Aine Ni Ghlinn
Aine may refer to: * Áine, Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty * Áine (given name) Áine () is an Irish female given name. It means "radiance" and was the name of the Irish Celtic goddess of wealth and summer: Áine. Notable people with the name include: * Áine Brady (born 1954), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and teacher * ...

Áine
Áine () is an Irish goddess of summer, wealth and sovereignty. She is associated with midsummer and the sun,MacKillop, James (1998) ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology'' Oxford: Oxford University Press pp.10, 16, 128 and is sometimes represented by a red mare. She is the daughter of Egobail,Cotterell, Arthur: ''The Encyclopedia of Mythology'', page 96. Hermes House, 2007. the sister of Aillen and/or Fennen, and is claimed as an ancestor by multiple Irish families. As the goddess of love and fertility, she has command over crops and animals and is also associated with agriculture. Áine is strongly associated with County Limerick. The hill of Knockainey ( ga, Cnoc Áine) is named after her, and was site of rites in her honour, involving fire and the blessing of the land, recorded as recently as 1879.Meehan, CarySacred Ireland/ref> She is also associated with sites such as Toberanna ( ga, Tobar Áine), County Tyrone; Dunany ( ga, Dun Áine), County Louth; Lissan ( ga, Lios Ái ...
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