Chapter 24

Death.The Celtic conception of,89;names of Balor and Bilé occur as god of,130Debility of the Ultonians, The.Caused by Macha's curse,179,180;manifested on occasion of Maev's famous cattle-raid of Quelgny (Tain Bo Cuailgné),180Decies.Son of King of the, wooes Light of Beauty (Sgeimh Solais),304Dec´tera. Mother of Cuchulain by Lugh,123;daughter of Druid Cathbad,182;her appearance to Conor mac Nessa after three years' absence,182;her gift of a son to Ulster, Cuchulain, by Lugh,182Dee, The River.Now the Ford of Ferdia,211Deirdre(deer´dree). Daughter of Felim,196;Druid Cathbad draws her horoscope,197;Conor decides to wed when of age,197;nursed by Levarcam,197;her love for Naisi,198;carried off by Naisi,198;returns with Naisi to Ireland,198-200;forced to wed Conor, she dashes herself against a rock and is killed,201;the tales of Grania and, compared,296-304[pg 433]Deities.The Celtic, Cæsar on,87,88;popular and bardic conception of Danaan,104Demetrius.Visit to Britain of,355;mentions island where“Kronos”was imprisoned in sleep while Briareus kept watch over him,355Demna.Otherwise Finn.Birth of,255Deo´ca.A princess of Munster;Children of Lir and,142Dermot MacKerval.Rule of, in Ireland, and the cursing of Tara,47,48;arrests and tries Hugh Guairy,48;dream of wife of,48Dermot of the Love Spot (Dermot O'Dyna).Follower of Finn mac Cumhal, lover of Grania, bred up with Angus at palace on Boyne,123;the typical lover of Irish legend,123;slain by wild Boar of Ben Bulben,123,301,302;friend of Finn's,261;described as a Gaelic Adonis,290;Donn, father of,290;Roc and,290,291;how Dermot got the Love Spot,292;adventure with Gilla Dacar's steed,293-295;fight with the Knight of the Well,294;love-story of Grania and,296-304Derryvar´agh, Lake.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children at,139-142Desa.Foster-father of Conary Mōr,167Dewy-Red.Horse of Conall of the Victories,233Dialogues.Reference to Oisīn-and-Patrick and Keelta-and-Patrick,289Diancecht(dee´an-kecht). Physician to the Danaans,108Dineen's Irish Dictionary.Reference to,164,165Dinnsenchus(din-shen´cus). Ancient tract, preserved in the“Book of Leinster,”85Din´odig.Cantrev of, over which Llew and Blodeuwedd reigned,382,383Dinrigh(din´ree). Maon slays Covac at,153Diodor´us Sic´ulus.A contemporary of Julius Cæsar;describes Gauls,41,42;Pythagoras and,80Dis.Pluto, equivalent,88Dithor´ba.Brother of Red Hugh and Kimbay, slain by Macha,151;five sons of, taken captive by Macha,151,152Diur´an the Rhymer.Germān and, companions of Maeldūn on his wonderful voyage,313;returns with piece of silver net,331Dodder, The River,175DolmensCromlechs, tumuli and, explanation of,53Dōn(oas in“bone”).A Cymric mother-goddess, representing the Gaelic Dana,348,349;Penardun, a daughter of349;Gwydion, son of,349;genealogy set forth,350Donn.1. Mac Midir, son of Midir the Proud,285.2. Father of Dermot;gives his son to be nurtured by Angus Ōg,290Donnybrook.Da Derga's hostel at,170Doocloone.Ailill slain in church of,310;Maeldūn at,311Dowth.Tumulus of,74Druidism.Its existence in British Isles, Gaul, &c.,82;magical rites of, belief in survived in early Irish Christianity,83Druids.Doctrines of,37,39;regarded as intermediaries between God and man,42;the sovran power in Celtica,46;suppressed by Emperor Tiberius,62;Aryan root for the word discovered,82;testimony of Dion Chrysostom to the power of the,83;religious, philosophic and scientific culture superintended by, record of Cæsar regarding,84;cosmogonic teaching died with their order,95Dublin.Conary goes toward,167;[pg 434]Conary's foster-brothers land at, for raiding purposes,169Dupaix.Reference to cup-and-ring markings in book“Monuments of New Spain,”68Dyfed.Pryderi and Manawyddan at,374;Gwydion and Gilvaethwy at,379Dylan(“Son of the Wave”). Son of Arianrod;his death-groan the roar of the tide at mouth of the river Conway,380EEagle of Gwern Abwy, The,392Eber Donn(Brown Eber). Milesian lord;his brutal exultation and its sequel,136;reference to, as one of Milesian leaders,148Eber Finn(Fair Eber). One of the Milesian leaders,148;slain by Eremon,148Ecne(ec´nay). The god whose grandmother was Dana,103Egypt-ian.The ship symbol in the sepulchral art of,75;Feet of Osiris, symbol of visitation, in,77;ideas of immortality,78-87;human sacrifices in, abolished by Amasis I.,86Eis´irt. Bard to King of Wee Folk,247;his visit to King Fergus in Ulster,247Elphin.Son of Gwyddno;finds Taliesin,414;his boast of wife and bard at Arthur's court,415;the sequel,415-417Em´ain Mach´a.The Morrigan passes through, to warn Cuchulain,127;founding of, with reign of Kimbay,150;equivalent, the Brooch of Macha,150;Macha compels five sons of Dithorba to construct ramparts and trenches of,151,152;appearance of Dectera in fields of,182;Cuchulain drives back to,186;news of Cuchulain's battle-fury brought to,194;Fergus returns to,201;boy corps at, go forth to help Cuchulain,214;Ulster men return to, with great glory,225;Conall's“brain ball”laid up at,240Ema´nia. Women of, meet Cuchulain,194;sacrifice of boy corps of, avenged by Cuchulain,214;Cuchulain takes farewell of womenfolk of,231.SeeEmain MachaEmer.Daughter of Forgall;wooed by Cuchulain,185-186;Cuchulain seeks and carries off,195;becomes Cuchulain's wife,195;learns of the tryst between Cuchulain and Fand,226,228;Cuchulain sees her corpse in his madness,230Enamelling.Celts and art of,30Encyclopædia Britannica.Article on Arthurian saga in,341Enid.The tale of Geraint and,399,400Eochy(yeo´hee). 1. Son of Erc, Firbolg king, husband of Taltiu, or Telta,103.2. King of Ireland;reference to appearance of Midir the Proud to, on the Hill of Tara,124;High King of Ireland, wooes and marries Etain,157,158;Midir appears to, and challenges to play chess,161,162Eph´orus. Celts and,17,36Erc.King of Ireland, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;mortally wounds the Grey of Macha,232

Death.The Celtic conception of,89;names of Balor and Bilé occur as god of,130

Death.The Celtic conception of,89;

names of Balor and Bilé occur as god of,130

Debility of the Ultonians, The.Caused by Macha's curse,179,180;manifested on occasion of Maev's famous cattle-raid of Quelgny (Tain Bo Cuailgné),180

Debility of the Ultonians, The.Caused by Macha's curse,179,180;

manifested on occasion of Maev's famous cattle-raid of Quelgny (Tain Bo Cuailgné),180

Decies.Son of King of the, wooes Light of Beauty (Sgeimh Solais),304

Dec´tera. Mother of Cuchulain by Lugh,123;daughter of Druid Cathbad,182;her appearance to Conor mac Nessa after three years' absence,182;her gift of a son to Ulster, Cuchulain, by Lugh,182

Dec´tera. Mother of Cuchulain by Lugh,123;

daughter of Druid Cathbad,182;

her appearance to Conor mac Nessa after three years' absence,182;

her gift of a son to Ulster, Cuchulain, by Lugh,182

Dee, The River.Now the Ford of Ferdia,211

Deirdre(deer´dree). Daughter of Felim,196;Druid Cathbad draws her horoscope,197;Conor decides to wed when of age,197;nursed by Levarcam,197;her love for Naisi,198;carried off by Naisi,198;returns with Naisi to Ireland,198-200;forced to wed Conor, she dashes herself against a rock and is killed,201;the tales of Grania and, compared,296-304

Deirdre(deer´dree). Daughter of Felim,196;

Druid Cathbad draws her horoscope,197;

Conor decides to wed when of age,197;

nursed by Levarcam,197;

her love for Naisi,198;

carried off by Naisi,198;

returns with Naisi to Ireland,198-200;

forced to wed Conor, she dashes herself against a rock and is killed,201;

the tales of Grania and, compared,296-304

Deities.The Celtic, Cæsar on,87,88;popular and bardic conception of Danaan,104

Deities.The Celtic, Cæsar on,87,88;

popular and bardic conception of Danaan,104

Demetrius.Visit to Britain of,355;mentions island where“Kronos”was imprisoned in sleep while Briareus kept watch over him,355

Demetrius.Visit to Britain of,355;

mentions island where“Kronos”was imprisoned in sleep while Briareus kept watch over him,355

Demna.Otherwise Finn.Birth of,255

Demna.Otherwise Finn.

Birth of,255

Deo´ca.A princess of Munster;Children of Lir and,142

Deo´ca.A princess of Munster;

Children of Lir and,142

Dermot MacKerval.Rule of, in Ireland, and the cursing of Tara,47,48;arrests and tries Hugh Guairy,48;dream of wife of,48

Dermot MacKerval.Rule of, in Ireland, and the cursing of Tara,47,48;

arrests and tries Hugh Guairy,48;

dream of wife of,48

Dermot of the Love Spot (Dermot O'Dyna).Follower of Finn mac Cumhal, lover of Grania, bred up with Angus at palace on Boyne,123;the typical lover of Irish legend,123;slain by wild Boar of Ben Bulben,123,301,302;friend of Finn's,261;described as a Gaelic Adonis,290;Donn, father of,290;Roc and,290,291;how Dermot got the Love Spot,292;adventure with Gilla Dacar's steed,293-295;fight with the Knight of the Well,294;love-story of Grania and,296-304

Dermot of the Love Spot (Dermot O'Dyna).Follower of Finn mac Cumhal, lover of Grania, bred up with Angus at palace on Boyne,123;

the typical lover of Irish legend,123;

slain by wild Boar of Ben Bulben,123,301,302;

friend of Finn's,261;

described as a Gaelic Adonis,290;

Donn, father of,290;

Roc and,290,291;

how Dermot got the Love Spot,292;

adventure with Gilla Dacar's steed,293-295;

fight with the Knight of the Well,294;

love-story of Grania and,296-304

Derryvar´agh, Lake.Aoife's cruelty to her step-children at,139-142

Desa.Foster-father of Conary Mōr,167

Dewy-Red.Horse of Conall of the Victories,233

Dialogues.Reference to Oisīn-and-Patrick and Keelta-and-Patrick,289

Diancecht(dee´an-kecht). Physician to the Danaans,108

Dineen's Irish Dictionary.Reference to,164,165

Dinnsenchus(din-shen´cus). Ancient tract, preserved in the“Book of Leinster,”85

Din´odig.Cantrev of, over which Llew and Blodeuwedd reigned,382,383

Dinrigh(din´ree). Maon slays Covac at,153

Diodor´us Sic´ulus.A contemporary of Julius Cæsar;describes Gauls,41,42;Pythagoras and,80

Diodor´us Sic´ulus.A contemporary of Julius Cæsar;

describes Gauls,41,42;

Pythagoras and,80

Dis.Pluto, equivalent,88

Dithor´ba.Brother of Red Hugh and Kimbay, slain by Macha,151;five sons of, taken captive by Macha,151,152

Dithor´ba.Brother of Red Hugh and Kimbay, slain by Macha,151;

five sons of, taken captive by Macha,151,152

Diur´an the Rhymer.Germān and, companions of Maeldūn on his wonderful voyage,313;returns with piece of silver net,331

Diur´an the Rhymer.Germān and, companions of Maeldūn on his wonderful voyage,313;

returns with piece of silver net,331

Dodder, The River,175

DolmensCromlechs, tumuli and, explanation of,53

Dōn(oas in“bone”).A Cymric mother-goddess, representing the Gaelic Dana,348,349;Penardun, a daughter of349;Gwydion, son of,349;genealogy set forth,350

Dōn(oas in“bone”).

A Cymric mother-goddess, representing the Gaelic Dana,348,349;

Penardun, a daughter of349;

Gwydion, son of,349;

genealogy set forth,350

Donn.1. Mac Midir, son of Midir the Proud,285.2. Father of Dermot;gives his son to be nurtured by Angus Ōg,290

Donn.1. Mac Midir, son of Midir the Proud,285.

2. Father of Dermot;

gives his son to be nurtured by Angus Ōg,290

Donnybrook.Da Derga's hostel at,170

Doocloone.Ailill slain in church of,310;Maeldūn at,311

Doocloone.Ailill slain in church of,310;

Maeldūn at,311

Dowth.Tumulus of,74

Druidism.Its existence in British Isles, Gaul, &c.,82;magical rites of, belief in survived in early Irish Christianity,83

Druidism.Its existence in British Isles, Gaul, &c.,82;

magical rites of, belief in survived in early Irish Christianity,83

Druids.Doctrines of,37,39;regarded as intermediaries between God and man,42;the sovran power in Celtica,46;suppressed by Emperor Tiberius,62;Aryan root for the word discovered,82;testimony of Dion Chrysostom to the power of the,83;religious, philosophic and scientific culture superintended by, record of Cæsar regarding,84;cosmogonic teaching died with their order,95

Druids.Doctrines of,37,39;

regarded as intermediaries between God and man,42;

the sovran power in Celtica,46;

suppressed by Emperor Tiberius,62;

Aryan root for the word discovered,82;

testimony of Dion Chrysostom to the power of the,83;

religious, philosophic and scientific culture superintended by, record of Cæsar regarding,84;

cosmogonic teaching died with their order,95

Dublin.Conary goes toward,167;[pg 434]Conary's foster-brothers land at, for raiding purposes,169

Dublin.Conary goes toward,167;

Conary's foster-brothers land at, for raiding purposes,169

Dupaix.Reference to cup-and-ring markings in book“Monuments of New Spain,”68

Dyfed.Pryderi and Manawyddan at,374;Gwydion and Gilvaethwy at,379

Dyfed.Pryderi and Manawyddan at,374;

Gwydion and Gilvaethwy at,379

Dylan(“Son of the Wave”). Son of Arianrod;his death-groan the roar of the tide at mouth of the river Conway,380

Dylan(“Son of the Wave”). Son of Arianrod;

his death-groan the roar of the tide at mouth of the river Conway,380

Eagle of Gwern Abwy, The,392

Eber Donn(Brown Eber). Milesian lord;his brutal exultation and its sequel,136;reference to, as one of Milesian leaders,148

Eber Donn(Brown Eber). Milesian lord;

his brutal exultation and its sequel,136;

reference to, as one of Milesian leaders,148

Eber Finn(Fair Eber). One of the Milesian leaders,148;slain by Eremon,148

Eber Finn(Fair Eber). One of the Milesian leaders,148;

slain by Eremon,148

Ecne(ec´nay). The god whose grandmother was Dana,103

Egypt-ian.The ship symbol in the sepulchral art of,75;Feet of Osiris, symbol of visitation, in,77;ideas of immortality,78-87;human sacrifices in, abolished by Amasis I.,86

Egypt-ian.The ship symbol in the sepulchral art of,75;

Feet of Osiris, symbol of visitation, in,77;

ideas of immortality,78-87;

human sacrifices in, abolished by Amasis I.,86

Eis´irt. Bard to King of Wee Folk,247;his visit to King Fergus in Ulster,247

Eis´irt. Bard to King of Wee Folk,247;

his visit to King Fergus in Ulster,247

Elphin.Son of Gwyddno;finds Taliesin,414;his boast of wife and bard at Arthur's court,415;the sequel,415-417

Elphin.Son of Gwyddno;

finds Taliesin,414;

his boast of wife and bard at Arthur's court,415;

the sequel,415-417

Em´ain Mach´a.The Morrigan passes through, to warn Cuchulain,127;founding of, with reign of Kimbay,150;equivalent, the Brooch of Macha,150;Macha compels five sons of Dithorba to construct ramparts and trenches of,151,152;appearance of Dectera in fields of,182;Cuchulain drives back to,186;news of Cuchulain's battle-fury brought to,194;Fergus returns to,201;boy corps at, go forth to help Cuchulain,214;Ulster men return to, with great glory,225;Conall's“brain ball”laid up at,240

Em´ain Mach´a.The Morrigan passes through, to warn Cuchulain,127;

founding of, with reign of Kimbay,150;

equivalent, the Brooch of Macha,150;

Macha compels five sons of Dithorba to construct ramparts and trenches of,151,152;

appearance of Dectera in fields of,182;

Cuchulain drives back to,186;

news of Cuchulain's battle-fury brought to,194;

Fergus returns to,201;

boy corps at, go forth to help Cuchulain,214;

Ulster men return to, with great glory,225;

Conall's“brain ball”laid up at,240

Ema´nia. Women of, meet Cuchulain,194;sacrifice of boy corps of, avenged by Cuchulain,214;Cuchulain takes farewell of womenfolk of,231.SeeEmain Macha

Ema´nia. Women of, meet Cuchulain,194;

sacrifice of boy corps of, avenged by Cuchulain,214;

Cuchulain takes farewell of womenfolk of,231.

SeeEmain Macha

Emer.Daughter of Forgall;wooed by Cuchulain,185-186;Cuchulain seeks and carries off,195;becomes Cuchulain's wife,195;learns of the tryst between Cuchulain and Fand,226,228;Cuchulain sees her corpse in his madness,230

Emer.Daughter of Forgall;

wooed by Cuchulain,185-186;

Cuchulain seeks and carries off,195;

becomes Cuchulain's wife,195;

learns of the tryst between Cuchulain and Fand,226,228;

Cuchulain sees her corpse in his madness,230

Enamelling.Celts and art of,30

Encyclopædia Britannica.Article on Arthurian saga in,341

Enid.The tale of Geraint and,399,400

Eochy(yeo´hee). 1. Son of Erc, Firbolg king, husband of Taltiu, or Telta,103.2. King of Ireland;reference to appearance of Midir the Proud to, on the Hill of Tara,124;High King of Ireland, wooes and marries Etain,157,158;Midir appears to, and challenges to play chess,161,162

Eochy(yeo´hee). 1. Son of Erc, Firbolg king, husband of Taltiu, or Telta,103.

2. King of Ireland;

reference to appearance of Midir the Proud to, on the Hill of Tara,124;

High King of Ireland, wooes and marries Etain,157,158;

Midir appears to, and challenges to play chess,161,162

Eph´orus. Celts and,17,36

Erc.King of Ireland, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;mortally wounds the Grey of Macha,232

Erc.King of Ireland, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;

mortally wounds the Grey of Macha,232

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