Irish Gods

Aesun (Aee-son): early Irish god; name means "to be"

Angus MacOg: Tuatha De Danann harpist; son of Dagda and Boan; the Irish God of Love; name means "son of the young"
magickal aid: music magick, aid in romantic love, protection of lovers, dream work, creative inspiration
correspondences: bowls, sapphires, cinnamon, clay, red roses, copper, rose quartz

Ankou: Death. Ankou's black cart comes to take the dying soul on the first part of its journey to Tir Na Nog

Balor (Bay-lear): sometimes referred to as the grandfather of Lugh; king of the Formorians; temporarily Dana's consort, replaced by Lugh
magickal aid: protection from enemies
correspondences: the sun, the omniscient eye, heliotrope

Baile of the Honeyed Speech (Bawl-uh): the God of Blarney, the art of glib speech; lover and fiance of Ailinn
magickal aid: love magick, protection for lovers, blessing of wounds
correspondences: the Blarney Stone, yew tree

Beltene: Irish god of death
magickal aid: help in contacting spirits, purify ritual sites, protection from enemies, astral projection, past-life memory
correspondences: black, the scythe, balefire, the omniscient eye, Samhain/Beltaine, mandrake, ash

Blathnat (Blay-net): King of the Underworld

Cernunnos (Ker-noon-noes): Greek name for the Great Horned God; Irish name lost in history; master fo the hunt; fertility god; consort to the Great Mother; god of the woodlands, animals, revelry, and male fertility
magickal aid: hunt, woodlands, fertility, magick correspondences: the stag, pan pipes, oak leaves, ram's horns, antlers

Cian (Key-awn): son or father of Lugh; taught how to shape-shift by a woman
magickal aid: love magick

Connla: son of Cuchulain and Aifa

Credna (Krin-nah): Irish god of metallurgy and smithing

Crom Cruiach (Crom Croo/k): ancient sacrificial god magickal aid: successful harvest
correspondences: standing stones, rye

Cuchulain (Coo-cul-lan): great warrior of Ulster
magickal aid: stamina, perseverance, strength, overcoming enemies
correspondences: the spear and sword

Dagda: "the good god"; known as either the father of Brid and her sisters or associated with the Tuatha De Denann as the son of the Goddess
magickal aid: wisdom, magick for animals, warrior skills, aid children, fertility, protection, music spells, faery contact, elemental magic, increase mental prowess
correspondences: harp, elder tree, sun wheel, High Priest tarot card, triangle with the apex up

Dhonn (Theen): Lord of the Underworld; consort of Macha
magickal aid: spirit contact, past-life memory
correspondences: onyx

Diancecht (DE'on-keht): master physician of Tuatha De Denann; father of Miach and Airmid; he killed his son out of jealousy for his talents; also scattered the cures and herbal knowledge his daughter Airmid had gathered to the winds
magickal aid: healing minor illnesses and treating sick animals, reminder of the evils of jealousy
correspondences: the color purple

Dylan: guardian of the mouth of the River Conway

Eochy (Y'oh-kee): the Firbolg's high king

Finn MacCool or McCual or MacCumhal: giant who saw the forthcoming of the Formorians; married Grainne
magickal aid: wisdom, overcoming enemies, creation, protection, knowledge, and divination

Finvarra: faery king who used chess to gain power over his enemies

Luchtain (Lock-teen): Irish god of war
magickal aid: creativity, spirit contact, added boost of energy, making magickal tools
Lugh (Loo): "the shining one"; Irish sun god/god of light; often worshipped as the god of metallurgy, crafting, weaving, harvesting, and protection of the weak
magickal aid: money, strength, energy, new beginnings, business ventures, protections
correspondences: sapphires, gold, topaz, grains, bread, threshing houses, obsidian, looms

Manann (May-nan): sea god; chameleon-like; decreed that the world of faery must remain forever separate from the world of humans
magickal aid: astral projection, enviromental or elemental magick, protection, water spells, weather magick
correspondences: Irish Moss, seahorses, cloaks, trident, conch shells, Chariot tarot card

Midhir (My-ter or Myah-ter): first king of the Tuatha De Denann
magickal aid: faery contact, prosperity spells
correspondences: jewels, treasure chests

Nuad (New-ag): Last king of the Tuatha De Danann
magickal aid: overcoming, obstacles, perseverance, leadership

Oghma (Ohg-mah): god of writing, communication, and poetry who gave the ogham alphabet to the Druids
magickal aid: gain wisdom, creative inspiration, overcoming writer's block, aiding communication, blessing of blarney, Passing Over rituals, spirit contact
correspondences: mercury, feathers, quills

Oisin (Oh-sheen): son of Finn MacCool and Saba; traveled to Tir na Nog and back
magickal aid: enhance creativity, overcoming fear, spirit contact, magick for animals, healing rituals
correspondences: the stag

Tuan MacCarell (Toon Mc-Carel): a god created by Dana; king of Irish deer herds; occasionally seen as another form of the Great Horned God
magickal aid: learning about past-lives, shapeshifting, animal spells, eco-magick
correspondences: antlers