Manannán mac Lir: Ireland’s Ancient God of the Sea and the Otherworld
Manannán mac Lir (pronounced MAN-an-awn mak LEER) is Ireland’s ancient god of the sea. He rules the Otherworld — the realm the Irish called Tír …
Manannán mac Lir (pronounced MAN-an-awn mak LEER) is Ireland’s ancient god of the sea. He rules the Otherworld — the realm the Irish called Tír …
Manannán mac Lir is the Irish god of the sea, the Otherworld, and magic — a shape-shifting deity who ruled every wave on Ireland’s 2,500-kilometre coastline and guided souls to the paradise beyond the Atlantic horizon. — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
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