Boann
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Boann or Boand is the Irish goddess of the River Boyne, an important river in Ireland's historical province of Meath. According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn and Táin Bó Fraích she was the sister of Befin
The River Boyne with Newgrange in the background.
The River Boyne as seen from Brú na Bóinne.
The Dagda
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The Dagda is considered the great god of Irish mythology. He is the chief god of the Tuatha Dé Danann, with the Dagda portrayed as a father-figure, king, and druid. He is associated with fertility, ag
Boann
…was the sister of Befind and daughter of Delbáeth, son of Elada, of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Her husband is variously Nechtan or Elcmar. With her lover the Dagda, she is the mother of Aengus. Her name is interpreted as "white cow" (Irish: bó fhionn; Old Irish: bó find) in the dinsenchas, where she is also called…
The rising Sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange only at the winter solstice.