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King of the Great Plain - father of Taillte (37)

Laegaire - son of Crimthan Cass, he killed Goll in battle in order to restore Fiachna's captured wife to him (122), after which he took Fiachna's daughter as his own wife and ruled as a king in Magh Mell (123)

Lake Island - see Inislocha (13th7)

Lake of Birds - see Loch na-n Ean (121)

Lake of the Dwarfs - see Loch Luchra (13th2)

Lake of the Oaks - see Loch Dairbhreach (126)

Land of Promise - dwelling place of the Riders of the Sidh (41). See Tir Tairngaire (13th1)

Land of the Ever-Living Ones - see Tir-nam-Beo (13th3)

Land of the Ever-Living Women - the place to which Fer Ferdiad was trying to take Tuag when she drowned (98)

Land of Women - see Tir na mBan (105)

Laoi - one of the twelve chief rivers of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Leanan Sidhe - Sweetheart of the Sidhe, a title given to Aine (86)

Leat Glas - Indech's poet, he was present at Indech's death at the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (66)

Leith - (Leh) the son of Celtchar, he loved Bri, but she died before they could be together and the hill of Bri Leith was named after them (88)

Len Linfiaclach - smith to the Dagda, he made the bright vessels of Fand (81)

Lia Fail - one of the four great treasures the Tuatha de Danaan brought to Ireland from the north. It came from the city of Falias (27). It was kept to the north of the Hill of Hostages, and it used to roar under the feet of every true king of Ireland (31).

Liath - son of Lobais, he was one of the chief men of the Fomor (42)

Liath-Druim - Teamhair (q.v.) (31)

Liban - daughter of Conchubar Abratrudh and wife of Tadg, she was captured and taken to wife by Cathmann, but was later rescued by Tadg (13th5)

Life River - the salmon of the Life River are mentioned briefly in Ethne's complaint (58)

Lir - father of Manannan (27), of Sidhe Fionnachaidh, he was considered for kingship of the Tuatha de Danaan after their defeat (77). He married Aobh (by whom he had four children), and then her sister Aoife (125).

Lobais - styled 'the Druid', he was father of Liath and one of the chief men of the Fomor (42)

Lobos - see Elathan (2) (61)

Loch Arboch - see Slaine (64)

Loch Bel Sead - the lake that is on top of a mountain, it sprang up under the feet of Cliach (78)

Loch Ce' - see Ce' (67)

Loch Cuan - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Dairbhreach - (Loch Darvragh) Lake of the Oaks, where Aoife changed Aobh's four children into swans (126)

Loch Dearg - the dwelling-place of Bodb Dearg (124)

Loch Decket - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Echach - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Feabhail - the burial place of Aedh, son of the Dagda (82)

Loch Febail - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Laeig - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Luchra - the Lake of the Dwarfs, near Manannan's city, in Tir Tairngaire (13th2)

Loch Luimnech - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Mescdhae - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch na-n Ean - the Lake of Birds, where Laegaire met Fiachna (121)

Loch Orbsen - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Riach - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Loch Righ - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Lochlann - the dwelling place of the men of the Fomor (42)

Loscuinn - it lay to the north of the river Unius (61)

Luachaid - see Luchtar (37)

Luan - see Pisear (49)

Luath - two swift men of the Fomor were named Luath, and they gathered an army for Bres when he went to do battle with Lugh (42)

Luchair - see Druimne (80)

Luchta - variant of Luchtar (q.v.), styled 'the Carpenter' (64)

Luchtar - son of Luachaid, he was the carpenter of the Tuatha de Danaan (37)

Lugaidh Menn - King of Ireland. Eochaid, Fiacha, and Ruide were three of his sons (78).

Lugh - (Loo) styled 'Lamh-Fada', of the Long Hand (41), son of Cian and Ethlinn, and foster-son of Taillte and Echaid, he was also styled 'Ildanach', the Master of all Arts (37). Nuada abdicated the throne to him for 13 days in order to enlist his help against the Fomor (38). His foster-brothers were the sons of Manannan (41). At the second battle of Magh Tuireadh, he made a spear cast that brought Balor's evil eye out through the back of his head, instantly killing him and 27 of the army of the Fomor (66). Father of Cuchulain (DIM).

MacCecht - styled 'Son of the Plough', he was the husband of Fodhla (71)

MacCuill - styled 'Son of the Hazel', he was the husband of Banba (71)

MacGreine - styled 'Son of the Sun', he was the husband of Eriu (72)

Macha - one of the greatest of the women of the Tuatha de Danaan, she fed on the heads of men slain in battle (27). She, along with Badb and Morrigu , used powers of enchantment to bring mists , clouds of darkness, and showers of fire and blood over the Firbolgs at Teamhair for three days (29). The daughter of Emmass, she was killed by Balor in the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (65).

Maeltine Mor-Brethach - styled 'of the Great Judgments', he was a wise man of the Tuatha De Danaan who advised Lugh not to spare the life of Bres after the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (66)

Magh Cuilenn - (Moy Cullin) the place where some say Uillenn Faebarderg killed Manannan in battle (96)

Magh Luirg - the Plain of Following, it is a place that Lugh passed on his way to do battle with Bres (45)

Magh Mell - (Moy Mal) the Pleasant Plain, in Manannan's country (13th3)

Magh Mell - the Happy Plain, where Laegaire ruled as king, along with Fiachna (121)

Magh Mor - 'the Great Plain'. See Taillte (68)

Magh Mor an Aonaigh - the Great Plain of the Fair, the place where Lugh and the Riders of the Sidh met Bres and his army of the Fomor in battle (45)

Magh Nia - the second settlement of the Tuatha de Danaan in Ireland, better fortified and farther west in Connacht than Magh Rein (29)

Magh Rein - (Moy Raen) the first settlement of the Tuatha de Danaan in Ireland (28)

Magh Tuireadh (1) - (Moytirra) see First Battle of Magh Tuireadh (31)

Magh Tuireadh (2) - not the same as the place where the battle between the Tuatha De Danaan and the Firbolgs was fought, but to the north, near Ess Dara. It is where the great battle between the Tuatha De Danaan and the Fomor was fought, that was later called the Second Battle of Magh Tuireadh (63)

Mamos - see Figol (62)

Manannan - (Mananuan) son of Lir, a chief of the Tuatha de Danaan who was greater even than their king, Nuada (27). His sons are Donall Donn-Ruadh, Sgoith Gleigeil, Goitne Gorm-Shuileach, and Sine Sindearg (41). Manannan understtod all enchantments, so the Tuatha de Danaan left it to him to find places for them where they would be safe from their enemies. He chose the most beautiful hills and valleys of Ireland and put hidden walls about them (77). He helped Angus to get the Brugh na Boinne away from the Dagda by trickery (81). Aine may have been his daughter (86). Some say he was killed by Uillenn Faebarderg in battle at Magh Cuilenn (96). He raised Deirdre's children, taught Diarmuid the use of weapons, taught Cuchulain the use of the Gae Bulg. Some say he was Deirdre's father and a shape-changer, and was Culain, the Smith (97). He was the major sea god, ruling Tir Tairngiri. His wife was Fand (DIM).

Mata - the Sea-Turtle that could suck down a man in armour (80)

Mathgen - the great magician of the Tuatha de Danaan who had the power to topple mountains onto his enemies (61)

Mechi - the son of the Morrigu, he was killed by MacCecht (85)

Miach - son of Diancecht and brother of Airmed, he was better at healing than his father. He replaced the silver hand that Diancecht had fashioned for Nuada with Nuada's original hand and healed it. Diancecht, jealous of his son's healing powers, killed him. But 365 healing herbs sprang up from his grave (34).

Mide - the son of Brath, he kindled the first fire that was ever kindled in Ireland, at Uisnech, for the sons of Nemed (68)

Midhe - (Mee) the plain of Midhe was the place Taillte was buried with a mound raised over her grave (68). Also see Uisnech of Midhe (58)

Midhir (1) - of Bri Leith, styled 'the Proud', he was considered for kingship of the Tuatha de Danaan after their defeat (77). His first wife was Fuamach, his daughter was Bri, and his second wife was Etain (88).

Midhir (2) - styled 'of the Yellow Hair', he was chief of the Men of Dea. His three daughters, Doirenn, Aife, and Aillbhe, were given as wives to the three sons of Lugaidh Menn (79).

Midsummer Day - when the first battle between the Firbolgs and the Tuatha de Danaan began, which lasted for four days (30)

Miled - the sons of Miled, including Amergin (71), Eremon (72), Arranan, Donn, Ir, Heremon, Colpa, and Heber (73), led the invasion of the race of the Sons of the Gael into Ireland (71). His wife was Scota (75).

Miochaoin - killed by Brian, he was guardian of the Hill of Miochaoin (q.v.) and, along with his sons (Corc, Conn, and Aedh), he was under bonds not to allow any shouts to be given from that hill. Cian got his learning with them (49)

Men of Dea - see Tuatha de Danaan (27)

Men of the Bag - see Firbolgs (28)

Modharn - see Aine (79)

Morias - one of the four wise men and teachers of the Tuatha de Danaan before they came to Ireland. His home was Falias (27).

Mor-Loch - one of the twelve chief lochs of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Morrigu - one of the greatest of the women of the Tuatha de Danaan, she was styled 'the Crow of Battle' (27) or 'the Battle-Crow (61). She, along with Badb and Macha , used powers of enchantment to bring mists , clouds of darkness, and showers of fire and blood over the Firbolgs at Teamhair for three days (29). After the second battle of Magh Tuireadh, only four men of the Fomor were left in Ireland, and they were driven out one Samhain night by Morrigu and Angus Og. She also proclaimed the news of the victory to the hosts and the royal heights of Ireland and to its chief rivers and invers (67). Mechi was her son (85). Aine may have been her daughter (86).

Mother of the Gods - see Dana (28)

Muaid - one of the twelve chief rivers of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Muirne - daughter of Ethlinn and Tadg and sister of Tuiren and mother of Finn (68)

Muirthemne - see Plain of Muirthemne (43)

Murias - styled 'rich', the southern-most of the four cities of the Tuatha de Danaan before they came to Ireland. Its teacher was Senias, and its treasure was the Cauldron (27)

Nas - the place where Lugh held his court following the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (68)

Nechtan (1) - on the advice of the Druid Findgoll, to deceive King Bres, who taxed his people of the milk of all dun cows, he singed all the cows of Ireland in a fire of fern, making them dark brown. (32). He was the husband of Boann (DIM).

Nechtan (2) - the son of Collbrain, he begged Bran to leave Emhain and return to Ireland but, upon reaching shore, he crumbled to ashes (106)

Neid - see Eab and Seanchab (42)

Neit - he was a chief among the Tuatha de Danaan, and a god of battle (27)

Nem - one of the twelve chief rivers of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Nemed - see Island of the Tower of Glass (38). The first fire ever kindled in Ireland (at Uisnech, by Mide) was for the sons of Nemed (68).

Nemnach - a well on the Hill of the Sidhe, out of which flowed the stream called Nith (31)

Nemthann - one of the twelve chief mountains of Ireland (q.v.) (62)

Nes - a magical spear made by Goibniu that would burn up like fire anyone whom it struck (65)

Net - husband of Badb, an early Irish god of war (DIM)

Niall - a champion of Connacht, he was drowned while attempting to pursue Cailcheir through a lake (81)

Nine Poets of the Fomor - among the chief men of the Fomor, they had learning and the gift of foreknowledge (42)

Nith - flowing from the well of Nemnach, it was the stream on which the first mill in Ireland was built (31)

Nuada - king of the Tuatha de Danaan when they first came to Ireland (27). He lost his arm in the first battle of Magh Tuireadh and hence, he lost the kingship (31). Diancecht fashioned an articulated arm of silver for him and he was called Nuada Argat-lamh, of the Silver Hand, for ever after (34), even though Miach later restored his original hand (34). After that, he was restored to the kingship (35). The father of Tadg (68) and Gaible (81), he was killed by Balor in the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (65)

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