De Daga
De Dagda was the High King of the Tuatha de Dannan
(folk of the Goddess Dana)
His name meant: `The Good God`. De Dagda was
the Gaelic God of the earth,
heavens, and magic amongst others. He had a harp
made of oak which -when he played it-
put the seasons in their order, so that spring
came after winter, summer after spring
and autumn followed summer. This harp would magically
float through the air to him
when he called it. He was very fond of porridge,
and was a good fighter. De Dagda`s Wife was
called Boand. He had several children, the most
important being
Angus, Brigid, Oghma, Midir and Bodb the Red.
When De Dagda resigned as King,
his eldest son Bodb the Red succeeded him.
After the battle of Telltown, the Tuatha de Dannan
withdrew into the spirit world. They cast a veil
of invisibility on themselves, which they can lift at will.
Thus Ireland is diveded into two worlds, the
physical and the spiritual world.
The spiritual world is divided by De Dagda amongst
the Tuatha de Dannnan. Later on when Christianity
starts to influence the Celtic Mythology, the
Tuatha de Dannan become faeries, the people of the Sidhe
(pronounced Shee), also called elves. The Sidhe
were a magical people living in Fairy Mounds
and beautiful palaces, hidden by their magic
so that the humans could not see them.