Māthonwy.Ancestor of House of Dōn,349Matière de France. Source of Round Table and chivalric institutions ascribed to Arthur's court,341Maxen Wledig(oo'le-dig). Emperor of Rome;the dream of,384,385[pg 448]May-Day.Sacred to Beltené, day on which Sons of Miled began conquest of Ireland,133,134;combat every, between Gwythur ap Greidawl and Gwyn ap Nudd,353;strange scream heard in Britain on eve of,385Meath.Fergus in his battle-fury strikes off the tops of the threeMaelaof,224;St. Patrick and the folk of,282Medicine.SeeMagic,60,61;Pliny and,61Megalithic People.Builders of dolmens, cromlechs, &c.,52-93;origin of the,54-58;Professor Ridgeway's contention about,56;their religion that of magic,59;representations of the divine powers under human aspect unknown to,75;Druidism imposed on the Celts by the,82;human sacrifices, practice a survival from the,84;conception of, regarding their deities,86Mercury.Regarded as chief of the gods by Gauls,87;Lugh Lamfada identified with,113Merlin.SeeMyrddin.Reference to his magical arts,337;equivalent Myrddin,354;believed by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have erected Stonehenge,354;the abode of, described,354-356Mesged´ra. The vengeance of, fulfilled,241Mesro´da, mac Datho.Son of Datho,241;the carving of the boar of,241-244;Conor and Maev both send to purchase his hound,241Messbuachalla(mess-boo'hala). Only daughter of Etain Oig,166;significance,“the cowherd's foster-child,”166;King Eterskel's promised son and,166;visited by a Danaan lover, and birth of Conary,166,167Mexico.Cup-and-ring marking in,68;symbol of the feet found in,77;the cross-legged“Buddha,”frequent occurrence in religious art of,87Midir the Proud(mid'eer). A son of the Dagda;a type of splendour,124;his appearance to King Eochy,124;Fuamnach, wife of,156;Etain, second bride of,156;recovers his wife from Eochy,160-163;yields up Etain,163Miled.1. Sons of;conquer the People of Dana,100;the coming of, to displace rule in Ireland of Danaans,130;Bregon, son of,130;Amergin, son of,133;begin conquest of Ireland on May-day,133,134.2. A god, represented as, in a Celtic inscription from Hungary, son of Bilé,130.3. Children of;resolve to take vengeance for Ith's slaying,133;enter upon the sovranty of Ireland,136Milesian-s. SeeSons of Miled,130;myth, meaning of,138-145;the early kings,146-148Minorca.Analogous structures (to represent ships) to those in Ireland found in,76Mochaen(mo-chayn'). Hill of, and Lugh's eric,115Modred.King Arthur's nephew;usurps his uncle's crown and weds his wife Guanhumara,337;Arthur defeats and slays,337,338Mongan.Irish chieftain, reincarnation of Finn;wager as to place of death of King Fothad,81Montel´ius, Dr. Oscar.And the ship symbol,72Moonre´mur.A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243Morann.Druid;prophecy of, concerning Cuchulain,183Morc.Fomorian king,101Morda.A blind man, set by Ceridwen to keep fire under the magic cauldron,413Mor´iath. Daughter of Scoriath, the King of Feramore;her love for Maon and her device[pg 449]to win him back to Ireland,153,154;curious tale regarding his hair,154Morna.Father of Goll,257Morr´igan, The.Extraordinary goddess, embodying all that is perverse and horrible among supernatural powers,126;her love and friendship for Cuchulain,126;her visit to Conary Mōr at Hostel of Da Derga,172;appears to Cuchulain and offers her love,212;her threat to be about his feet in bottom of the Ford,212;attacks Cuchulain, and is wounded by him,213;croaks of war and slaughter before Cuchulain,230;settles on the dead Cuchulain's shoulder as a crow,233Mountains of Mourne.Cuchulain on,193Moyrath.Battle of, ended resistance of Celtic chiefs to Christianity,51Moyslaught(“The Plain of Adoration”).Idol of Crom Cruach erected on,85,149Moytura, Plain of.1. Scene of First Battle (Co. Sligo) between Danaans and the Firbolgs,106,107.2. Scene of Second Battle (Co. Mayo) between Danaans and Fomorians,117,130;the Dagda and,120Munsalväsche (Montsalvat), The Castle of, where, in W. von Eschenbach's poem, the Grail is preserved,407Munster.Ailill Olum, King of,127;“Hill of Ainé”and goddess Ainé128;origin of name,154Mur´ias, The City of(see Dana),105,106Murna of the White Neck.Wife of Cumhal, mother of Finn,255,266;takes refuge in forests of Slieve Bloom, and gives birth to Demna (Finn),255;marries King of Kerry,256Murtagh mac Erc. King of Ireland, brother of Fergus the Great;lends famous Stone of Scone to Scotland,105Murthem´ney.Kian killed on Plain of,114;Cuchulain of, seen in a vision by prophetess Fedelma,206;the carnage of,214;host of Ulster assemble on,229;Cuchulain at his dūn in,230Mycen´æ. Burial chamber of the Atreidæ, ancient dolmen yet stands beside, in,53Myrddin.SeeMerlin.A deity in Arthur's mythological cycle, corresponds with Sun-god Nudd,354;suggestion of Professor Rhys that chief deity worshipped at Stonehenge was,355;seizes the“Thirteen Treasures of Britain,”355Mythological Cycle, The,95,96Mythology.Comparison between Gaelic and Cymric,346-348;compared with folklore,418Myths.Danaan, meaning of,137;Milesian, meaning of,138,139;Invasion, of Ireland,138-145NNaisi(nay'see). Son of Usna, loved by Deirdre,198;abducts Deirdre,198;Ardan and Ainlé, his brothers,198;Conor invites return of,198;his return under care of Fergus,199;slain by Owen son of Duracht,201Naqada(nak'a-da). Signs on ivory tablets discovered by Flinders Petrie in cemetery at,78Narberth.Castle where Pwyll had his court,359;Pwyll's adventure on the Mound of Arberth, near,359-365;Pryderi and Manawyddan and their wives left desolate at palace of,373Natchrantal(na-chran'tal). Famous champion of Maev;assists to capture Brown Bull,211[pg 450]Nechtan.Dūn of the sons of,193;Cuchulain provokes a fight with sons of,193,194;sons of, slain,194Neit(nayt).Danaan king, slain in battle with the Fomorians,132Nemed.Son of Agnoman;takes possession of Ireland,98;fights victoriously against Fomorians, his death,101Nemedians.Sail for Ireland,99;akin to the Partholanians,101;revolt of, against Fomorians,101,102;routed by Fomorians,102Nemglan.Commands Conary go to Tara,168;he declares Conary'sgeise,168
Māthonwy.Ancestor of House of Dōn,349Matière de France. Source of Round Table and chivalric institutions ascribed to Arthur's court,341Maxen Wledig(oo'le-dig). Emperor of Rome;the dream of,384,385[pg 448]May-Day.Sacred to Beltené, day on which Sons of Miled began conquest of Ireland,133,134;combat every, between Gwythur ap Greidawl and Gwyn ap Nudd,353;strange scream heard in Britain on eve of,385Meath.Fergus in his battle-fury strikes off the tops of the threeMaelaof,224;St. Patrick and the folk of,282Medicine.SeeMagic,60,61;Pliny and,61Megalithic People.Builders of dolmens, cromlechs, &c.,52-93;origin of the,54-58;Professor Ridgeway's contention about,56;their religion that of magic,59;representations of the divine powers under human aspect unknown to,75;Druidism imposed on the Celts by the,82;human sacrifices, practice a survival from the,84;conception of, regarding their deities,86Mercury.Regarded as chief of the gods by Gauls,87;Lugh Lamfada identified with,113Merlin.SeeMyrddin.Reference to his magical arts,337;equivalent Myrddin,354;believed by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have erected Stonehenge,354;the abode of, described,354-356Mesged´ra. The vengeance of, fulfilled,241Mesro´da, mac Datho.Son of Datho,241;the carving of the boar of,241-244;Conor and Maev both send to purchase his hound,241Messbuachalla(mess-boo'hala). Only daughter of Etain Oig,166;significance,“the cowherd's foster-child,”166;King Eterskel's promised son and,166;visited by a Danaan lover, and birth of Conary,166,167Mexico.Cup-and-ring marking in,68;symbol of the feet found in,77;the cross-legged“Buddha,”frequent occurrence in religious art of,87Midir the Proud(mid'eer). A son of the Dagda;a type of splendour,124;his appearance to King Eochy,124;Fuamnach, wife of,156;Etain, second bride of,156;recovers his wife from Eochy,160-163;yields up Etain,163Miled.1. Sons of;conquer the People of Dana,100;the coming of, to displace rule in Ireland of Danaans,130;Bregon, son of,130;Amergin, son of,133;begin conquest of Ireland on May-day,133,134.2. A god, represented as, in a Celtic inscription from Hungary, son of Bilé,130.3. Children of;resolve to take vengeance for Ith's slaying,133;enter upon the sovranty of Ireland,136Milesian-s. SeeSons of Miled,130;myth, meaning of,138-145;the early kings,146-148Minorca.Analogous structures (to represent ships) to those in Ireland found in,76Mochaen(mo-chayn'). Hill of, and Lugh's eric,115Modred.King Arthur's nephew;usurps his uncle's crown and weds his wife Guanhumara,337;Arthur defeats and slays,337,338Mongan.Irish chieftain, reincarnation of Finn;wager as to place of death of King Fothad,81Montel´ius, Dr. Oscar.And the ship symbol,72Moonre´mur.A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243Morann.Druid;prophecy of, concerning Cuchulain,183Morc.Fomorian king,101Morda.A blind man, set by Ceridwen to keep fire under the magic cauldron,413Mor´iath. Daughter of Scoriath, the King of Feramore;her love for Maon and her device[pg 449]to win him back to Ireland,153,154;curious tale regarding his hair,154Morna.Father of Goll,257Morr´igan, The.Extraordinary goddess, embodying all that is perverse and horrible among supernatural powers,126;her love and friendship for Cuchulain,126;her visit to Conary Mōr at Hostel of Da Derga,172;appears to Cuchulain and offers her love,212;her threat to be about his feet in bottom of the Ford,212;attacks Cuchulain, and is wounded by him,213;croaks of war and slaughter before Cuchulain,230;settles on the dead Cuchulain's shoulder as a crow,233Mountains of Mourne.Cuchulain on,193Moyrath.Battle of, ended resistance of Celtic chiefs to Christianity,51Moyslaught(“The Plain of Adoration”).Idol of Crom Cruach erected on,85,149Moytura, Plain of.1. Scene of First Battle (Co. Sligo) between Danaans and the Firbolgs,106,107.2. Scene of Second Battle (Co. Mayo) between Danaans and Fomorians,117,130;the Dagda and,120Munsalväsche (Montsalvat), The Castle of, where, in W. von Eschenbach's poem, the Grail is preserved,407Munster.Ailill Olum, King of,127;“Hill of Ainé”and goddess Ainé128;origin of name,154Mur´ias, The City of(see Dana),105,106Murna of the White Neck.Wife of Cumhal, mother of Finn,255,266;takes refuge in forests of Slieve Bloom, and gives birth to Demna (Finn),255;marries King of Kerry,256Murtagh mac Erc. King of Ireland, brother of Fergus the Great;lends famous Stone of Scone to Scotland,105Murthem´ney.Kian killed on Plain of,114;Cuchulain of, seen in a vision by prophetess Fedelma,206;the carnage of,214;host of Ulster assemble on,229;Cuchulain at his dūn in,230Mycen´æ. Burial chamber of the Atreidæ, ancient dolmen yet stands beside, in,53Myrddin.SeeMerlin.A deity in Arthur's mythological cycle, corresponds with Sun-god Nudd,354;suggestion of Professor Rhys that chief deity worshipped at Stonehenge was,355;seizes the“Thirteen Treasures of Britain,”355Mythological Cycle, The,95,96Mythology.Comparison between Gaelic and Cymric,346-348;compared with folklore,418Myths.Danaan, meaning of,137;Milesian, meaning of,138,139;Invasion, of Ireland,138-145NNaisi(nay'see). Son of Usna, loved by Deirdre,198;abducts Deirdre,198;Ardan and Ainlé, his brothers,198;Conor invites return of,198;his return under care of Fergus,199;slain by Owen son of Duracht,201Naqada(nak'a-da). Signs on ivory tablets discovered by Flinders Petrie in cemetery at,78Narberth.Castle where Pwyll had his court,359;Pwyll's adventure on the Mound of Arberth, near,359-365;Pryderi and Manawyddan and their wives left desolate at palace of,373Natchrantal(na-chran'tal). Famous champion of Maev;assists to capture Brown Bull,211[pg 450]Nechtan.Dūn of the sons of,193;Cuchulain provokes a fight with sons of,193,194;sons of, slain,194Neit(nayt).Danaan king, slain in battle with the Fomorians,132Nemed.Son of Agnoman;takes possession of Ireland,98;fights victoriously against Fomorians, his death,101Nemedians.Sail for Ireland,99;akin to the Partholanians,101;revolt of, against Fomorians,101,102;routed by Fomorians,102Nemglan.Commands Conary go to Tara,168;he declares Conary'sgeise,168
Māthonwy.Ancestor of House of Dōn,349Matière de France. Source of Round Table and chivalric institutions ascribed to Arthur's court,341Maxen Wledig(oo'le-dig). Emperor of Rome;the dream of,384,385[pg 448]May-Day.Sacred to Beltené, day on which Sons of Miled began conquest of Ireland,133,134;combat every, between Gwythur ap Greidawl and Gwyn ap Nudd,353;strange scream heard in Britain on eve of,385Meath.Fergus in his battle-fury strikes off the tops of the threeMaelaof,224;St. Patrick and the folk of,282Medicine.SeeMagic,60,61;Pliny and,61Megalithic People.Builders of dolmens, cromlechs, &c.,52-93;origin of the,54-58;Professor Ridgeway's contention about,56;their religion that of magic,59;representations of the divine powers under human aspect unknown to,75;Druidism imposed on the Celts by the,82;human sacrifices, practice a survival from the,84;conception of, regarding their deities,86Mercury.Regarded as chief of the gods by Gauls,87;Lugh Lamfada identified with,113Merlin.SeeMyrddin.Reference to his magical arts,337;equivalent Myrddin,354;believed by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have erected Stonehenge,354;the abode of, described,354-356Mesged´ra. The vengeance of, fulfilled,241Mesro´da, mac Datho.Son of Datho,241;the carving of the boar of,241-244;Conor and Maev both send to purchase his hound,241Messbuachalla(mess-boo'hala). Only daughter of Etain Oig,166;significance,“the cowherd's foster-child,”166;King Eterskel's promised son and,166;visited by a Danaan lover, and birth of Conary,166,167Mexico.Cup-and-ring marking in,68;symbol of the feet found in,77;the cross-legged“Buddha,”frequent occurrence in religious art of,87Midir the Proud(mid'eer). A son of the Dagda;a type of splendour,124;his appearance to King Eochy,124;Fuamnach, wife of,156;Etain, second bride of,156;recovers his wife from Eochy,160-163;yields up Etain,163Miled.1. Sons of;conquer the People of Dana,100;the coming of, to displace rule in Ireland of Danaans,130;Bregon, son of,130;Amergin, son of,133;begin conquest of Ireland on May-day,133,134.2. A god, represented as, in a Celtic inscription from Hungary, son of Bilé,130.3. Children of;resolve to take vengeance for Ith's slaying,133;enter upon the sovranty of Ireland,136Milesian-s. SeeSons of Miled,130;myth, meaning of,138-145;the early kings,146-148Minorca.Analogous structures (to represent ships) to those in Ireland found in,76Mochaen(mo-chayn'). Hill of, and Lugh's eric,115Modred.King Arthur's nephew;usurps his uncle's crown and weds his wife Guanhumara,337;Arthur defeats and slays,337,338Mongan.Irish chieftain, reincarnation of Finn;wager as to place of death of King Fothad,81Montel´ius, Dr. Oscar.And the ship symbol,72Moonre´mur.A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243Morann.Druid;prophecy of, concerning Cuchulain,183Morc.Fomorian king,101Morda.A blind man, set by Ceridwen to keep fire under the magic cauldron,413Mor´iath. Daughter of Scoriath, the King of Feramore;her love for Maon and her device[pg 449]to win him back to Ireland,153,154;curious tale regarding his hair,154Morna.Father of Goll,257Morr´igan, The.Extraordinary goddess, embodying all that is perverse and horrible among supernatural powers,126;her love and friendship for Cuchulain,126;her visit to Conary Mōr at Hostel of Da Derga,172;appears to Cuchulain and offers her love,212;her threat to be about his feet in bottom of the Ford,212;attacks Cuchulain, and is wounded by him,213;croaks of war and slaughter before Cuchulain,230;settles on the dead Cuchulain's shoulder as a crow,233Mountains of Mourne.Cuchulain on,193Moyrath.Battle of, ended resistance of Celtic chiefs to Christianity,51Moyslaught(“The Plain of Adoration”).Idol of Crom Cruach erected on,85,149Moytura, Plain of.1. Scene of First Battle (Co. Sligo) between Danaans and the Firbolgs,106,107.2. Scene of Second Battle (Co. Mayo) between Danaans and Fomorians,117,130;the Dagda and,120Munsalväsche (Montsalvat), The Castle of, where, in W. von Eschenbach's poem, the Grail is preserved,407Munster.Ailill Olum, King of,127;“Hill of Ainé”and goddess Ainé128;origin of name,154Mur´ias, The City of(see Dana),105,106Murna of the White Neck.Wife of Cumhal, mother of Finn,255,266;takes refuge in forests of Slieve Bloom, and gives birth to Demna (Finn),255;marries King of Kerry,256Murtagh mac Erc. King of Ireland, brother of Fergus the Great;lends famous Stone of Scone to Scotland,105Murthem´ney.Kian killed on Plain of,114;Cuchulain of, seen in a vision by prophetess Fedelma,206;the carnage of,214;host of Ulster assemble on,229;Cuchulain at his dūn in,230Mycen´æ. Burial chamber of the Atreidæ, ancient dolmen yet stands beside, in,53Myrddin.SeeMerlin.A deity in Arthur's mythological cycle, corresponds with Sun-god Nudd,354;suggestion of Professor Rhys that chief deity worshipped at Stonehenge was,355;seizes the“Thirteen Treasures of Britain,”355Mythological Cycle, The,95,96Mythology.Comparison between Gaelic and Cymric,346-348;compared with folklore,418Myths.Danaan, meaning of,137;Milesian, meaning of,138,139;Invasion, of Ireland,138-145NNaisi(nay'see). Son of Usna, loved by Deirdre,198;abducts Deirdre,198;Ardan and Ainlé, his brothers,198;Conor invites return of,198;his return under care of Fergus,199;slain by Owen son of Duracht,201Naqada(nak'a-da). Signs on ivory tablets discovered by Flinders Petrie in cemetery at,78Narberth.Castle where Pwyll had his court,359;Pwyll's adventure on the Mound of Arberth, near,359-365;Pryderi and Manawyddan and their wives left desolate at palace of,373Natchrantal(na-chran'tal). Famous champion of Maev;assists to capture Brown Bull,211[pg 450]Nechtan.Dūn of the sons of,193;Cuchulain provokes a fight with sons of,193,194;sons of, slain,194Neit(nayt).Danaan king, slain in battle with the Fomorians,132Nemed.Son of Agnoman;takes possession of Ireland,98;fights victoriously against Fomorians, his death,101Nemedians.Sail for Ireland,99;akin to the Partholanians,101;revolt of, against Fomorians,101,102;routed by Fomorians,102Nemglan.Commands Conary go to Tara,168;he declares Conary'sgeise,168
Māthonwy.Ancestor of House of Dōn,349
Māthonwy.Ancestor of House of Dōn,349
Matière de France. Source of Round Table and chivalric institutions ascribed to Arthur's court,341
Matière de France. Source of Round Table and chivalric institutions ascribed to Arthur's court,341
Maxen Wledig(oo'le-dig). Emperor of Rome;the dream of,384,385
Maxen Wledig(oo'le-dig). Emperor of Rome;
the dream of,384,385
May-Day.Sacred to Beltené, day on which Sons of Miled began conquest of Ireland,133,134;combat every, between Gwythur ap Greidawl and Gwyn ap Nudd,353;strange scream heard in Britain on eve of,385
May-Day.Sacred to Beltené, day on which Sons of Miled began conquest of Ireland,133,134;
combat every, between Gwythur ap Greidawl and Gwyn ap Nudd,353;
strange scream heard in Britain on eve of,385
Meath.Fergus in his battle-fury strikes off the tops of the threeMaelaof,224;St. Patrick and the folk of,282
Meath.Fergus in his battle-fury strikes off the tops of the threeMaelaof,224;
St. Patrick and the folk of,282
Medicine.SeeMagic,60,61;Pliny and,61
Medicine.SeeMagic,60,61;
Pliny and,61
Megalithic People.Builders of dolmens, cromlechs, &c.,52-93;origin of the,54-58;Professor Ridgeway's contention about,56;their religion that of magic,59;representations of the divine powers under human aspect unknown to,75;Druidism imposed on the Celts by the,82;human sacrifices, practice a survival from the,84;conception of, regarding their deities,86
Megalithic People.Builders of dolmens, cromlechs, &c.,52-93;
origin of the,54-58;
Professor Ridgeway's contention about,56;
their religion that of magic,59;
representations of the divine powers under human aspect unknown to,75;
Druidism imposed on the Celts by the,82;
human sacrifices, practice a survival from the,84;
conception of, regarding their deities,86
Mercury.Regarded as chief of the gods by Gauls,87;Lugh Lamfada identified with,113
Mercury.Regarded as chief of the gods by Gauls,87;
Lugh Lamfada identified with,113
Merlin.SeeMyrddin.Reference to his magical arts,337;equivalent Myrddin,354;believed by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have erected Stonehenge,354;the abode of, described,354-356
Merlin.SeeMyrddin.
Reference to his magical arts,337;
equivalent Myrddin,354;
believed by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have erected Stonehenge,354;
the abode of, described,354-356
Mesged´ra. The vengeance of, fulfilled,241
Mesged´ra. The vengeance of, fulfilled,241
Mesro´da, mac Datho.Son of Datho,241;the carving of the boar of,241-244;Conor and Maev both send to purchase his hound,241
Mesro´da, mac Datho.Son of Datho,241;
the carving of the boar of,241-244;
Conor and Maev both send to purchase his hound,241
Messbuachalla(mess-boo'hala). Only daughter of Etain Oig,166;significance,“the cowherd's foster-child,”166;King Eterskel's promised son and,166;visited by a Danaan lover, and birth of Conary,166,167
Messbuachalla(mess-boo'hala). Only daughter of Etain Oig,166;
significance,“the cowherd's foster-child,”166;
King Eterskel's promised son and,166;
visited by a Danaan lover, and birth of Conary,166,167
Mexico.Cup-and-ring marking in,68;symbol of the feet found in,77;the cross-legged“Buddha,”frequent occurrence in religious art of,87
Mexico.Cup-and-ring marking in,68;
symbol of the feet found in,77;
the cross-legged“Buddha,”frequent occurrence in religious art of,87
Midir the Proud(mid'eer). A son of the Dagda;a type of splendour,124;his appearance to King Eochy,124;Fuamnach, wife of,156;Etain, second bride of,156;recovers his wife from Eochy,160-163;yields up Etain,163
Midir the Proud(mid'eer). A son of the Dagda;
a type of splendour,124;
his appearance to King Eochy,124;
Fuamnach, wife of,156;
Etain, second bride of,156;
recovers his wife from Eochy,160-163;
yields up Etain,163
Miled.1. Sons of;conquer the People of Dana,100;the coming of, to displace rule in Ireland of Danaans,130;Bregon, son of,130;Amergin, son of,133;begin conquest of Ireland on May-day,133,134.2. A god, represented as, in a Celtic inscription from Hungary, son of Bilé,130.3. Children of;resolve to take vengeance for Ith's slaying,133;enter upon the sovranty of Ireland,136
Miled.
1. Sons of;
conquer the People of Dana,100;
the coming of, to displace rule in Ireland of Danaans,130;
Bregon, son of,130;
Amergin, son of,133;
begin conquest of Ireland on May-day,133,134.
2. A god, represented as, in a Celtic inscription from Hungary, son of Bilé,130.
3. Children of;
resolve to take vengeance for Ith's slaying,133;
enter upon the sovranty of Ireland,136
Milesian-s. SeeSons of Miled,130;myth, meaning of,138-145;the early kings,146-148
Milesian-s. SeeSons of Miled,130;
myth, meaning of,138-145;
the early kings,146-148
Minorca.Analogous structures (to represent ships) to those in Ireland found in,76
Minorca.Analogous structures (to represent ships) to those in Ireland found in,76
Mochaen(mo-chayn'). Hill of, and Lugh's eric,115
Mochaen(mo-chayn'). Hill of, and Lugh's eric,115
Modred.King Arthur's nephew;usurps his uncle's crown and weds his wife Guanhumara,337;Arthur defeats and slays,337,338
Modred.King Arthur's nephew;
usurps his uncle's crown and weds his wife Guanhumara,337;
Arthur defeats and slays,337,338
Mongan.Irish chieftain, reincarnation of Finn;wager as to place of death of King Fothad,81
Mongan.Irish chieftain, reincarnation of Finn;
wager as to place of death of King Fothad,81
Montel´ius, Dr. Oscar.And the ship symbol,72
Montel´ius, Dr. Oscar.And the ship symbol,72
Moonre´mur.A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243
Moonre´mur.A lord of Ulster;
mac Datho's boar and,243
Morann.Druid;prophecy of, concerning Cuchulain,183
Morann.Druid;
prophecy of, concerning Cuchulain,183
Morc.Fomorian king,101
Morc.Fomorian king,101
Morda.A blind man, set by Ceridwen to keep fire under the magic cauldron,413
Morda.A blind man, set by Ceridwen to keep fire under the magic cauldron,413
Mor´iath. Daughter of Scoriath, the King of Feramore;her love for Maon and her device[pg 449]to win him back to Ireland,153,154;curious tale regarding his hair,154
Mor´iath. Daughter of Scoriath, the King of Feramore;
her love for Maon and her device[pg 449]to win him back to Ireland,153,154;
curious tale regarding his hair,154
Morna.Father of Goll,257
Morna.Father of Goll,257
Morr´igan, The.Extraordinary goddess, embodying all that is perverse and horrible among supernatural powers,126;her love and friendship for Cuchulain,126;her visit to Conary Mōr at Hostel of Da Derga,172;appears to Cuchulain and offers her love,212;her threat to be about his feet in bottom of the Ford,212;attacks Cuchulain, and is wounded by him,213;croaks of war and slaughter before Cuchulain,230;settles on the dead Cuchulain's shoulder as a crow,233
Morr´igan, The.Extraordinary goddess, embodying all that is perverse and horrible among supernatural powers,126;
her love and friendship for Cuchulain,126;
her visit to Conary Mōr at Hostel of Da Derga,172;
appears to Cuchulain and offers her love,212;
her threat to be about his feet in bottom of the Ford,212;
attacks Cuchulain, and is wounded by him,213;
croaks of war and slaughter before Cuchulain,230;
settles on the dead Cuchulain's shoulder as a crow,233
Mountains of Mourne.Cuchulain on,193
Mountains of Mourne.Cuchulain on,193
Moyrath.Battle of, ended resistance of Celtic chiefs to Christianity,51
Moyrath.Battle of, ended resistance of Celtic chiefs to Christianity,51
Moyslaught(“The Plain of Adoration”).Idol of Crom Cruach erected on,85,149
Moyslaught(“The Plain of Adoration”).
Idol of Crom Cruach erected on,85,149
Moytura, Plain of.1. Scene of First Battle (Co. Sligo) between Danaans and the Firbolgs,106,107.2. Scene of Second Battle (Co. Mayo) between Danaans and Fomorians,117,130;the Dagda and,120
Moytura, Plain of.
1. Scene of First Battle (Co. Sligo) between Danaans and the Firbolgs,106,107.
2. Scene of Second Battle (Co. Mayo) between Danaans and Fomorians,117,130;
the Dagda and,120
Munsalväsche (Montsalvat), The Castle of, where, in W. von Eschenbach's poem, the Grail is preserved,407
Munsalväsche (Montsalvat), The Castle of, where, in W. von Eschenbach's poem, the Grail is preserved,407
Munster.Ailill Olum, King of,127;“Hill of Ainé”and goddess Ainé128;origin of name,154
Munster.Ailill Olum, King of,127;
“Hill of Ainé”and goddess Ainé128;
origin of name,154
Mur´ias, The City of(see Dana),105,106
Mur´ias, The City of(see Dana),105,106
Murna of the White Neck.Wife of Cumhal, mother of Finn,255,266;takes refuge in forests of Slieve Bloom, and gives birth to Demna (Finn),255;marries King of Kerry,256
Murna of the White Neck.Wife of Cumhal, mother of Finn,255,266;
takes refuge in forests of Slieve Bloom, and gives birth to Demna (Finn),255;
marries King of Kerry,256
Murtagh mac Erc. King of Ireland, brother of Fergus the Great;lends famous Stone of Scone to Scotland,105
Murtagh mac Erc. King of Ireland, brother of Fergus the Great;
lends famous Stone of Scone to Scotland,105
Murthem´ney.Kian killed on Plain of,114;Cuchulain of, seen in a vision by prophetess Fedelma,206;the carnage of,214;host of Ulster assemble on,229;Cuchulain at his dūn in,230
Murthem´ney.
Kian killed on Plain of,114;
Cuchulain of, seen in a vision by prophetess Fedelma,206;
the carnage of,214;
host of Ulster assemble on,229;
Cuchulain at his dūn in,230
Mycen´æ. Burial chamber of the Atreidæ, ancient dolmen yet stands beside, in,53
Mycen´æ. Burial chamber of the Atreidæ, ancient dolmen yet stands beside, in,53
Myrddin.SeeMerlin.A deity in Arthur's mythological cycle, corresponds with Sun-god Nudd,354;suggestion of Professor Rhys that chief deity worshipped at Stonehenge was,355;seizes the“Thirteen Treasures of Britain,”355
Myrddin.SeeMerlin.
A deity in Arthur's mythological cycle, corresponds with Sun-god Nudd,354;
suggestion of Professor Rhys that chief deity worshipped at Stonehenge was,355;
seizes the“Thirteen Treasures of Britain,”355
Mythological Cycle, The,95,96
Mythological Cycle, The,95,96
Mythology.Comparison between Gaelic and Cymric,346-348;compared with folklore,418
Mythology.Comparison between Gaelic and Cymric,346-348;
compared with folklore,418
Myths.Danaan, meaning of,137;Milesian, meaning of,138,139;Invasion, of Ireland,138-145
Myths.Danaan, meaning of,137;
Milesian, meaning of,138,139;
Invasion, of Ireland,138-145
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Naisi(nay'see). Son of Usna, loved by Deirdre,198;abducts Deirdre,198;Ardan and Ainlé, his brothers,198;Conor invites return of,198;his return under care of Fergus,199;slain by Owen son of Duracht,201
Naisi(nay'see). Son of Usna, loved by Deirdre,198;
abducts Deirdre,198;
Ardan and Ainlé, his brothers,198;
Conor invites return of,198;
his return under care of Fergus,199;
slain by Owen son of Duracht,201
Naqada(nak'a-da). Signs on ivory tablets discovered by Flinders Petrie in cemetery at,78
Naqada(nak'a-da). Signs on ivory tablets discovered by Flinders Petrie in cemetery at,78
Narberth.Castle where Pwyll had his court,359;Pwyll's adventure on the Mound of Arberth, near,359-365;Pryderi and Manawyddan and their wives left desolate at palace of,373
Narberth.Castle where Pwyll had his court,359;
Pwyll's adventure on the Mound of Arberth, near,359-365;
Pryderi and Manawyddan and their wives left desolate at palace of,373
Natchrantal(na-chran'tal). Famous champion of Maev;assists to capture Brown Bull,211
Natchrantal(na-chran'tal). Famous champion of Maev;
assists to capture Brown Bull,211
Nechtan.Dūn of the sons of,193;Cuchulain provokes a fight with sons of,193,194;sons of, slain,194
Nechtan.Dūn of the sons of,193;
Cuchulain provokes a fight with sons of,193,194;
sons of, slain,194
Neit(nayt).Danaan king, slain in battle with the Fomorians,132
Neit(nayt).
Danaan king, slain in battle with the Fomorians,132
Nemed.Son of Agnoman;takes possession of Ireland,98;fights victoriously against Fomorians, his death,101
Nemed.Son of Agnoman;
takes possession of Ireland,98;
fights victoriously against Fomorians, his death,101
Nemedians.Sail for Ireland,99;akin to the Partholanians,101;revolt of, against Fomorians,101,102;routed by Fomorians,102
Nemedians.Sail for Ireland,99;
akin to the Partholanians,101;
revolt of, against Fomorians,101,102;
routed by Fomorians,102
Nemglan.Commands Conary go to Tara,168;he declares Conary'sgeise,168
Nemglan.Commands Conary go to Tara,168;
he declares Conary'sgeise,168