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Celtic Mythical Creatures, Irish Creatures, Irish Faeries, Celtic Mythology Creatures, Mythical Creatures Art Mythology, Irish Mythical Creatures, Celtic Creatures, Irish Animals, Leprechaun Art

Folklore tales in Ireland are full of Irish mythological creatures. From the commonly known leprechauns and banshees to lesser-known Irish folklore creatures, there is a wide range. Some are scary and others are harmful. In this post, you can discover just some of the creatures in Irish mythology to know about.

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Celtic Gods And Goddesses Irish, Celtic Deities, Irish Goddess, Celtic Myth, Irish Folklore, Irish Mythology, Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddess, Pagan Art

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…

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