A Chairde,
As the season of Bealtaine comes to a close and we will soon embrace the harvest of Lughnasa, I feel called to link back to our Creative Ancestor Profile for Ăriu, Banba and FĂłdhla, and invite in more about the file, the âpoet-seerâ Amergin, our mortal ancestor who negotiated with the triple goddess so that we could flourish on this land.
Poet Leader
Amergin (âAm-ar-ghinâ or âAv-ar-ghinâ in Old Irish) with variations of his name like Amhairghin, means âthe wonderfully conceivedâ, perhaps a reflection of his poetic talents. The 11th-century manuscript, Lebor GabĂĄla Ărenn, which means âThe Book of the Taking of Irelandâ in English, tells us that Ireland was inhabited by six races. The last group, known as the Milesians or later as the Gaels, were mortals from whom we are said to descend. And so, our first ancestors to arrive were not led by an invading warrior or king, but by the poet-seer Amerginâan artist, essentially. When they arrived on these shores, the island was inhabited by gods, the Tuatha DĂ© Danann.