Morrígú, the, Gaelic goddess of war, 52, 53, 72, 87, 98, 107, 113, 117, 139, 157, 168-170, 323; description of, 52; her dealings with Cuchulainn on the Táin Bó Chuailgne, 168-170. Morte Darthur, Sir Thomas Malory’s, 7, 272, 276, 323, 328, 334, 354, 362, 364-368, 372, 407. “Mound, Lord of the”, 41, 403. Mountains of Ireland, the twelve chief, 87. Mourie, “Saint”, 413. Mouse, Manawyddan and the, 301-304. Moyle, Sea of, 144, 145. Moytura, Northern, Battle of, 11, 107-117, 157, 407; Southern, Battle of, 72-77, 114. Muirthemne, 90, 93, 166, 181. Munster, 69, 164, 218, 244, 245. Murias, a city of the Tuatha Dé Danann, 71, 72. Mur y Castell, Lleu’s palace near Bala Lake, 265, 268. Myrddin, a British Zeus, 323-325, 329, 360, 362, 369; gave its first name to Britain, 323; his wife Elen, 323; his town Carmarthen, 324; appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth and in the Morte Darthur as Merlin, _q.v._ Myrddin, a sixth-century British bard, 11. Mythology, importance of, 1; Greek, 1, 2, 4, 403; Scandinavian, 3; Celtic, its influence on English literature, 6, 7; on mediæval chivalric romance, 184. Name, ancient British superstitions with regard to, 263. _Names, Choice of_, The. See _Coir Anmann_. Names, early of Britain, 292, 323; of Ireland, 126, 150, 151. Nant Call, 310. Nant y Llew, 267. Naoise, son of Usnach, 191-193, 195-198. Narberth, 279, 281, 282, 283, 288, 298, 300. Navan Fort, 158. Neamhuainn, Clann, 216, 218. Neath, Vale of, 255, 335, 392. Nedd, river, 405. Neevougi, a stone worshipped at Inniskea, 415. Nemed, 67-69, 274; the race of, 229, 230, 327, 406. Nemetona, a war-goddess worshipped at Bath, 275, 276. Nemon, a Gaelic war-goddess, wife of Nuada, 52, 276. Nennius, his _History of the Britons_, 9, 336. Nentres, King, 357, 362. Nereids, 403. Nêt, an Iberian god, 64. New Grange, 137-139. Nia, the Plain of, 73. Niamh of the Golden Hair, daughter of Manannán, 223-225. Nicholson’s _Keltic Researches_, 3. _Niebelungenlied_, 393. Nimue, 358, 361, 362. Nissyen, son of Penardun, 290, 293. Niul, 120. Noah, descent of the Gaelic gods and men from, 329. Nodens, a temple to, at Lydney, 253. “Northern Crown”, constellation of the, 252. _Nos galan-gaeof_, the Welsh winter festival, 408. Nuada of the Silver Hand, a Gaelic Zeus, 51, 52, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 83-86, 93, 94, 105, 122, 157, 230, 253, 276, 323; his sword, 51, 71; his wives, 52; his hand cut off in battle, 75; a silver hand made for him by Diancecht, 78; his own hand renewed by Miach and Airmid, 81; his death at the hands of Balor, 112; his tomb at Grianan Aileach, 122, 157. Nudd, British god, 252, 253, 254, 313; to be identified with Lludd, _q.v._ Nutt, Mr. Alfred, 12, 37, 38, 134, 154, 158, 164, 318, 348. Nwyvre, 322, 364. Nynniaw, son of Beli, 268, 269, 313.