August | Tailtiu and the HAG

Great that deed that was done with the axe's help by Taltiu, the reclaiming of meadowland from the even wood by Taltiu daughter of Magmor. 1

The Church of St Patrick beside the Blackwater River, Teltown © Ali IsaacQueen of Teltown

In Irish mythology, Tailtiu was the last Queen of the Fir Bolg. Her husband, Eochaidh mac Eirc, was killed by the Tuatha de Danann in the First Battle of Moytura. After their victory, in order to establish good relations with the Fir Bolg people, the Danann gave her one ...