Irish Celtic Gods and Goddesses - a Pronunciation Guide

[@TheMorrigansCrow]

Thank you so much, this really helps for my own study.

[@Ogham]

Tá Fáilte Romhat... please share ;-)

[@chaoticbard5457]

@@Ogham Excellent video! Sorry to bug you but I was really wondering how to pronounce Lugh Lámhfada?

[@dylanoriordan2640]

@@disappointedenglishman98 can't wait to see your video on Irish pronunciation, hopefully it gets more traction than your English pronunciation video seeing as you're clearly more versed in Irish

[@Char.yeet1]

My father decided to be extra and now I need to learn about the goddess of stags in order to pronounce a cats name-

[@wetpaint3026]

this made me laugh way too hard.

[@boadicea5856]

😆😆😆🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@rabbits.plinketty-plink.1276]

😂💞😂💞😂💞😂 This is one of the funniest comments about Dads.. & what brought you here in the 1st place!!! 🤭✌️🌸 Hope your little kitty, grew into get name.. & is now a healthy & happy, playful _teenage_ lassie!! 🐾🐱💞

[@user-tk4gr9zo7t]

Bahahaha yaaaz he has taste 💖

[@WinterJones746]

That's hilarious and awesome

[@tiffanydelgado342]

I have severe anxiety and trying to learn things with fluctuating complexities usually triggers it badly, but the way you present the material and the tone/pitch you speak in makes such a difference. Thank you so so so much for what you’re doing for the community and for me personally.

[@Ruuma11]

🍀 Time stamps in case you were looking for someone in specific ! 🍀 3:50 TUATHA DÉ DANANN *GODS* - Aenus: 4:05 - Credne: 4:08 - An Dagda: 4:09 - Dian Cécht: 4:11 - Goibhniu: 4:14 - Luchta: 4:15 - Lugh: 4:17 (All repeated again) - Miach: 4:41 - Midir: 4:43 - Nachtan: 4:49 - Nuada / Airgetlamh: 4:51 - Oghma: 5:04 (All repeated again) 5:25 TUATHA DÉ DANANN *GODDESSES* - Aine: 5:36 - Airmed: 5:37 - Anu: 5:41 - Badb: 5:42 - Bóinn: 5:45 - Brighid: 5:47 - Cliodhna: 5:48 - Danu: 5:50 (All repeated again) - Eriu: 6:29 - Etain: 6:32 - Fand: 6:35 - Flidais: 6:38 - Fotla: 6:40 - Macha: 6:43 - An Mórrígan: 6:45 - Nemain: 6:48 (All repeated again) 7:15 *OTHER* IRISH GODS & GODDESSES - Crom Cruach: 7:48 - The Cailleach: 7:51 - Donn: 7:54 - Manannán Mac Lir: 7:56 - Medb: 7:58 - Neit: 8:01 - Tailtiu: 8:03 (8:23 all repeated) 🍀All done! That took forever.🍀 Hope this helped!

[@samanthatsuki4086]

FRICKIN AWESOME! Thank you!

[@Ruuma11]

@@samanthatsuki4086 oh np!!

[@thelowercaseperson]

Aw man that made my brain feel like it was glitching. My first language is Spanish, so coming from a language where the words are read exactly as they're spelled, has made pronouncing the names of Irish deities a real struggle. Thank you so much for making this video!!

[@lilithvicurious]

Lugh Lámhfhada and Brigid decided to reach out to me out of nowhere so I appreciate that you put out so much information on the subject.

[@strangedivine]

I’m learning Irish and I was curious as to how to pronounce Badb. Now I know how. Go raibh maith agat!

[@wetpaint3026]

“bav”? i think? the db usually make a “v” sound

[@Sidney_Williams]

Thank you so much for making this video. I’m just starting to learn about Irish and Celtic mythology, and I’ve been so lost with the pronunciation of 99% of the names. For clarity, I’m Canadian and have only ever properly spoken English my whole life. This is a steep learning curve for me, but I’m so excited to gain this knowledge.

[@thegamecritic5305]

As a young writer writing a series based upon Irish/Celtic lore this surely had helped me with my book! Thank you!

[@Ogham]

Please check my videos on cultural appropriation vs appreciation 😉

[@FJMLAM]

Have just discovered the fascinating and compelling Irish mythology but couldn't make much progress as I was unable to pronounce (and therefore remember) the names. Your posting here is just SO HELPFUL. Many thanks indeed for this excellent video

[@talieateste2405]

i'm writing a fantasy novel that's heavily based in celtic paganism and this really helped a lot, thank you so much! i do not practice paganism myself, so i really didn't want to be disrespectful and completely bungle pronunciation. goddess bless!

[@l-3832]

That’s amazing! It’s really great to see people taking more notice to Irish paganism. It’s very interesting, but it’s always thrown under the bus in the name of other ‘mythologies’ (Greek, Roman etc) I’m sure your novel will be great! -sincerely, an Irish pagan

[@optiksnipegaming9720]

Im also writing a fantasy book with a irish goddess mc. It has a mixture of other gods from norse and Greek mythology also.

[@samanthatsuki4086]

thank you!!! came back to this years later :D

[@d.a.i.s.i.e.s]

I’m hard of hearing so I’ve listened to this a couple of times and this is my attempt at writing out the pronunciations (from an American English speaker) in the hopes that it might help others out there, but please please please feel free to correct me on any of these if I’m wrong 😁 - Tuatha Dé Dannann - Two-ah Day Dan-on - Aengus - Ayn-gus - Credne - Cregh-nah - An Dagda - An Dag-da - Dian Cécht - Di-an Kecht - Goibhniu - Gwiv-new - Luchta - Luck-ta - Lugh - Loo - Miach - mech (sort of pronounced the same as the German word Milch) - Midir - Mith-er / Meer - Nechtan - Nech-tin - Nuada (Airgethlamh) - Nooda (Arg-giv-lawv) - Oghma - Oma - Áine - Awn-yah - Airmed - Arr-vige - Anu - Ah-new - Badb - Bye-v - Bóinn - Bow-in - Brighid - Breegh - Cliodhna - Clee-a-na - Danu - Dan-ue - Eriu - Air-yew - Etain - E-taughn - Fand - Fawn - Fildais - Flesh - Fotla - Fach-la - Macha - Mac-ah - An Mórrígan - An Mor-e-gan - Nemain - Neven - Crom Cruach - Crom Crew-ach - The Cailleach - Kai-lee-ach - Donn - Dawn - Mannán Mac Lir - Mahn-ah-nan Mac Leer - Mebd - Maeve - Neit - Netch (like catch) - Tailtiu - Tall-chew Hopefully I’m not too far off and that this could be of use to someone else out there!

[@kieratorockio3551]

This was very helpful!! Thank you!! It's so much easier to learn the pronunciation when you hear it. The written pronunciation guides never do justice.

[@christinagant8309]

Thank you so much - I'm so glad I found your channel! I teach a class on world mythology (and have also written some books on the subject) and the Irish names are always a challenge for me (and my students). This helps a great deal! I'm also pagan. ;)

[@universesflowers6404]

Can you leave links to your books? Or where we can purchase them? 😄

[@Ogham]

Please credit native sources when you use our teaching for your own profit 🤗

[@mustafatasangil3806]

Thanks for sharing. My best friends are from Ireland 🍀🙋‍♂️

[@limerence8365]

This is some great unintentional asmr.

[@jacksamus]

Go raibh maith agat! I've been pronouncing Thuata De Danann, along with all the divinity that they brought, in an English accent and knew my pronunciations were a bit off because they are from an entirely new language. Lora O'Brien, thank you

[@susanhylton267]

You have a beautiful voice. Thank you for the pronunciation guide!

[@Ogham]

Thank you! 😃

[@rachelwelker9578]

OH MY GOSH! I’m recording a podcast for my college research project. I’ve been focusing on three creation myths for faeries/the aes sidhe in Irish folklore (as best as I knew how) and I’ve totally been reading everything wrong. I figured as much-I’m American and have no relationship with Irish and its language. This has been a total life saver! I’m recording in a day or two and now I can practice pronouncing everything correctly! Thank you so much!

[@adamwatts6757]

Thanks, this was helpful. I use some of these as a sort of historical backdrop in my stories where I have taken liberties with the mythology.

[@spaceforthesoul6286]

Love it. It's quite difficult to me. But I feel something when you speak those names.

[@oliviacrosse2596]

Gratitude for the clarity on pronunciation

[@stuffandnonsense8528]

Beautiful

[@lyric7702]

This is a godsend thank you so much

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

thank you so much. was looking up nemain and it actually is similar to the new spelling "nevan" that I saw.

[@polyphiloprogenitive4614]

Thank you for doing this. I wondered why you didn’t mention the Ulster dialect. For example I would say :Go row moy ahgat!

[@loveonwheels202]

Thanks so much for the video. I'm American, but I have a lot of Irish in me. I love mythology in general and I stumbled upon Irish mythology really by accident. I knew I was probably butchering the names and it means a lot to me to be able to get it right.

[@Willow-tt7ef]

Amazing thank you so much for this! X

[@mistamew6642]

This is so helpful to me. I bought a glorious book called “The Tain” and I haven’t read it bc I cannot read nor pronounce any of the names.

[@emersona.buitrago6092]

Thank you so much, I love it

[@shaunamcconnoran6007]

foh-mor and fer-bolig a lot of people say fer-bolg though

[@MrRomero00]

Fear bowlg or bowl-ig is about the closest I could come to. Foe mihrah or fuh moyrah for formoire. Hard to explain over a comment

[@TigerLily61811]

This is fantastic thank you. It seem like a lot of letters in these names are silent. Tuatha = T--U-A ... the entire end is silent.

[@niteowl9491]

Thanks for adding notes for vision impaired folks! :)

[@michaelandrews8348]

I am glad I have found this, as I sometimes have issues with pronouncing the Irish deities, some of them I know by heart others have been more difficult. Might end up watching this over and over until i get the names correct. I have noticed that some of the letters in some of the names are silent and when I read the names in a book my brain wants me to pronounce the letters but I think that is the English learning that is messing me up. Maybe if i try to say the names out loud I would remember easier? thanks for posting this. Have a Blessed Imbolg. (i hope i have the correct spelling on that holiday.)

[@LynkynPeppers]

This is so helpful, Irish is so amazingly hard to pronounce haha, I was also curious on how to pronounce Cú Chulainn because I can't seem to get a straight answer and I've seen other videos that butcher the pronunciation.

[@Ogham]

I have a táin video playlist that pronounces Cú Chulainn multiple times.

[@LynkynPeppers]

@@Ogham okay thank you very much, I'll check it out!

[@angelssupreme]

My dad told me about ch chulainn when I was growing up, so I'm ok with that. Will write a list for him next I see him 😄

[@johnmilsom2179]

Going back to my roots and the goddesses and gods of my original past, my grandmother was a Sproull, who married a Milsom.... I agree with your analysis of the matriarchal precedence prior to the adjusted deficit mainstream patriarchal outlook of past 5000 years.....I hope the days of the goddess and gods aren’t done...the world needs them now... I am glad I found your channel, clinical and precise, I appreciate that🙂 I look forward to my time of your teachings and insight...

[@shirleyanne6573]

thank you!

[@Mothman1992]

I just got that book today

[@benjaminj.5041]

This is very helpful, but I noticed you didn't include Cernunnos. I've seen talk of him and would like your perspective. Is he a part of Irish Paganism?

[@ChlorineHeart]

Gaulish

[@tiagomateus1845]

Super interesting!!

[@HarleySB]

I'd heard discussion of the g in Morrigan being silent.

[@Ogham]

In Modern Irish, 'queen' has been changed to Banrían - the gh together make a soft sigh sort of sound, so they shortcutted them out for the Modern audience.

[@shaunamcconnoran6007]

yeah, in modern irish its spelt "morrighan" (usually with accents on the i and o). gh makes a h like sound. its like the lugh or lug situation

[@RowanWiccae]

I was folding laundry and putting fresh sheets on my bed at 1 in the morning when this video, saved to my playlist, popped up, and I found myself attempting to pronounce the names and titles as they were listed. I can say maybe a third of them properly, the others elude me still because Irish is a complex language for my California valley girl accent (lots of hard consonants I gotta train out of me hahaha) but it's certainly something I'd really like to learn to speak properly, these names and titles. so i guess any practice is good practice, neh? Small question, and I may be showing my broad ignorant hand here but.... I'm guessing Cernunnos, listed as a 'Celtic deity' under most circumstances, is not an Irish deity, if indeed he is a deity or figure at all, correct?

[@VasiliosBakagias]

Long Live the Ancient Dreams!

[@chamadodemorrigan]

Amazing! ♥

[@cookmoore3736]

Thank you

[@teddyillusion2186]

Is there a video where it describes the gods & goddesses?

[@kaityouellette9347]

Silly question, would Brigid and Bríg be pronounced the same? I've seen It spelled both ways. TIA! ^_^

[@shazfitzh]

I named my little puppy Danann after Tuatha Dè Danann ❤️

[@alethearia]

Coming to this video a bit late! Do you know of any resources for Scottish deities or Scottish equivalents? I'm trying to do research and having a hard time finding anything.

[@Ogham]

I'm Irish, with a focus on everything Irish, so... no.

[@lu8201]

Will u do about what all the deitys represent

[@AussieManny]

How would "Cernunnos" be pronounced? With a hard K sound?

[@micomarinas2753]

hi Lora! is there a Celtic coven here in the Philippines?

[@sunshinekid8755]

Just got a Celtic Goddess Oracle deck and this helped so much! I was really miffed on the proper pronunciations of the some of the names.

[@Ogham]

Miffed means annoyed, fyi.

[@sunshinekid8755]

@@Ogham ...I know. Unlike your video, this comment was very unhelpful. Just FYI.

[@PatchWynne-zz7lx]

I’m a bit confused because much of my reading I’ve done says Danu and Anu are the same goddess. However your video seems to imply they are actually different. I know this is a pronunciation video so forgive me, but could anyone explain this to me?

[@babysims8898]

Hi, I thought that Cernunnos was a Celtic deity…does he go by another name? Thank you for making the channel! I’m learning a lot.

[@HAYLSIES]

for myself 5:38

[@Celestial_Jesters_Channel]

Can you tell me how to say Bilé? It's Celtic but you might know

[@AnnmariehuntingfordHuntingford]

I've not long found out that my grandmother and mother from Welford had the gift and was told it ruins in the women's and I have it to . The name fanny keeps popping up and kilkenny 14 hundreds and the word truth , I visited Ireland as a child and lived in Ireland years ago , even though I'm English I say the best part of me was made in Ireland but I don't know were to go from here ,

[@tiibagstyler6556]

Does anyone know how to pronounce Eochaid?

[@Ogham]

Uch-key, approximately

[@Evîn22126]

The fact that i am kurdish and my name is Anû is kind of funny

[@danielgiovanniello7217]

The celts really saw all the consonants of the alphabet and just decided "nah".

[@LostGalaxy69]

I’m from mayo

[@jadesancheztaft2508]

Does any one know how to pronounce the Celtic goddess Corchen? Is the c and h pronounced?

[@Ogham]

What language is this?

[@game-enjoyer13]

Geez.....so many. way more than the norse Aesir and Vanir. I don’t even which ones to seek a relationship with or which ones I would even WANT to start a relationship with......research awaits

[@DragonGuard-CelticHeroes-]

Where's cernunno?

[@Aurora2097]

Hmm... but this os modern irish pronunciation isn't it? What would they be in old irish?

[@cosmac55]

4 minutes in before pronunciation guide begins

[@ryanarrabis4614]

I search this because of fate grand order

[@heatherclaeys4474]

I found out I am a Celtic witch I just want to learn more about my culture

[@deoirdanandrei1512]

Hi! Please do not misunderstand this comment as hate. The pronunciation is completely wrong, both for old Irish and modern Irish, r’s are rolled/flapped in all dialects of Irish, and especially in old Irish. The vowels too, you used fully English phonetics for all these names, now this is extremely common in all of Ireland but that is still not near accurate pronunciation. Why I think it’s wrong is because your video is called “pronunciation guide” when the biggest default is the pronunciation used.

[@m.susanlight9235]

Demasiado hablar al principio! Needs to definitely cut the intro.

[@Catubrannos]

Ulster dialect of Irish pronounces Gaeilge as Gaelic.

[@mnemosine93]

What????

[@dclarke5473]

you speak so quietly Please speak up. And the intro is sooo slow, but this is a benefit when pronouncing the names, and explaining the relationships are interesting what i could hear. Thank you for your presentation.

[@ronaldogalactico8356]

I love How she speaks bcuz eng is not my First language and is Very hard to me can understand some things, but she speak so well and I understand almost all she Said

[@oliviacrosse2596]

Why are you even complaining

[@olwendw442]

jeez

[@AlexNutaMtl]

Excellent effort, but beware the missing fadas, séimhiú, and buailte séimhiú dot. It really can understandably hijack pronunciation when omitted. Keep it up, and seek correction from Irish speakers. Ná tabhair suas é!

[@Ogham]

Thank you random Canadian dude :-)

[@mnemosine93]

Em.... Lora is a native speaker of Irish

[@AlexNutaMtl]

@@mnemosine93 Good to know, then I can't explain the errors. I thought she was a learner. My mistake.

[@mnemosine93]

@@AlexNutaMtl I assume you're referring to items in text? Several possibilities, including keyboard issues. Or are you saying Lora's pronunciation missed out? Pronunciation will vary depending on area of Ireland. It makes it much harder than one would imagine to ascertain what is "correct". I'd have to rewatch this video to refresh my memory. I do know Lora is passionate about keeping Irish alive.

[@AlexNutaMtl]

@@mnemosine93 I didn't mean offense. I though I was encouraging. Please let's drop it.

[@Assassins_creed1]

No I wait Celtic gods

[@luketracey3269]

Lugh [pronounced Luke]

[@Ogham]

No. It's not pronounced Luke in any Irish dialect.

[@luketracey3269]

@@Ogham From Irish roots, its meaning is "shining one". Lug (Old Irish) is an original form of Lugh. The name Luke meaning "the bright one" is of Greek origin. Tuatha de Danann came from Greece. Lugh served as chief Ollam of the Tuatha Dé Danann;)

[@luketracey3269]

@@Ogham The Irish name Tracey is derived from the native Irish O'Treasaigh Septs. The name is taken from the Irish word "treasach" meaning "war-like" or "fighter". It is also translated as "higher", "more powerful" or "superior". It may also be derived from the Irish word for three, with an association to the Tuatha Dé Danann. The meaning of Tracey is "place of Thracius". It is also of Greek origin, where its meaning is "harvester, reaper"..In this case, the name is derived from the Greek thrāssō meaning “to trouble, stir” (apropos, Thrace was also a sorceress). It com­prises south­east­ern Bul­garia (North­ern Thrace), north­east­ern Greece (West­ern Thrace) and the Eu­ro­pean part of Turkey (East Thrace). In an­tiq­uity, it was also re­ferred to as Eu­rope, prior to the ex­ten­sion of the term to de­scribe the whole continent. A 2013 study revealed that many Irish men may be able to trace their roots back to Turkey;)

[@Ogham]

I can see you're so invested in this that its caused you to mansplain my area of expertise to me. Regardless, Lugh is not pronounced Luke.

[@greendragonpublishing]

Just curious - are you aware of any non-binary Irish deities?

[@sarahabenara4398]

There weren't any.