Tuatha Dé Danann

/ˈtu.əhə deɪ ˈdɑːnən/

noun

The fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. Their Christian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes.

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Meanings

nounTuatha Dé Danann pl (plural only)
  1. Irishpluralplural onlyhuman sciencesThe fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. Their Christian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes.

Origin

  1. IrishTuatha Dé Danann
  2. EnglishTuatha Dé Danann

From Irish Tuatha Dé Danann (literally “peoples of the goddess Danu”).

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Tuatha Dé Danann. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuatha%20D%C3%A9%20Danann

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