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Boann or
Boand is the
Irish goddess of the
River Boyne (Bóinn), an
important river in Ireland's
historical province of Meath.
According to the
Lebor Gabála...
- Iveagh. The
Dagda is said to be the
husband of the Morrígan and
lover of
Boann. His
children include Aengus, Brigit, Bodb Derg, Cermait, Aed, and Midir...
- with youth, love,
summer and
poetic inspiration. The son of The
Dagda and
Boann,
Aengus is also
known as
Macan Óc ("the
young boy" or "young son"), and...
- mythology,
Elcmar or
Ecmar (modern spelling: Ealcmhar) is the
husband of
Boann and
belongs to the
divine Tuatha Dé Danann. It has been
suggested that he...
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Nechtan and
Nuadu Necht, and is
sometimes believed to be Elcmar,
husband of
Boann. He is
mostly known from the tale in
which he
loses his arm or hand in battle...
- mythology. He is the
nephew of
Boann,
goddess of the
river Boyne, and son of
Idath of the men of
Connaught and Bébinn (sister of
Boann of the sidhe), and is renowned...
- from the Dindsenchas.
Another well is
described in the
dindsenchas about Boann, in the text as ("Secret Well")
mythologically given as the
origin of the...
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divine Tuatha Dé Danann. In one tale the Dagda, the
chief god,
desires Boann, the
goddess of the
River Boyne. She
lives at Brú na Bóinne with her husband...
- Boyne,
known as Nechtan's Well or the Well of Wisdom. He was the
husband of
Boann,
eponymous goddess of the Boyne.
Nechtan is
believed to be
another name...
-
Irish gods" in Cormac's
Glossary Bec Bébinn (Béfind) Bé C****lle
Bodhmall Boann -
goddess of the
River Boyne,
called Bouvinda by
Ptolemy Brigid (Brigit)...
