Ancient Texts
Ireland: Ancient texts
Ancient Texts pages that draw on Ireland, each with the sources shown. Start with Balor, Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions), Tuatha Dé Danann.
Beings · IrelandBalorBalor was a Fomorian giant whose eye was so deadly that four men had to lift its lid with a polished ring, and an army that saw it could not resist. According to the tale, Lugh's sling stone drove the eye through Balor's head, so it looked on his own warriors. What happened next?Texts · IrelandLebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions)A medieval Irish history says Ireland was settled in six waves, starting with a granddaughter of Noah whose party was drowned by the Flood. One man survived by turning into a salmon and lived on for thousands of years as Ireland's memory. Monks wrote it to link Irish myth with the Bible. How much is real?Beings · IrelandTuatha Dé DanannIrish legend says a god-like people landed on a Connacht mountain in dark clouds that hid the sun for three days, bringing four treasures including a spear that never missed. When later settlers came, they withdrew into the hills and became the fairy folk. Medieval monks turned old gods into a lost race. See how.
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