Part 38 (1/2)

DEIRDRE (deerdree). Daughter of Felim, 196; Druid Cathbad draws her horoscope, 197; Conor decides to wed when of age, 197; nursed by Levarcam, 197; her love for Naisi, 198; carried off by Naisi, 198; returns with Naisi to Ireland, 198-200; forced to wed Conor, she dashes herself against a rock and is killed, 201; the tales of Grania and, compared, 296-304

DEITIES. The Celtic, Csar on, 87, 88; popular and bardic conception of Danaan, 104

DEMETRIUS. Visit to Britain of, 355; mentions island where Kronos was imprisoned in sleep while Briareus kept watch over him, 355

DEMNA. Otherwise Finn.

Birth of, 255

DEOCA. A princess of Munster; Children of Lir and, 142

DERMOT MACKERVAL. Rule of, in Ireland, and the cursing of Tara, 47, 48; arrests and tries Hugh Guairy, 48; dream of wife of, 48

DERMOT OF THE LOVE SPOT (DERMOT ODYNA). Follower of Finn mac c.u.mhal, lover of Grania, bred up with Angus at palace on Boyne, 123; the typical lover of Irish legend, 123; slain by wild Boar of Ben Bulben, 123, 301, 302; friend of Finns, 261; described as a Gaelic Adonis, 290; Donn, father of, 290; Roc and, 290, 291; how Dermot got the Love Spot, 292; adventure with Gilla Dacars steed, 293-295; fight with the Knight of the Well, 294; love-story of Grania and, 296-304

DERRYVARAGH, LAKE. Aoifes cruelty to her step-children at, 139-142

DESA. Foster-father of Conary Mor, 167

DEWY-RED. Horse of Conall of the Victories, 233

DIALOGUES. Reference to Oisin-and-Patrick and Keelta-and-Patrick, 289

DIANCECHT (deean-kecht). Physician to the Danaans, 108

DINEENS IRISH DICTIONARY. Reference to, 164, 165

DINNSENCHUS (din-shencus). Ancient tract, preserved in the Book of Leinster, 85

DINODIG. Cantrev of, over which Llew and Blodeuwedd reigned, 382, 383

DINRIGH (dinree). Maon slays Covac at, 153

DIODORUS SICULUS. A contemporary of Julius Csar; describes Gauls, 41, 42; Pythagoras and, 80

DIS. Pluto, equivalent, 88

DITHORBA. Brother of Red Hugh and Kimbay, slain by Macha, 151; five sons of, taken captive by Macha, 151, 152

DIURAN THE RHYMER. German and, companions of Maeldun on his wonderful voyage, 313; returns with piece of silver net, 331

DODDER, THE RIVER, 175

DOLMENS Cromlechs, tumuli and, explanation of, 53

DON (_o_ as in bone).

A Cymric mother-G.o.ddess, representing the Gaelic Dana, 348, 349; Penardun, a daughter of 349; Gwydion, son of, 349; genealogy set forth, 350

DONN. 1. Mac Midir, son of Midir the Proud, 285.

2. Father of Dermot; gives his son to be nurtured by Angus Og, 290