Dagda

American  

[dahg-duh] / ˈdɑg də /

Or Daghda

noun

Irish Mythology.

1. a god, the chief of the Tuatha De Danann, the father of Angus Og and Brigit, and the leader of the battle against the Fomorians.

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Dagda

In Irish accounts of the síd, Dagda has the supremacy, wrested later from him by Oengus, but generally each owner of a síd is its lord.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

The Dagda, whose name some interpret to mean "the great good fire," so called from his military ardour, who reigned as king of Ireland from a.m.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown

From Finias came a magic spear, and from Murias the Cauldron of the Dagda, a vessel which had the property that it could feed a host of men without ever being emptied.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

The Dagda and Angus then both repair to the palace of Ailell, who feasts them for a week, and then asks the cause of their coming.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

This "Brugh," therefore, is said to have been the residence of the Dagda, and, after him, of Angus, one of his sons.

From Fians, Fairies and Picts by MacRitchie, David