#BookologyThursday: `In one version about #CúChulainn's origins, #Deichtine disappears from #EmainMacha, until the nobles of #Ulster are led by a flock of magical birds to a house, where they are welcomed by #Lugh.
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#FolkloreSunday: `On #Beltane #Lugh appeared dressed in a purple fringed cloak, a gold embroidered petticoat and shoes of white bronze to the great king of #Ireland, #Cormac. The son of Conn received from the great, shining, gray-haired warrior from the #Celtic #Otherworld a silver apple branch with three golden apples from #Emain's tree, whose branches are of the most beautiful silver and its blossoms are glass eyelashes. „It was the highest pleasure and boon at the same time to hear the music emanating from the branch, as it put to sleep the severely injured, the sick, and those in childbed when the branch was shaken a little“.`
Source: Guyonvarc'h/Le Roux `Die #Druiden`

#BookologyThursday: `After a particularly arduous combat #CúChulainn is visited by another supernatural figure, #Lugh, who reveals himself to be CúChulainn's father. Lugh puts his son to sleep for three days while he works his healing arts on him.` #Celtic
Source: Táin Bó Cúailnge - Wikipedia

#ThickTrunkTuesday @uisneachfire: `In mythology, Fintan the Ancient White One was said to be the first person to arrive in Ireland after the Great Flood. He planted the Branching Ash Tree of #Uisneach, also known as the Tree of Enchantment. This tree was sacred to #Lugh, and the druids often made their wands from ash, as it was associated with rebirth, divination, protection, wisdom and spiritual knowledge.` #Celtic #TreeTuesday #TreeOfTheDay
Source: Ali Isaac | Substack

#MythologyMonday: `When #Lugh had heard that the Sons of Turenn were on their way to Ben Edar, he put on his cloak of invisibility and withdrew privily to Tara. Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba had to wait for him, because they were not able to pay the full compensation for the murder of his father #Cian MacCáinte, yet.` #Celtic
http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/sonsoftuirenn.htm

#FolkloreSunday: In the midst of the fight at at Moytura the battle-fury came on #Lugh, and he rushed out before all his people and with his sling of fire threw a magic ball of light into Balor's eye of death, so that the giant Fomorian died and his people were utterly routed. Then the Mor Riga sang her song of victory and peace came to the people of Ireland.
Lugh was also called the Ildana, that is, the man of many arts, because he knew and could do anything. He could write a poem, or play the harp, or build a house, or fight a battle, equally well, he had so much learning.` #Celtic
Source: Heroes of the Dawn by Violet Russel

#BookologyThursday #Bookchatweekly: `Lugh was the undisputed hero of the second battle of Magh Tuireadh, killing his own grandfather. Unfortunately, #Lugh was not able to deliver his fatal shot until after Balor had slayed Nuada of the Silver Hand, leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Thus it was a bittersweet victory.` #Celtic
Source: irishmyths.com/2022/08/21/samhain-mythology/