Celtic Mythology:

Brí Léith


[Irish brí, hill]

A hill, sídh, or otherworldly residence, and route to the Otherworld, identified with the modern Ardagh Hill, 3 miles SW of Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford. Brí Léith was the residence of Midir. Angus Óg is sometimes described as being fostered here. In Tochmarc Étaíne [The Wooing of Étaín] the men of Eochaid Airem want to destroy the hill in their search for the missing Étaín. Celebrations of Lughnasa were held here until recent times.

 
 
 

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Celtic Mythology. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Copyright © James MacKillop 1998, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more

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