Explore the gods, heroes and legends of Irish mythology — the Tuatha Dé Danann, the mythological cycles and the folklore behind them.
The very first settlers, arriving just before the Great Flood, according to some tales.
The second group to settle Ireland after the Flood, though they also died out.
The third wave, descendants of Nemed, who faced hardship and eventually scattered.
Descendants of Nemedians, they divided Ireland into five provinces and ruled for a time.
A magical, god-like race who came from cities in the north and defeated the Fir Bolg.
A race often depicted as monstrous or chaotic beings, traditional rivals to the Tuatha Dé Danann.
The final wave of settlers from Spain, establishing the Gaelic lineage and shaping modern Ireland.
A tragic story of four children turned into swans by their jealous stepmother, Aoife.
The greatest warrior of the Ulster Cycle, known as the 'Hound of Culann'. He defended Ulster single-handedly in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
The warrior queen of Connacht who started the Cattle Raid of Cooley.
The leader of the Fianna and the central figure of the Fenian Cycle. He gained all the world's knowledge from the Salmon of Knowledge.
A magical salmon that possessed all the knowledge of the world.
The Land of Youth, a supernatural realm where no one ages or dies.
A female spirit whose wailing warns of the death of a family member.
The shining god of skill and light, master of every art.
The 'Good God', a great father-figure of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
The shape-shifting goddess of war, fate and sovereignty.
Goddess of poetry, healing and smithcraft — later a beloved saint.
The youthful god of love, who dwells at Newgrange.
The sea god who rides the waves and guards the Otherworld.
The first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann, given a silver arm.
Ireland's great epic — the Cattle Raid of Cooley.
The tragic beauty whose love brought ruin to Ulster.
The warrior-poet of the Fianna who spent 300 years in Tír na nÓg.
The doomed lovers pursued across Ireland by Fionn.
The roving warrior band of Fionn mac Cumhaill.
The solitary fairy shoemaker with a hidden crock of gold.
A shape-shifting spirit, bringer of both fortune and fright.
The fairy folk of the mounds, the old gods gone underground.