Dictionary definition: Tuatha Dé Danann
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology;      700+ words ...Tuatha Dé Danann, Dé Donann, de Danaan [Ir. tuatha , people, tribe, nation; dé , god; danann ... earth in their proficiency in every art. The phrase Tuatha Dé pre-dates the Lebor Gabála ...

Encyclopedia entry: Tuatha De Danann
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      297 words ...Tuatha De Danann , in Irish mythology, invaders of ancient Ireland before the Milesians. They were endowed with great supernatural powers, which enabled them to defeat their predecessors, the Fomors. However, they were themselves defeated by the Milesians.

Article: Horse Racing: Tuatha De Danann handicapped to win ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  June 25, 2007 ;     400 words ...Byline: Tony O'Hehir's Trio Tuatha De Danann (8.30, nap) Jumped well to win over 2m4f at Punchestown before staying on strongly for second over 3m at Roscommon ...

Article: Display the coaches, KRYDONAX TUATHA LE DANAAN, Franklin - ...
Concord Monitor;  May 9, 2006 ;     248 words ... ... one of the many out-of-use factories as a tourist attraction? It could work as a transportation museum not only for the coach society but also for people with vintage cars who want to show them off. KRYDONAX TUATHA LE DANAAN Franklin

Article: Rivers of time: a session with Dana.(Irish music)
Sing Out!;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...In Irish legend, Danu is the mother goddess of the Tuatha De Danann, the people from whom Ireland's Gaelic high kings (and some of her ancient gods) are descended. The Tuatha De Danann also brought druidical religion to Ireland and were famed ...

Article: Twilight places: Ireland's enduring fairy lore.
World and I;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... the souls of drowned fishermen inside lobster pots. The Good People Many tales revolve around the Tuatha de Danaan, the People of the Goddess Dana, Ireland's pantheon of shadowy Neolithic deities who were banished into an underworld existence ...

Article: Poetry of William Butler Yeats: The Wind Among The Reeds
Monarch Notes;      700+ words ... ... poet himself explained in a note who and what the Sidhe were: "The gods of ancient Ireland, the Tuatha de Danaan, or the Tribes of the goddess Dana, or the Sidhe, from Aes Sidhe, or Sluagh Sidhe, the people of the Faery Hills, as the words ...