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A Crow, symbolising the Morrigan in Irish Mythology

The Morrigan in Irish Mythology

Posted on March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 by Lora O'Brien

The Mórrígan (also Morrigan, Morrígu, Mór-Ríoghain) is a striking figure from Irish mythology: known variously as an Irish Goddess, native Pagan deity in Ireland, or supernatural figure if we’re looking academically at Medieval Irish literature. The Mórrígan is most commonly associated with war and destruction; but she is actually a guardian Goddess of prophecy, magic,…

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Daughters of Ernmas - A Woman Watches a Field at Sunset

The Daughters of Ernmas

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by Lora O'Brien

In our annual Meeting the Mórrígan programme, I got a question on the Daughters of Ernmas – basically, which ‘set’ of sisters was older? The basic info that’s going around runs like this: Ernmas is an Irish mother goddess, mentioned in Lebor Gabála Érenn and “Cath Maige Tuired” as one of the Tuatha Dé Danann….

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Macha pregnant-beach-sunset-mother

The Curse of Macha

Posted on May 21, 2018September 25, 2019 by Lora O'Brien

Sometimes a Goddess fancies a change. Immortality can get awful boring after a time. So it was with the Goddess Macha. She decided she wanted a home, friends of her own, a family… and that’s how she ended up on the doorstep of a wealthy merchant in the mountains of Mourne. She knocked, asked to…

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