Donn

In Irish mythology, Donn ("the dark one", from Proto-Celtic: *Dhuosnos)^[1]^[2] is an ancestor of the Gaels and is believed to have been a god of the dead.^[2]^[3]^[4] Donn is said to dwell in Tech Duinn (the "house of Donn" or "house of the dark one"),^[5] where the souls of the dead gather.^[6] He may have originally been an aspect of the Dagda. Folklore about Donn survived into the modern era in parts of Ireland, in which he is said to be a phantom horseman riding a white horse.

^ Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí (1999). The Sacred Isle: Belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 27, 58.
^ ^a ^b Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí (1991). Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopaedia of the Irish folk tradition. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 165–166, 154.
^ Monaghan, Patricia (2004). The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. Infobase Publishing. p. 135.
^ Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic Culture: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 601, 1133.
^ Müller-Lisowski, Käte (1948). "Contribution to a Study in Irish Folklore: Traditions about Donn". Béaloideas. 18 (1/2): 142–199. JSTOR 20722853 – via JSTOR.
^ Freitag, Barbara (2013). Hy Brasil: The metamorphosis of an island. Rodopi. pp. 98–99, 101.

[sacredisle-1] Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí (1999). The Sacred Isle: Belief and religion in pre-Christian Ireland. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 27, 58.

[mythlegendromance-2] Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí (1991). Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopaedia of the Irish folk tradition. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 165–166, 154.

[monaghan-3] Monaghan, Patricia (2004). The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. Infobase Publishing. p. 135.

[koch-4] Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic Culture: A historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 601, 1133.

[5] Müller-Lisowski, Käte (1948). "Contribution to a Study in Irish Folklore: Traditions about Donn". Béaloideas. 18 (1/2): 142–199. JSTOR 20722853 – via JSTOR.

[freitag-6] Freitag, Barbara (2013). Hy Brasil: The metamorphosis of an island. Rodopi. pp. 98–99, 101.

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