Crom Cruach
Crom Cruach was a pagan god of pre-Christian Ireland. According to Christian writers, he was propitiated with human sacrifice and his worship was ended by Saint Patrick. The references in a dinnsenchas ("place-lore") poem in the 12th century to sacrifice in exchange for milk and grain suggest that Crom had a function as a fertility god.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in a 12th-century poem.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Crom Dubh
- has aspect
- Cenn Cruach, Cenncroithi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“poem which states that Crom was situated at Kilnavert beside the road and that the local women used to tremble in fear as they passed by. There is still a local tradition in the area that the Killycluggin Stone is the Crom stone.”
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“Crom Dubh is likely the same figure as Crom Cruach and shares some traits with the Dagda and Donn. He may be based on an underworld god like Hades and Pluto, who kidnaps the grain goddess Persephone but is forced to let her return to the world above before harvest time.”
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