Ana or Danu? The Search for Ireland's Mother of the Gods

Everyone knows Danu, or thinks they do. Often presented as the ancient mother goddess of Ireland, ancestor of the Tuatha Dé Danann and ruler of earth, rivers and fertility, Danu has become one of the most familiar figures in Celtic mythology. But what do the medieval Irish sources actually say? Ana or Danu? follows the trail back through glossaries, manuscripts, place-names, folklore and the mount...