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In Irish mythology, Donn ("the dark one", from Proto-Celtic: *Dhuosnos) [1] [2] is an ancestor of the Gaels and is believed to have been a god of the dead. [2] [3] [4] Donn is said to dwell in Tech Duinn (the "house of Donn" or "house of the dark one"), [5] where the souls of the dead gather. [6] He may have originally been an aspect of the ...
Desch Obi, TJ (2008) Fighting for Honor: The History of African Martial Art in the Atlantic World (Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World) Draeger, Donn F. (1979). An Introduction to Hoplology: Part I of II, Hoplos 1:1; Draeger, Donn F. (1979). An Introduction to Hoplology: Part II of II, Hoplos 1:2; Draeger, Donn F. (1982).
Llys Dôn (literally "The Court of Dôn") is the traditional Welsh name for the constellation Cassiopeia.At least two of Dôn's children also have astronomical associations: Caer Gwydion ("The Castle of Gwydion") is the traditional Welsh name for the Milky Way, and Caer Arianrhod ("The Castle of Arianrhod") being the constellation of Corona Borealis.
The elder Charles wrote Dissertations on the ancient history of Ireland, as well as several other important historical works. This branch of the O'Conor family (O'Conor Don or Ó Conchubhair Donn in Irish) is one of Europe's most ancient, which has an unbroken line to A.D. 75, which includes Rory O'Conor or Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (d. 1198) last ...
[1] [2] He is the son of Donn, son of Duibhne of the Fianna, and Cochrann, daughter of Cathaír Mór. [3] Diarmuid becomes the foster son and protégé of Aengus Óg , one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the god of love, to the extent that a god of love can be said to exist in the corpus . [ 4 ]
Before coming to Ireland, he and his older brother Éber Donn were joint rulers of Spain.His great-uncle Íth made a peaceful expedition to Ireland, which he had seen from the top of a tower built by his father Breogan, but was killed by the three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine, and in revenge the Milesians invaded in force, with Érimón and Éber Donn in ...
Máel Sechnaill belonged to the Clann Cholmáin branch of the Uí Néill dynasty. He was the grandson of Donnchad Donn, great-grandson of Flann Sinna and great-great-grandson of the first Máel Sechnaill, Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid.
Clandonnell (from Irish Clann Domhnaill 'Donal's offspring' [1]) is an early-modern Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.Clandonnell along with the ancient districts of Glenconkeyne, Killetra, and Tomlagh, comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin, with Clandonnell forming the northern part reaching as far south as Maghera.