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- proper noun Irish mythology The fifth group of inhabitants of
Ireland according to theLebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. TheirChristian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes, but this mask slips often enough.
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- noun race of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age
Etymologies
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Tuatha Dé Danann literally means "peoples of the goddess Danu"
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