Cathleen Ni Houlihan
deity Irish single tradition · 1
An old and poor woman, a seemingly otherworldly figure that is the embodiment of Irish republicanism and can only be transformed back into a young woman if a young man gives his life for her sake. She also symbolically represents The Morrígan, the goddess of war and sovereignty, from Irish mythology.
When
- First attested
- 1902 CE
- Attested period
- 1902 – 1902
- Historical notes
- Adapted into a stage play in 1902.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Dark Rosaleen, Erin
- syncretized with
- The Morrígan
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Lady Hazel Lavery posed for portraits as the personification of a number of aisling figures from Irish history such as James Clarence Mangan's Dark Rosaleen and W.B. Yeats's Cathleen Ni Houlihan. The portraits were painted by her husband Sir John Lavery and appeared on bank notes in numerous forms over the course of the 20th century in Ireland”
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