Tuatha Dé Danann
or Tu·atha dé Da·naan
[ too-uh-huhdey dah-nuhn ]
nounIrish Legend.
a race of gods or demigods who defeated the Fomorians and ruled Ireland during a golden age.
- Also Tu·atha Dé .
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How to use Tuatha Dé Danann in a sentence
Galway, reputed to be the headquarters of all the Tuatha de Danann and shee-folk of Connacht.
Legends of Saints & Sinners | Douglas HydeI know that some high authorities regard the Tuatha de Danann and the fairies as alike mythological beings.
Ulster Folklore | Elizabeth AndrewsWhat is here averred of the Tuatha de Danann may be true of other primitive races who may have survived long in Ireland.
Ulster Folklore | Elizabeth AndrewsI believe these Tuatha de Danann are the small Danes, who, according to tradition, built the raths and souterrains.
Ulster Folklore | Elizabeth AndrewsBut Oengus is not the only one of the Tuatha de Danann who has such a fairy palace.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail | Alfred Nutt
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