In Irish mythology, Fódla (later Fódhla, Fóla), daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. Her husband was Mac Cecht. The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ... Ernmas is an Irish mother goddess. ... This article is about a mythical people of Ireland. ... A goddess is a female deity in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases even hermaphroditic (or gender neutral) deities. ... In Irish mythology, Mac Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. ...

With her sisters, Banba and Ériu, she was part of an important triumvirate of goddesses. When the Milesians (Irish)|Milesians) arrived from Spain each of the three sisters asked that her name be given to the country. Ériu (Éire) won the argument, but Fodla is still sometimes used as a poetic name for Ireland, much as Albion is for Great Britain. In Irish mythology, Banba, sometimes spelled Banbha, was the patron spirit of Ireland, wife of King MacCuill, and a goddess of war and fertility. ... In Irish mythology, Ériu, daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. ... Map of Éire Éire (pronounced AIR uh, in the Irish language, translated as Ireland) is the name given in Article 4 of the 1937 Irish constitution to the 26-county Irish state, created under the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was known between 1922 and 1937 as the Irish Free... Albion (in Ptolemy Alouion), is the most ancient name of Great Britain, though often used to refer specifically to England. ...

According to Seathrún Céitinn she worshipped the Mórrígan, who is also sometimes named as a daughter of Ernmas. The two goddesses may therefore be seen as equivalent. Seathrún Céitinn, known in English as Geoffrey Keating, was a 17th century Irish clergyman, poet and historian. ... The Mórrígan (Morrígan, Morrighan, Morrigu, Modern Irish Mór-Rhioghain pronounced as more ree-en) (great queen or phantom queen), is an Irish goddess of war and destruction. ...

The LÉ Fola (CM12), a ship in the Irish Naval Service (now decommissioned), was named after her. External links Official website Current ships History Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Navies | Irish Defence Forces | Irish Naval Service ...