Manannán mac Lir
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Manannán or Manann, also known as Manannán mac Lir, is a sea god, warrior and king of the otherworld in Gaelic mythology who is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Manannán mac Lir, sculpture by John Sutton at Gortmore, Magilligan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
The boat from the 1st century BC Broighter Hoard, which was found near Magilligan and may be a votive offering to Manannán
Stephen Reid's illustration of the Sons of Tuireann in Manannán's boat
South Barrule, reputed home of Manannán on the Isle of Man
Tuatha Dé Danann
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The Tuatha Dé Danann, also known by the earlier name Tuath Dé, are a supernatural race in Irish mythology. Many of them are thought to represent deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.
Manannán mac Lir
…Manannán mac Lir ('son of the Sea'), is a sea god, warrior and king of the otherworld in Gaelic (Irish, Manx and Scottish) mythology who is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is seen as a ruler and guardian of the otherworld and his dominion is referred by such names as Emain Ablach (or Emhain Abhlach, 'Isle of Apple…
The Tuatha Dé Danann as depicted in John Duncan's Riders of the Sidhe (1911)