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	Tailtiu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tailtiu (Tailltiu, Tailte, Teia Tephi) is the name of a presumed goddess from Irish mythology and the town in County Meath that was named after her.
		According to the Book of Invasions, Tailtiu was the daughter of the king of Spain and the wife of Eochaid mac Eirc, last Fir Bolg High King of Ireland, who named his capital after her (now Teltown, between Navan and Kells).
		In historical times the town of Tailtiu was where the principal assembly of the early Uí Néill dynasties was held.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tailtiu (184 words)

	Tailtiu
		Tailtiu was a noble Rígh-bhean, or Queen, of the Fir Bolg, the race of peoples who inhabited Ireland before the coming of the Tuatha De Dannan.
		Long was the sorrow, long the weariness of Tailtiu, in sickness after heavy toil; the men of the island of Erin to whom she was in bondage came to receive her last behest.
		Tailtiu is a reminder of how much the Land gives to us, and the Óenach Tailtenn a time to remember her sacrifice for the fertility of the Land, and how much she gave in return for that boon.
	www.celtictale.com /our_gods/tailtiu.htm (394 words)

	EARTHSONGS: The Journal of the Society of Celtic Shamans, Volume 6, Issue 3, Lughnassadh 2002, Copyright (c) 2002
		Tailtiu is an Irish Goddess of Sovereignty, an ancient Goddess whose annual funeral games, according to the myth, were instituted by her foster son Lugh.
		Tailtiu's first importance was as a cemetery: it was one of the chief cemeteries of Ireland according to the old tract, Senchas na Relec in Lebor na Huidhre, and it was one of the chief burial places of the Ulaidh, a tradition which must go back to very ancient times.
		Tailtiu is said to be the daughter of the King of Spain, but this must be taken in the context of the medieval sources and cannot be regarded as fact.
	www.faeryshaman.org /es63/es63art5.htm (3746 words)

	Genealogy: Children of Danu
		Eochaid was married to Tailtiu, daughter of the King of Spain, who was sometimes known as Magmor (though this could be the name of place).
		Tailtiu was also the foster-mother of the Danann hero, Lugh Lamfada.
		Tailtiu was a scene of the battle between the Danann and the Milesians, where the Milesians became the conqueror and the Danann were forced to live in the Otherworld.
	www.timelessmyths.com /celtic/danufamily.html (978 words)

	Lughnassadh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tailtiu was the last of the Fir Bolg Queens.
		Tailtiu died as a result of the effort she expended as she cleared the central plain of Ireland (what is now County Meath) for cultivation.
		Tailtiu sacrifices herself to increase the fertility and yield of the land.
	www.whisperinglakegrove.org /rituals/lughnassadh.htm (253 words)

	Isis Books Pagan Celtic Article: The Triple Goddess in Celtic Tradition
		Tailtiu is the goddess of vigor, strength and endurance.
		It is said that Tailtiu was eager for Tara to be built and that, in her enthusiasm, she joined her people in clearing trees and plowing the land.
		Tailtiu is sometimes connected with Cernunnos, the God of the Wildwood, who represents the fecundity, wildness and richness of Nature.
	www.isisbooks.com /triple-goddess.asp (5060 words)

	TAILTIU FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		According to the Book_of_Invasions, Tailtiu was the daughter of the king of Spain and the wife of Eochaid_mac_Eirc, last Fir_Bolg High_King_of_Ireland, who named his capital after her (now Teltown, between Navan and Kells).
		She survived the invasion of the Tuatha_DÃ©_Danann and became the nurse of Lug.
		In historical times the town of Tailtiu was where the principal assembly of the early UÃ_NÃ©ill dynasties was held.
	www.witwib.com /?s=Tailtiu (144 words)

	NOVA fantasia - A Lugnasad, camiño da Luz
		Tailtiu foi a nai adoptiva de Lugh: a súa adopción fai comezar a súa íntima experiéncia coas enerxías da Terra, preparándo-lle coma un futuro campión da tribo para unha colleita fructuosa.
		Tailtiu brilla coma unha deusa coa máis suprema das virtudes, o autosacrifício, dando a súa vida dun xeito extraordinário.
		Tailtiu é unha relembranza de canto nos dá a terra, e o Óenach Tailtenn é un tempo para relembrar o sacrifício que fixo pola fertilidade da terra, e canto obtivo ela en troques dese regalo.
	www.novafantasia.com /lugnasad.html (2374 words)

	Tailtiu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tailtiu, daughter of gentle Magmor, wife of Eochu Garb son of Dui Dall, came hither leading the Fir Bolg host to Caill Chuan, after high battle.
		From the lamentation for Tailtiu of the Sele to the reign of Loegaire mac Neill was held by the fairy host a fair every single year, By the Fir Bolg, who were there, and by the Tuatha De Danann, by the Children of Mil thereafter down to Patrick after the first coming of the Faith.
		The triple rampart of Tailtiu, famed beyond all lands, the spot where the kings used to fast, with laymen, with clerics, with hundreds of headmen, that no disease might visit the land of Erin.
	www.maryjones.us /ctexts/d18.html (1638 words)

	A Celtic Newsletter from GaelSong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At Lughnasa, we celebrate not only the many-gifted Lugh but his foster mother Tailtiu, the last queen of the Fir Bolg whose name meant "The Great One of the Earth." She is credited with clearing the forest and opening the richest farmland in Ireland.
		Exhausted by her efforts, she is said to have collapsed near Teltown, County Meath, and with her dying breath she asked Lugh to hold funeral games in her honor every August.
		Tailtiu promised that as long as the games were held and her name invoked, there would be "corn and milk in every house, peace and fair weather" for the feast.
	www.gaelsong.com /arc_Lughnasa2001.html (510 words)

	T.O.P.P. : TOPP Forums : Lughnasadh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lugh dedicated this festival to his foster-mother, Tailtiu, the last queen of the Fir Bolg, who died from exhaustion after clearing a great forest so that the land could be cultivated.
		Tailtiu’s name is from Old Celtic Talantiu, "The Great One of the Earth," suggesting she may originally have been a personification of the land itself, like so many Irish goddesses.
		Tailtiu gives her name to Teltown in County Meath, where the festival was traditionally held in early Ireland.
	theopp.org /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59&PN=1 (1889 words)

	Tailtiu -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tailtiu (Tailltiu, Tailte) is the name of a presumed (A female deity) goddess from (Click link for more info and facts about Irish mythology) Irish mythology and the town in (Click link for more info and facts about County Meath) County Meath that was named after her.
		She died after clearing the plain of Breg in County Meath, and Lug instituted funeral games in her honour at the festival of (Click link for more info and facts about Lughnasadh) Lughnasadh.
		In historical times the town of Tailtiu was where the principal assembly of the early (Click link for more info and facts about Uí Néill) Uí Néill dynasties was held.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Ta/Tailtiu.htm (193 words)

	Yarrow Coven - Lammas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		According to Celtic legend, Lugh decreed that a commemorative feast be held each year at the beginning of the harvest season to honor his foster mother, Tailtiu.
		Tailtiu was the royal Lady of the Fir Bolg.
		After the defeat of her people by the Tuatha De Dannan, she was obliged by them to clear a vast forest for the purpose of planting grain.
	www.yarrowcoven.org /content/view/58/110 (621 words)

	Lughnessadh: Celtic Harvest Festival
		The earth goddess of Lughnassadh is Tailtiu in Ireland and Blodeuwedd in Wales.
		After Tailtiu taught him everything she knew, the boy, Lugh, went to Tara, the hillfort of the Tuatha De Dannan.
		But Lugh’s foster mother, Tailtiu, who was a royal lady of the Fir Bolog, had to clear a vast forest to plant grain for her people.
	www.romanceeverafter.com /lughnessadh_celtic_harvest_festival.htm (951 words)

	CUPPS Bloomington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lugh decreed that games and a feast be held each year at the beginning of the harvest season to honor his foster mother, Tailtiu.
		After being taken prisioner, Tailtiu was made to clear a vast forest for planting grain and died of exhaustion.
		Tailtiu’s name means "The Great One of the Earth," suggesting she may be a personification of the land itself.
	www.bloomington.in.us /~cuups/holidays.html (1500 words)

	Pagan News - Pagan News & Information
		August 1st marks the Celtic holiday of Lughnasadh (pronounced loo-na-sa), which is the beginning of the grain harvest.
		Tailtiu was the queen of the Fir Bolg (an ancient celtic race), the daughter of Mag Mor and the foster mother of Lugh.
		She died of exhaustion after the labor of clearing the lands of Ireland for cultivation, and in commemoration, Lugh held a festival for her.
	www.pagannews.com /cgi-bin/sabbats1.pl?Lughnasadh (335 words)

	Web Design Forums.net - View Profile: tailtiu
		tailtiu was last active: September 4 '04 at 12:23 PM.
		You can find all posts by tailtiu, or all threads started by tailtiu.
		tailtiu has "turtle dollars." Learn more about Turtle Dollars.
	www.webdesignforums.net /member.php?u=7526 (113 words)

	Carman
		Little seems to be known of her, but Carman was one of the hostage goddesses, the others being Tailtiu and Tea in Meath and, like them, she had an aenach or fair established in her honour.
		Three is a sacred number in the Celtic tradition and goddesses were frequently shown as triads, a spell uttered thrice by the goddess would invoke the power of her three aspects.
		Such a triad could only represent a goddess of soverienty: Tea as the maiden married by a king of the Tuatha de Dannann to legitimise their rule, Tailtiu as the goddess of the land and mother of Lugh and Carman associated with the dark powers of magic, traditionally the province of the crone.
	www.immramafoundation.net /art_carman.html (1359 words)

	Irish Fire Festivals: Lughnasadh
		My speculation regarding Hutton's remark is that the link between Tailtiu and Lugh may be a late concept, but that Her association with the August festival is perhaps even older in Ireland that Lugh's is ---Lugh being of Continental origin from most evidence.
		Even in the mythology He is a "new arrival." Tailtiu was a member of the Fir Bolg, the "people" of Ireland prior to the arrival of the Tuatha de Danann.
		Hutton argues that the trial weddings at Teltown (Tailtiu) associated with Lughnasadh is a construct of the 17th century and that any earlier connection was shot down in the 1950's (pg.
	cyberpict.net /sgathan/essays/lghnsdh.htm (2865 words)

	In Goidelic mythology Goidelic mythology Tailtiu was an earth goddess She... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In Goidelic mythology Goidelic mythology Tailtiu was an earth goddess She...
		In Goidelic mythology Goidelic mythology, "Tailtiu" was an earth goddess.
		She was the wife of Eochaid mac Eire Eochaid mac Eire, and the nurse of Lugh Lugh.
	www.biodatabase.de /Tailtiu (80 words)

	Lughnasah
		The mythological beginnings of Lughnasah stretch back to Ireland’s earliest inhabitants, to the last queen of the Fir Bolg who gave her name, Tailtiu, to the land she guarded and which became her place of burial.
		Irish sites associated with the festival include Tailtiu (the townland of Teltown nestled within the bends of the river Blackwater) in County Meath; the Lios stone circle in Lough Gur in County Limerick and the sanctuary of Aine and her harvest consort Crom Dubh atop the 2,510 summit of Croagh Patrick.
		Sadly, in 1998 a local farmer bulldozed part of this ritual Tailtiu enclosure, the mound Rathdhu or “Rath Dubh” which had previously stood revered and untouched for hundreds of years.
	www.trialsofgrizelda.com /harvest/Lugh.htm (705 words)

	Triskelle - Irish History - Lugh
		Dreaded for his son's life Kian gave Lugh in fosterage to Tailtiu, the enslaved wife of the last Fir Bolgs king Eochaidh MacErc and daughter of Magh Mor, the King of Spain.
		Once Tailtiu had raised Lugh she was ordered by the Tuatha de Danaan to clear a large area of woodland and prepare it for cultivation of crops.
		Obviously Tailtiu was physically not capable for this heavy work and died of exhaustion.
	vincentpeters.nl /triskelle/history/godlugh.php?... (1635 words)

	Concord UU - Earth Centered Spirituality Group - "Lughnasadh - Season of Harvest and Sacrifice"
		Lughnasadh is named for Lugh, an ancient Irish god, the foster son of Tailtiu (pronounced Telsha).
		Tailtiu was an earth goddess who, it is said, cleared the Irish forests for agriculture, working so hard that she perished in the process.
		This was a period of up to two weeks at the end of July and beginning of August in which tribes gathered for business, to celebrate the first harvest, and to compete in games such as throwing the dart, high-jumping, pole-vaulting, stone-throwing, triple-jumping, throwing the wheel, foot races, and horseracing.
	www.concorduu.org /ecsg_sermon3.htm (2884 words)

	Sabbaths @ PathWalkers.Net - Sacred Year of the Celts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Correspondingly, Lughnasadh differs from the other three festivals in being agrarian in character, marking the harvest, and baking of the first loaf from the new grain.
		The deity honoured at Lughnasadh was Lugh, who was said to have instituted the games in honour of his foster-mother, Tailtiu.
		It is an ancient burial ground, and its name is thought to mean 'fair' or 'lovely', so if it ever was associated with a presiding goddess of that name, like Demeter in Greece she would have ruled both the Underworld and the fruits which sprang from it.
	www.pathwalkers.net /sabbaths/scared_year_of_the_celts.html (604 words)

	Lammas 2000 Section 1
		Lughnasadh is also celebrated in honor of the foster-mother of Lugh, Tailtiu, and in that sense ties the celebration to the Goddess of Fertility and She who brings life and death.
		Tailtiu's myth has her preparing the ancient lands of Ireland for crops and domesticated herds by removing trees to allow the open space for agriculture and animal husbandry.
		The word Lughnasa is translated slightly differently in this case, and is seen deriving from old Irish Lugh nasad, or "the binding promise or duty of Lugh." This celebration is not seen as a wake for Lugh, but rather his honoring his beloved foster-mother on the anniversary of her death.
	www.cauldrons-broomsticks.net /2000Lam1.htm (2172 words)

	Encyclopedia: Celtic mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In Celtic mythology, King Tethra of the Fomorians ruled Mag Mell after dying in the First Battle of Mag Tuireadh.
		The Celts also worshipped a number of deities of which we know little more than their names.
		Among these are the goddess Brigit (or Brigid), the Dagda's daughter; nature goddesses like Tailtiu and Macha; and Epona, the horse goddess.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Celtic-mythology (10331 words)

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