The 3 Scariest Irish Gods You've Never Heard Of - Clan Lore - Greatest Stories Ever Told

There are plenty of frightening legends in Irish myth, this is my pick for the three most frightening gods of ancient Ireland.
What legends would you like to see a video on, or ranked in a list?
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[@gerardfrancismusic]

It was not the Irish clans who hunted he wolves to extinction it was Oliver Cromwell. By hunting the wolf to extinction it was removing a very sacred animal from the people. Mac an Tír is how you say Wolf as Gaelige, it also means "Son of the land"

[@Lazycandle]

Commenting for the algorithm Love the video good inspiration for dnd

[@PhyreI3ird]

Hell yeah. This stuff on it's own is neat but I absolutely LOVE getting new ideas to tinker with for world building and character stuff.

[@Lazycandle]

@@PhyreI3ird definitely using valikalack (definitely pronounced that wrong)

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Awesome! Thank you! Absolute legend, and it does endear me how much of this could go into a DnD campaign XD

[@AlexEndorian]

I'm mostly Irish, and it's been quite tricky to find good stories of my ancestors' gods and stories. This is just the channel I needed to find! Thank you so much.

[@elfilinamie1326]

Aww, that's awesome! ^^ And same here, thanks a ton for the channel and vids!

[@BlackDragonTavern]

That's an amazing compliment. Thank you so much, I am privileged that you've found a home here🙏💚

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

How is one mostly Irish?

[@AlexEndorian]

@@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344 I'm over half Irish (American).

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

@@AlexEndorian Oh.

[@nathalee2379]

Came here to learn more about Crom Cruach after watching "The Secret of Kells" and thank you ever so much for sharing the stories! I've never really got to know something about Irish mythology, might look at it closer now! Greetings from Russia

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Well I am very happy to have been your first stop, thank you for the privilege and your patronage 💚🙏

[@Lowlandlord]

Same, but from Canada!

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Always a pleasure to have a Northern neighborhood in the Tavern 😄

[@AnnaBridgland]

I don't know too much about Irish mythology, thank you for presenting it in such an enjoyable manner!

[@thechin2875]

Good video lad people need to know more about our powerful Irish God's!🇮🇪

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Always a pleasure :)

[@annaliese1077]

Thank you for this video! It’s good to hear the lore of The Morrigu told so well.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

It is my pleasure and privilege 🙏💚

[@reply7007]

Found your channel looking for finnish lore, stayed for everything else. Subbed

[@BlackDragonTavern]

You're a beast, thank you for the support 💚

[@Pjvenom1985]

Well spoken boyo, enjoyed this, especially your family's perspective on Crom.☘🌌

[@metalpurist83]

I would absolutely love to see you finally make that video about Crom

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Crom is on the chopping block👆

[@metalpurist83]

@@BlackDragonTavern I have to say you've gained a faithful subscriber today - I've been a practicing pagan for over 25 years. My family is from Athea, but are now mostly (American) recovering Catholics. I focus predominantly on the Celtic/Gaelic pantheons but the perspective your clan lore puts on things is something I find fascinating, and that resonates with my understanding of the ould Gods and the good people.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Well I really do appreciate that. I am glad you have found yourself at home in the Tavern! I find that our traditions tend to be a little more grounded and down to Earth than the extremes that are normally discussed, and they are more focused on the people and traditions as opposed to the doctrines and gods.

[@rendom3686]

Love learning about disturbing mythology

[@BlackDragonTavern]

As do I, it is one of the sweetest bits about learning about stories from all over the world.

[@gavinfoley103]

Love it. Well done

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Very glad you enjoyed 💚

[@TheGapYoukai]

From what I've been able to scrounge up on Crom Cruach, he's a death/solar/harvest deity. He used to have his own day of worship (either last Sunday in July or the first Sunday of August), but I'm not 100% sure if that's accurate/still done today.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

There's not much academically available, but what you've noted definitely falls into what is a part of the accepted history on Crom for certain 👆

[@DeanNatheos-eq3hl]

Excellent😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

🙏😁

[@michellemurphy895]

Listening at home in Ireland. Grand fella for spinning a yarn 😂👍

[@BlackDragonTavern]

😅😂

[@wescrum1582]

Very cool!

[@mikefoley1266]

Very interesting again

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

Even among the Tuatha de Danu, the middle child gets the tough job . . . .

[@BlackDragonTavern]

An issue that transcends time haha

[@Skeletastic]

Great video, as are all your videos. I am learning things I hadn't heard of yet and that is fantastic. Awesome stuff!

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Glad you like them! Thank you kindly for the love and support!

[@Jadeserphant]

Very interesting. Thanks! Would be great if you could list some sources or stories, so that I could research more. So much of the myths seem..........cross contaminated.....for lack of a better term. The internet replaces original sources with wishful thinking and it get harder and harder to find good sources.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

A lot of what I talk about is handed down through our Clan. If there are good sources for the stories I usually post them. Unfortunately, the contamination issue is rampant, and I would much rather just tell our handed down tails with that disclaimer than send people to bad or misleading sources.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

However, if there is something specific you're curious about I can always recommend sources that I find to be close and include any caveats for what I don't trust or agree with. Or if you have a source you're curious about you can always email me to ask for that same information

[@Jadeserphant]

@@BlackDragonTavern Thank you for sharing your family stories with us. What a wonderful gift. Family, handed down stories are often more accurate and more detailed than anything you find today, especially on the internet. My family immigrated from Ireland, Scotland and Wales *many* generations ago, but they love of stories is still in our dna. Most of my family's stories are from Appalachia instead of our ancestral home countries, but I've always been drawn to Celtic legend and myth. Lately I've been trying to find more info on Cealliach, Crom, and Morrigan, though in the past I've dug into others as well. They seem to be much older than most of the stories you hear these days. You see hints of where they seem to have had older or alternative aspects that were consolidated. For example, Cealliach is strongly associated with certain places, weather, cycles, etc and seems to have began as extremely powerful. From the stories I've seen, it looks like she got gradually downgraded and described as a "hag" or "witch" as Christianity grew in power. I think she lost a lot over the years as older women became less valued. And with An Morrigan, I see signs that she once had much more associated with her than magic and war. I think she might have started out as a mother goddess. I've seen a couple of sources that likened Crom to a dragon, though I can't vouch for the accuracy of the translations. Any pointers/comments would be greatly appreciated. I subscribed and I look forward to watching your videos.

[@sadsackkvisling9694]

Turgeis/Thorgest the Deeeevil

[@PrettyBoyFemto]

7:13 Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!

[@person8834]

Not sure why I just watched this right before going to sleep, now I’m gonna see all of these awful gods in my nightmares tonight lol. But it’s a good scary! Who knows, maybe they’re watching us as we speak 👀

[@ZombieBrainsDev]

I remember reading ages ago a story called the monster of Morar mound. In it a man killed a headless monster that killed anyone who wandered near its mound. I wonder if they're connected.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

It is! At least sort of, that particular story is a hybrid of this and the Dullahan, who many believe Crom has dominion over.

[@missy-me]

Always look forward to your videos, thank you 😀

[@BlackDragonTavern]

How incredibly kind, thank you for saying so:)

[@wintermute1]

Always interesting and fun

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Thank you kindly

[@gilraent1]

A wonderful friend shared this link with me, and I'm really glad they did :)

[@MarcusBS]

so many other video's to expand this. i would suggest putting some of them in the cards. like the black light explanation.

[@teyanuputorti7927]

The Irish gods truly are something

[@edgebringr3494]

So uh, you mentioned doing another video on Crom,

[@josephskiles]

So that was the inspiration for Robert Howards god of the Cimmerians , I knew he based them after the Irish but not where the name came from, thanks

[@BlackDragonTavern]

It's actually crazy how much stuff Celtic specific myth has made its way into, considering it is such a substrata of European culture ':D

[@HumanoidCableDreads]

I usually see Crom Cruach portrayed as a snake or a worm, was that part of the original myth or was that a later invention as part of the Saint Patrick mythos?

[@finnmccool5944]

Definitely they turned Crom into a monster

[@BlackDragonTavern]

The two versions of Crom we record are a great dragon and a great chieftain, there was definitely a push in the rise of Catholic influence to monsterify or belittle the various gods of Ireland

[@DMTmates]

Amazing videos and great story telling my friend. I have a question about a comparison of beings. Terence McKenna a notable psychonaut ranted and raved about the "DMT Elves". I've encountered these being on more than a dozen trios into the spirit world. They have striking similarities to that of Irish lore and I wonder if you have any thoughts on the subject. While they can be friendly at times my opinion is these creatures are more evil than divine. They trick people and attach themselves to you causing you misfortune in your life in ways that would seem irrelevant.

[@sadsackkvisling9694]

Ye Headhunter Isles and their pastoral economy

[@fenrir_thorsson7103]

All these stories will be passed down to my children and their children after them. All hail

[@emeraldkitsune1790]

I tried to look more into Crom Cruach, any stories or profile as to who and what he was. I instead took what i could find and made up my own legends and my own stories. If that's offensive, i'm sorry.

[@BlackDragonTavern]

Obviously many people take inspiration from legends and mythology to write fiction. I would be remiss to tell you that you're not allowed to take inspiration for your own fictional creations😅

[@emeraldkitsune1790]

@@BlackDragonTavern Thanks. :)

[@KristiContemplates]

G'day, my kids and I are Irish/Scot/Welsh/Norwegian diaspora living in Australia. Is there someone I can contact about learning more about these histories?

[@christinapalafox]

Fantastic shirt!!! Where did you happen to acquire it, if you don't mind? I love the Morrigan, Bheur Caillach, and Cromm Cruach, but it's not easy to find any truly traditional lore that's not Christianized or modernized into a bogey to scare children. Thank you for sharing.

[@karincleary2739]

❤️

[@TJXD]

Wooo

[@troyhayder6986]

Satan ta..ha ha ha...

[@ComradeFirbolg]

First!

[@BlackDragonTavern]

First to comment, and first in me heart Comrade!