#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `#Deichtine disappeared from #EmainMacha, until the nobles of #Ulster were led by a flock of magical birds to a house, where they were welcomed by the god #Lugh.
He told them his wife was due to give birth soon, and when she did the Ulstermen discovered she was Deichtine.`
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Súaltam
#BookologyThursday #31DaysOfHaunting: `Aillén Trechenn (Trechend) “Triple-headed Aillen” was a murderous monster that regularly attacked #Ireland’s great capital #Tara, as well as the regional capital of #EmainMacha in #Ulster. Described as sometimes male, sometimes female, this fiend lived in the cave called #Oweynagat at the #Connacht capital of Cruachan. The poet Amairgin finally dispatched the monster and freed Tara from its stranglehold.`Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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@Acyn This is a vile, disgusting, triple headed fricken monster if I’ve ever seen one. Like Ghidora! My God! 🤧

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I’m not sure if this counts for #StandingStoneSunday , but it is fascinating.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66514152

“They believe they have now found physical evidence that the site could have been in use as early as the 4th Century BC… This provided indications of huge Iron Age temples and other religious complexes.

This month researchers from Queen's University, Belfast returned to Navan Fort to take part in a dig, which they believe has uncovered evidence supporting this.”

#NavanFort #EmainMacha

Navan Fort: Dig sheds new light on home of the Kings of Ulster

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered new evidence about the ceremonial history of Navan Fort.

BBC News