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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Manannan
- Variants
- Manannan
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Manannán mac Lir, the great sea-god of Irish mythology, ruler of the Otherworld islands and master of the boat Sguaba Tuinne ('Wave-Sweeper'); his name is the source of the Isle of Man.
The story behind Manannán
Father of Mongán; husband of Fand; he provided the gods with their feast of immortality and was the last of the great pre-Christian Irish deities to be remembered in folklore.
Mythology & legend
Sea god of the Tuatha Dé Danann; ruler of Tír Tairngire (the Land of Promise).
Did you know?
The Isle of Man takes its name from him.
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