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1560 atá ann. |
The year is 1560. (COO-ig dyayg SHAS-ka ah-THAH unn) |
A bhuanchara |
My enduring friend (uh WOON-khar-uh) |
A chara |
My friend (uh KHAR-uh) |
A chroí |
My heart (uh KHREE) |
A dhlúthchara |
My best/closest friend (uh GGLOO-khar-uh) |
A ghaiscígh bhig chróga |
My brave little warrior (uh GGAsh-kee vig KHRO-ga) |
A leanbh |
My child (uh LAN-uh) |
A mhuirnín dílis |
My own true love (uh WUR-neen DEE-lish) |
A mhuirnín |
My beloved (uh WUR-neen) |
A Niamh, a chailín chinn-óir! |
Neave, my golden-haired lass! (uh NEE-uv, uh KHAHL-een khin-OAR) |
A pheata |
My pet (uh FATH-ah) |
A rún |
My love (uh ROON) |
A rúnsearc |
My darling love (uh ROON-shark) |
Aengus Óg |
God of love, Irish mythology (AIN-gus OHg) |
Anamchara |
Spiritual advisor, soul friend (AH-nam KHAR-uh) |
Badhbh |
Mórrígan’s sister/aspect of death and war, Irish mythology (BYv) |
Baile na Lobhar |
Town of the Lepers (BAL-eh na LO-ar) |
Bean sídhe |
Female spirit, the wailing harbinger of death, Irish mythology (ban-SHEE) |
Belenus |
God associated with the festival of Beltane, Irish mythology |
Beltane |
Gaelic May Day festival that falls halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice (BAL-thin-eh) |
Bodhrán |
Irish battle drum (BOH-rahn) |
Brehon |
Term for a judicial and mediative role in the indigenous Gaelic culture (BREH-hun) |
Brigid |
Goddess associated with spring, fire, healing, and renewal (BREE-d) |
Cailleach Bhéara |
Hag of Béara, an old crone who brings winter wherever she appears, Irish mythology (CAL-yakh VAIR-ah) |
Carn |
Man-made pile or stack of stones, Irish legends and folklore (CAHRN) |
Crannóg |
Island in the middle of a lake (CRAHN-nohg) |
Crochadh |
Public hanging as per brehon law (CROH-khoo) |
Cú Chulainn |
Irish mythological hero believed to be the incarnation of the god Lugh, who turned down Mórrígan’s offer of love and was in return severely punished by her, Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology (coo KHUL-in) |
Currach |
Boat made of wood, wicker, and animal skins and propelled by oars or sails (CURR-akh) |
Danu |
Mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Irish mythology (DAN-uh) |
Eimer |
Wife of Cú Chulainn and his one true love, Irish mythology, Irish Éimhear (EE-mur) |
Feadóg |
A traditional Irish whistle (FAH-dog) |
Feis |
Traditionally, a Gaelic arts and culture festival, used here as a term for a celebration (FESH) |
Fomorian |
Supernatural race of giant monstrous beings who come from under the sea or the earth, Irish mythology |
Gallowglass |
From Irish gall óglaigh, elite mercenary warriors, who were members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Scotland between the mid-thirteenth and the late sixteenth centuries (GAHL-OH-glee) |
Is mian liom é a dhéanamh asam féin. |
I wish to do it myself. (iss MEE-an lyum eh ah YEH-noo as-um HAIN) |
Kercher |
Medieval Irish linen headdress worn by married women |
Is mise Niamh Bean Uí Néill. |
My name is Neave O’Neal. (iss MISH-eh NEE-uv ban ee NYAIL) |
Is mise Niamh Nic Conmidhe, bean Aodhán Uí Néill. |
My name is Neave McConway, wife of Aedan O'Neal. (iss MISH-eh NEE-uv nick CUN-mee, ban AY-dahn ee NYAIL) |
Kirtle |
Medieval Irish woman’s gown |
Léine |
Linen tunic, an item of original Irish Gaelic attire (LAY-neh) |
Lugh’s Invincible Spear |
God Lugh possessed one of the treasures of Tuatha Dé Danann, the Invincible Spear that never missed its target. (LOOH) |
Lughnasa |
A Gaelic festival that marks the beginning of the harvest season (LOO-nah-sah) |
Mórrígan |
Goddess associated with fate, death, war, prophecy, and the Otherworld, Irish mythology (MOHR-REE-on) |
Ní bheinn in ann é a dhéanamh i m'aonar, a chroí. |
I couldn’t have done it alone, my heart. (nee VAY-in in UN eh ah YEH-noo im AIN-ur uh KHREE) |
Oisín |
In the Irish myth of Oisín and Niamh (Neave), a human hero Oisín (USH-een) falls in love with goddess Niamh, who brings him with her to Tír na nÓg. After spending three years there, he grows homesick and wants to visit home. Niamh gives him a magical horse and warns him not to touch the ground. After Oisín discovers that three hundred years had passed while he was in Tír na nÓg, he falls from the horse, becomes an old man, and dies of old age. |
Rinne tú asat féin é, a rún. |
You did it yourself, my love. (RIN thoo ah-sat HAIN eh, uh ROON) |
Samhain |
Gaelic festival that marks the end of the harvest season, modern Halloween (SAH-win) |
Scian |
Double-edged dagger, typically bronze, used in medieval Ireland (SHKEE-an) |
Siúil a Rún |
Traditional Irish song, sung by a woman lamenting a lover going into a battle (SHOO-il uh ROON) |
Sláinte |
May you be well! (SLAHN-tcha) |
Tá mé naoi mbliana déag d’aois. |
I’m nineteen years old. (thah may NEE MLEE-ah-nah dyayg THEESH) |
Tanistry |
An early Irish system for electing a king or a chief to pass on titles and lands, not necessarily based on heredity. |
Tar ar ais chugam, a Niamh. |
Come back to me, Neave. (thar ah-RASH hug-um, ah nee-uv) |
Tá grá agam duit. |
I love you. (thah GRAH ah-gum dits) |
Tabhair abhaile mé. |
Take me home. (thor ah-WAL-eh may) |
Tech Duinn |
The House of Donn (The Dark One), a place where the souls of the dead wait before traveling to the Otherworld or before being reincarnated, Irish mythology (TSAKH DIN) |
The Hill of Tullaghoge |
The Hill of the Warriors, the seat of the O’Neals (TUL-ly-HOG) |
Tír na nÓg |
Celtic Otherworld, a paradise of everlasting beauty, health, youth, and joy, Irish mythology (TSEER nah NOHG) |
Tuatha Dé Danann |
People of goddess Danu, a supernatural race that represents the main deities of the pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland, Irish mythology (THOO-ah-hah DSAY DAN-uhn) |
Tuireann |
Thunder (thUR-in) |
Venetian ceruse |
A cosmetic used as a skin whitener in the Middle Ages |