fathers of Lugh. |
| Econn | Warrior of Conchobar who fought in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh. |
| Edan | Bard of the Tuatha De Danaann. |
| Eithne, Eithlinn | Daughter of Balor, Mother of Lugh. |
| Elatha |
Elatha (or Elathan) was a prince of the Fomorians and the father of Bres by Eriu of the Tuatha De Danann, He came to her over the sea in a vessel of silver, himself having the appearance of a young man with yellow hair, wearing clothes of gold and five gold torcs. |
| Enya, Ethne |
Daughter of Tuireann and sister to the Sons of Tuireann, Brian, Ur and Urcar. |
| Eochaid | Eochaid son of Luchta, King of Meath. |
| Eochaid, son of Erc | Eochaid , son of Erc, son of Rinnal, of the Fir Bolg became High King of Ireland when he overthrew Fodbgen. He was the first king to establish a system of justice in Ireland. No rain fell during his reign, only dew, and there was a harvest every year. He led the Fir Bolg in the first battle of Magh Tuireadh. |
| Erc | Father of Eochaid of the Fir Bolg. |
| Erin |
Ancient name of Ireland. |
| Eriu | Mother of Bres. |
| Ernmas |
Another name for the Mother of the Morrigan. |
| Eru |
One of the nine foster-fathers of Lugh. |
| Esca | Warrior of Conchobar who fought in the Battle of Magh Tuireadh. |
| Esras | Esras of the noble nature is a Druid of the Tuatha De Danaan who had charge over the mighty Spear of Lugh.and came from Gorias. |
| Etain |
Mother Of Cairbre. |
| Etain |
Daughter of Indech of the Fomori, lover of the Dagda. |
| Ethal Anubal |
Prince of the Tuatha De Danaan, Father of Caer. |
| Ethne |
See Eithne. |
