Irish mythology

Riders of the Sidhe, a 1911 painting of the aos sí or Otherworldly people of the mounds, by the artist John Duncan Cuchulain in Battle by Joseph Christian Leyendecker, 1911 Part of a series onCeltic mythologies Religion (Proto) Deities (list) Animism Brythonic Breton Cornish Welsh Gaelic Irish Hebridean Scottish Literary works Mythological Cycle Ulster Cycle Fianna Cycle Kings' Cycles Mabinogion Matter of Britain Welsh Triads Motifs Otherworld Beheading game Champion's portion Tynged and Geas Imbas Sovereignty goddess/Loathly lady Magic mist Niskai Sacred trees Shapeshifting Silver Branch Threefold death Wasteland Well of wisdom Festivals Samhain Calan Gaeaf Imbolc Gŵyl Fair Beltane Calan Mai Lughnasadh Calan Awst Folklore Irish Scottish Welsh Category Mythology portalvte Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era. In the early medieval era, myths were written down by Christian scribes, who revised it considerably in order to fit the history and religion according to Christianized learning. Irish mythology is the best-preserved branch of Celtic mythology.[citation needed] The myths are conv