In Irish mythologyNemain (alternative spelling Nemhain) was a goddess of war, possibly another aspect of Morrigan. Her name means 'panic', and causing it among warriors was her specialty; it is said that in the war between Ulster and Connacht lots of warriors died because of this. The god Neit was her husband.
Nemhain are a female fronted dark n dirty Rock n Roll band hailing from the filthy back streets of Stoke Newington, London.
They were also asked by KEG Rocks to contribute a track to The Misfits 30th Anniversary tribute album, 'Anniversary of Brutality' and went for the jugular with a crushing rendition of the classic 'Die, die, my darling'.
Nemhain use and abuse - Orange Amps, Pearl Drums, Vic Firth Sticks and Sabian Cymbals.
Her ability to change from a hag into a young girl and her mating with The Dagdha in the Dinnshenchas, as well as other matings with other figures, denotes that she also is a goddess of sovereignty and fertility.
As Nemhain, whose name means "frenzy," she is the wife of Nuadha Airgetlamh, a leader of the Tuatha de Danaan.
Nemhain also appears in the Ulster Cycle when she shrieks on behalf of CuChulainn at the Connacht army and 100 soldiers drop dead with fright.
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