Manannan
Americannoun
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The fiberglass-and-steel statue of the god, Manannan Mac Lir, was installed only last year, as part of a walking trail with sculptures, and had become a popular tourist attraction.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
In the missing-persons report, the police described Manannan Mac Lir as “a well-known, six-foot-tall striking local male with an athletic build.”
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
In Irish mythology, Manannan Mac Lir was the first ruler of the Isle of Man.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2015
The earliest is an 18th-century song of Manannan Mac y Lheir, traditionally supposed to have been written in the 16th century, and which tells of the conversion of the island by St Patrick.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
But their magical nature as well as the fact that so much wizardry is attributed to Manannan, points to a copious mythology clustering round the god, now for ever lost.
From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.
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