DAGDA. “The Good,” or possibly = _Doctus_, “The Wise” God, and supreme head of the People of Dana, father of Brigit (Dana), 103; the Cauldron of the, one of the treasures of the Danaans, 106; the magical harp of, 118-119; father and chief of the People of Dana, 120, 121; Kings MacCuill, MacCecht, and MacGrené grandsons of, 132; portions out spiritual Ireland between the Danaans, 136 DALAN. A Druid who discovers to Eochy that Etain has been carried to mound of Bri-Leith, 163 DALNY. Queen of Partholan, 96 DAMAN. The Firbolg, father of Ferdia, 187 DAMAYAN´TI AND NALA. Hindu legend, compared with story of Etain, 163 DANA. The People of, Nemedian survivors who return to Ireland, 102; literal meaning of _Tuatha De Danann_, 103; equivalent Brigit, 103, 126; name of “gods” given to the People of, by Tuan mac Carell, 104; Milesians conquer the People of, 104; origin of People of, according to Tuan mac Carell, 105; cities of Falias, Gorias, Finias, and Murias, 105; treasures of the People of, 105, 106; the Firbolgs and the People of, 106-119; gift of Faëry (_i.e._, skill in music) the prerogative of, 119; daughter of the Dagda and the greatest of Danaan goddesses, 126; Brian (ancient form Brenos), Iuchar, and Iucharba, her sons, 126; Firbolgs and the People of, 137; equivalent Dōn, Cymric mother-goddess, 348, 349 DAN´AAN-S. Send to Balor refusing tribute, 113; their encounter with the Fomorians, 117; power of, exercised by spell of music, 118; account of principal gods and attributes of, 119-145; reference to their displacement in Ireland by Milesians, 130; kings, Ireland ruled by three, MacCuill, MacCecht, and MacGrené, 132; the three kings welcome Ith to Ireland, 133; dwell in spiritual Ireland, 136; myth, the meaning of, 137; the, after the Milesian conquest, 146, 147; Donn son of Midir at war with, 285; relations of the Church with, very cordial, 286 DANES. Irish monuments plundered by Danes, 69 DANUBE. Sources of, place of origin of Celts, 19, 56 DARA. Son of Fachtna, owner of Brown Bull of Quelgny, 202; Maev’s request for loan of Brown Bull, 204 DARK, THE. Druid; changes Saba into a fawn, 267; his further ill-treatment of, 268, 269 DEAD, LAND OF. The Irish Fairyland, 96; equivalent, “Spain,” 102 DEATH. The Celtic conception of, 89; names of Balor and Bilé occur as god of, 130 DEBILITY OF THE ULTONIANS, THE. Caused by Macha’s curse, 179, 180; manifested on occasion of Maev’s famous cattle-raid of Quelgny (_Tain Bo Cuailgné_), 180 DECIES. Son of King of the, wooes Light of Beauty (_Sgeimh Solais_), 304 DEC´TERA. Mother of Cuchulain by Lugh, 123; daughter of Druid Cathbad, 182; her appearance to Conor mac Nessa after three years’ absence, 182; her gift of a son to Ulster, Cuchulain, by Lugh, 182 DEE, THE RIVER. Now the Ford of Ferdia, 211