I went to meet local historian Oliver Brady, who recently assisted on an archaeological investigation of the region. The High King Tigernmas promoted his worship and, during a celebration on the eve of Samhain, Tigernmas and half of his army died. La Sayona | However, Crom Cruach is a pre-christian god who hasn't been worshipped since Saint Patrick destroyed the last statue on Magh Slcht. Six Demons | Utgard-Loki | Kelpie of Loch Ness | His name may have many meanings, but he was most commonly known to the people as Crom Dubh, or the crouching darkness. This is the time of Donn, Irish Lord of the dead. Mourioche | Kali | Bandits | Sea Monsters | Sawney Bean | There are also the remains of a cairn on the summit. Tydeus | Just copy the text in the box below. The alternate names associated with Crom Dubh at Downpatrick Head include Cormac Dubh, Geodrisg, Deodrisg and Leodrisg. Evidence of a large ringfort called Lios na bhFiann is found here, and a ruined dolmen is known locally as the Giant Fawhes Grave. Legion | with tribute they asked of it their share in hard times. An early example of Crom Cruach's cruelty was the death of the early High King, Tigernmas, along with three quarters of his army, died while worshiping the said deity on Samhain eve, leaving the Ireland without a High King for nearly seven years after the incident. Michigan Dogman | Dragons | One did not carelessly pray to the Crooked One for trivial favours. (Copyright notice.) Grendel | As the first of the Milesians to die in this invasion of Ireland, and being of high status, Donn's position soon became elevated to Lord of the Dead. Xolotl, Spirits: Blue Men of the Minch | A visionary or a slave. Behemoth the Elephant | Vast supernatural powers dependent on sacrifice Gargoyles, See Also Are Crom Cruach, Cronos and Moloch the same god?"Crom Cruach: Ireland and the Fetters of Cronos" by Chris Pinardhttps://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Isle-of. Cain | Zombies, Demonology Legends These three occasions eventually merged to become Hallowe'en as we know it today. The character of Crom was popularised by the Conan movie and has since been taken on by some men as a symbol of their disregard for public affirmation. Hellhounds | Crom Cruach, The Dark God Of The BurialMound, Crom is my god Crom is the god I need because he is the opposite of the interventionist gods who care about the petty details of mens lives. Clurichaun | The truth of this god has been shrouded in the mists of the passing millennia, and misrepresented by the judgemental Christian scribes who vilified his name. Some speak of a smell of burning meat, while others report faint chanting on the farthest winds at certain times of the year. Crisis, Possessed Objects Trevor Henderson Villains, Vast supernatural powers dependent on sacrifice. Loch Ness Monster | Black Goo | To battle these fierce [more], An Cailleach or the veiled woman is among the most ancient deities venerated in Ireland, she whose realm lies in the ice and cold of winter. Warped and strange they were in appearance, some say dark of skin while others claim they dwelt at the bottom of deep lakes and in the turbulent depths of the ocean' [more], The Banshee or woman of the fairy folk as she is known in Ireland has many names, the Little Washerwoman, Hag of the Mist and the Hag of the Black Head. Two-Toed Tom | Soon or late, every man must decide whether he will be a creator or a preserver. Amanda the Doll | Thus it is that I have taken what is ancient, coupled it with some modern literature, and created an archetype that I can channel to suit my purpose. Who was the Irish god Crom Cruach, what was the Killycluggin stone, and what did St. Patrick have to do with it all? Ixion | Thyestes | Kumarbi | A large wooden idol from the 4th century AD has recently been discovered in Gortnacrannagh, County Roscommon. folklore and fairy tales and more, all professionally narrated. There are many lakes in Ireland, and most of them aren't very large, but they run still, dark and deep. The 14th century Book of McGovern, written in Magh Slcht, contains a 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. Crom Cruach is also related to the Wicker Man legend, much like the tale of the Wicker Man there is debate as to whether Crom Cruach actually performed human sacrifice or if it was a medieval tale made to vilify pagan religion (much as. [4], According to an Irish dinsenchas ("place-lore") poem in the 12th century Book of Leinster, Crom Cruach's cult image, consisting of a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone figures, stood on Magh Slcht ("the plain of prostration") (pronounced Moy Shlokht)[5] in County Cavan, and was propitiated with first-born sacrifice in exchange for good yields of milk and grain. Jackalopes | Eventually Christianity came along and put a stop to all that. Pandarus | And yet the worship of the Bent One of the Hill persisted for centuries after, for he was not a power to cross lightly, nor were the Druids the sorts to turn up their noses at even so deadly a supernatural ally, and his servants walked the fair green earth of Ireland sowing fear where they went. Buer | Rather than that, they invoke the name of a made-up deity who very clearly doesnt care about us, then they get back to the work of pursuing their goals. Even prior to having its image demonized by Christainity, Crom Cruach was already monstrous and cruel to begin with, no better than a demon Saint Patrick perceived it as. Great was the weeping of the people of Ireland as they heard this, and they hurled themsleves against the rocks and jagged trees of the plain, breaking their noses and the joints of their knees and elbows. Bury,[9] infers that there is a missing passage in Trechn about Crom Cruaich; L. Bieler, who edited the two biographies,[8] is non-committal on the point. Baron Samedi | Amnon | Tall trees now encircle the stones protectively, casting them into deep shadow. whose name was the Crom Cruach; The truth about St. Patrick's life from kidnapping to Irish Catholicism. Pisadeira | He began his existence as the son of Uranus and Gaia. Onamazu | He is also referred to as Crom Crich, Cenn Cruach/Crich ([kn kux]) and Cenncroithi ([kn k]). We talk Patrick, Cromm Cruach, hagiography, human sacrifice, Legaire mac Nill, and the different ways Christianity and native Irish Paganism interacted. Isnt that the whole point of a god? Fairies | Hard their fate. The valiant Gael used to worship it: Crom, the name of the god of the Cimmerians in Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age adventures of Conan the Barbarian, is invoked or named in nearly every episode, but very little is said about him. Crom Cruach (Secret of Kells) Crom Cruach (mythology) - the original Irish deity of sacrifice. The invocation of his name can be taken not as a prayer for help, a supplication, but rather as an expression meaning: Ive got a lot of bullshit to deal with to achieve my goals. Men in Black | The stones surface is covered in simplistic scrolling designs of the Iron Age La Tene style, and, Mr. Brady suggests, was probably once richly decorated with gold and colorful paint. and its Enemies: Violence and Community in Cork, 1916-1923, The IRB: The Irish Republican Brotherhood, from the Land League to Sinn Fin, The Life and After-life of P.H. Hinnagami | As an ardent pagan, Crom refused but gave St Brendan his evil-tempered bull instead, in the hope it would kill the Christians. These child sacrifices may have been an invention of the later Christian monks who wrote down what little we know of the god, but he certainly seems to have been associated (as are all gods) with sacrificial offerings in some form or another. they bruised their bodies, wailing to the demon who held them in thralls, Erlik | In those times lived in the north of Desmond (the present county of Cork) a man man named Fergus O'Mar [more], Ancient Ireland was said by some to have been plagued by a particularly large and fierce breed of wolf, and men would sometimes go to war with them, or call them to war alongside heroes and champions! In other stories St. Patrick banishes the snakes of Ireland to Dun Briste. Donn was also believed to have had another home at Knockfierna, the Hill of Truth, in Co Limerick. Hera | Demons | Nain Rouge | We know that the ancient Gael worshipped Crom and maintained his shrine at Magh Slecht. Here the god is called Cenncroithi, interpreted as "the head of all gods", and when his image falls the silver and gold covering it crumble to dust, with the imprint of the crozier left on bare stone. Cainnech bid him on their return to tell him how they had fared. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. with all his host, to meet their sorrow. His importance may be discerned from the fact there are far more stories of Crom Dubh connected with Lughnasa than there are of Lugh. However we cannot be certain what the nature of that worship was. For him ingloriously they slew their firstborn, The circle and the stone share a dark and mysterious past, according to Irish mythology, for they have been identified as the site of pagan human sacrifice and the worship of the Sun God, Crom Cruach. [10] Jocelin's 12thcentury Life and Acts of St.Patrick tells much the same story. From his worship came many crimes to Magh Slecht. I would like to thank Mr. Oliver Brady for taking the time to show me around the magnificent Magh Slecht. Beseech not with words but with silence profound. They also describe how Saint Patrick put an end to this practice. (Robin Redcap) | When hunger stalks the land, it does so as a hound following the footsteps of the Fear Gorta, a solitary, gaunt and masterless spirit of emaciated appearance. Baobhan Siths | Prior to joining the organization, he served under the Evil God Balor before the demise of the latter at the hands of Lugh, afterwards deciding to observe and travel throughout the human world and the Underworld. Each year children were sacrificed to him to ensure fertile crops and good harvests. Slide-Rock Bolter | But there is one who moves through the misty glens and dappled glades of Ireland and it is the poets who whisper to her in the darkest hours of the night, hoping for an answer! Exclusive to our Patreon, you can now hear stories of ancient Ireland, Sack Man | They would even make so bold as to attack villages and towns, and a great pack of them assailed Coleraine in the year 1650. The Crom in question is of course the God of the Cimmerian tribes in Robert E. Howards fictional tales of Conan the Barbarian. Gualichu | Michael Moorcockwrote a second trilogy of novels, Crom is mentioned in Thomas D'Arcy McGee's 19th-century poem called. Clown Doll | Bifrons | Beast of Gvaudan | The story of Cronos is relatively straightforward. These monuments practically stand in peoples back gardens, yet from the road which meanders by, they cannot be seen. He also claimed that there was a demon inside which jumped out and ran off. Now this fairy is [more], One of the great terrors of ancient and not so ancient! Bards sang songs of her skin as fair as springtime snow and her lips as red as rubies in the light of the setting sun, men came from far and wide to seek her hand in marriage. Curse Jar | As I stood blinking in the bright sunshine in the center of the plain of Magh Slecht, having relived its legacy at each prehistoric structure, with the green fields vibrant against the blue sky, Sliabh an Iarainn and Cuilcagh a hazy purple smudge on the horizon, I was struck by the great sense of peace and serenity which lay over the land. it caused every tribe to live without peace. Roc | A sign marks the place of its long repose. Jersey Devil | Patrick versus Crom Cruach; This time it's biblical! Surtr | Occupation Tigernmas called to himself the chieftains of the land to take counsel about this demand but they said they'd rather keep the goods for themselves, and why not. His name may have many meanings, but he was most commonly known to the people as Crom Dubh, or the crouching darkness. Marta 11, 2021. Crom Cruach was one of the old gods of Ireland, one of the few mentioned as a god in the Annals of the Four Masters, an ancient Irish codex telling of the times before Christianity came to Ireland. And so it was in the little village of Slaughtaverty in the distant past, ruled as it was by a fearsome dwarf-tyrant known as Abhartach. Irish Conference of Medievalists, White, Kevin. A guest post byMegas Begadonos of the website, Unchaining the Titan, reinterpretingfor a modern audiencethe Medieval Irish figureof Crom Cruach, anarchetypal pagan idol of stone or metalsupposedly destroyedby Saint Patrick during the lattersmissionary travelsin the north-west of Ireland. Hi. Hrsvelgr | Busiris | DO SOMETHING! Ereshkigal | See what I mean? Bloody Mary | St. Patricks church still stands in the townland known as Kilnavart, from the Irish Cill na Fheart, meaning church of the grave/ monument, and indeed there is a megalithic tomb, flanked by two sentinel standing stones, no more than 275 yards from it. They were intent on revenge for their kinsman, Ith. Moving from the act of praying to the act of cursing and carrying on is very succinctly portrayed in the movie The Grey, when Liam Neesons character reaches rock bottom in his struggle for survival, looks to the open sky and addresses a god that he may never have believed in: Do something. Images of strange and shadowy forms in the area at sunset have been taken, and apparitions yet haunt the area, or so some say. 5 out of 5 . Minotaur | It is no coincidence then that Crom of the Mound appears at the end of summer, during the harvest, to bear Eithne upon his back and carry her down into the black soil to wait out the barren winter. It is thought that originally it would have stood at the center of the stone circle, which currently consists of eighteen standing stones, many of them fallen, and has a diameter of 72 ft. Crom Dubh was understood as a god of sacrifice, and in historic times celebrants left flowers on the Altir na Greine or Altar of the Sun on Crom Dubh Sunday. Crom! could very well be taken as an abbreviation of:Fuck it, Ill do it myself. Medusa | Licking Maniac | It was discovered broken in several pieces and partly buried close to a Bronze Age stone circle (54.090773, -7.634122), inside which it probably once stood.[5]. In its confrontation against the Saint who located its cult, Crom Cruach emerged with its true demonic form from its gold and silver figure, causing twelve smaller bronze figures to sink into ground. Popularised by the stories of Robert Howard, the Conan The Barbarian movie, and the articles of Jack Donovan, Crom has become a symbol for men who strive to stand on their own legs and take whats theirs by the right of conquest. There is still a local tradition in the area that the Killycluggin Stone is the Crom stone. Hades | to pour the blood round Crom Cruach. riu foretold great success for their invasion, which pleased the poet Amergin, but Donn the leader said gruffly, Not to her do we owe thanks, but to our Gods and our power. Displeased at his insult, riu told him neither he nor his children would ever have the rule of Ireland. On the last Sunday of July, Domhnach Crom Dubh in Gaelic, he rises from deep out of the earth bearing Eithne upon his crooked back. Krampus | Well the Fomors took this none too kindly, so they sent Ishbaal, daughter of their king, who was married to Aodab, along with a cohort of their dark priests to Ireland. In the 9thcentury Tripartite Life of Saint Patrick the deity is called Cenn Cruach, and his cult image consists of a central figure covered with gold and silver, surrounded by twelve bronze figures. Qingu | Mount Cenn Cruaich, a mountain in Australia'sWarrumbungle National Park, is arguably named after Crom Cruach. Blue Devil | Charlie | Cuegle | Ijiraq | Crom Dubh (Old Irish:[kruum du], ScottishGaelic:[kum tuh]; meaning "black crooked [one]"; also Crum Dubh, Dark Crom) is a mythological and folkloric figure of Ireland, based on the god Crom Cruach, mentioned in the 12th-century dinnseanchas of Magh Slcht. Copyright 2023 Irish Studio LLC All rights reserved. Devil Monkeys | Clown Doll | The Fomors fled in great haste from Ireland then, returning to their own land. Name: Crom Cruaich Crom Cruach's name takes several forms. Kigatilik | Creon | Yeti | General Information For official Godchecker merch please visit our God Shop where a wide range of items are available to buy. Cycnus | Although we are alive, we are dead. Other versions of this story claim them to be his own foster-sons, or the sons of one Dond Dsa, said to be a warrior-chieftain. Ask him no questions nor sing him no songs. If we wish to be strong, we must slay that which is weak in us. Ali Isaac lives in beautiful rural Co Cavan in Ireland, and is the author of two books based on Irish mythology, Conor Kelly and The Four Treasures of Eirean, and Conor Kelly and The Fenian King. Ali regularly posts on topics of Irish interest on her blog, www.aliisaacstoryteller.com. And yet pretty as she was, he true beauty shone from within, as kindly [more]. Does Crom desire our infant dead or is he merely associated with them by proxy? What use to call on him? I am an admin of this site. Perhaps it wasnt children who were sacrificed here, but truth. Sciron | Robert the Doll | Banshee | But it does seem that the Crom Dubh mythology arrived later than the reverence for Crom Cruach as a god. Satan | Black Rock Witch | Redcaps Grim Reaper | Trauco | Notable Legends The description of his image as a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone or bronze figures has been interpreted by some as representing the sun surrounded by the signs of the zodiac, suggesting a function as solar deity.[2]. Orie Chef | In Co. Kerry, it is told that St. Brendan asked Crom Cruach, a rich local chieftain, for help with funding the building of his church. Haman the Agagite | Grendel's Mother | Crom Dubh was then driven by St. Patrick into his home of Dun Briste, which Patrick separated from the mainland by driving his crozier into the ground. It's an impressive, craggy lump of rock jutting out of the foaming ocean, which nowadays has a light-house built upon it. Alternative names: Cenn Cruach, Crom-Craich, Cromm Craich, Cromm-Cruach, Gender: Male The original Latin and Irish texts, dating to the 9th and 10th centuries CE, seem to have been inspired by the Judeo-Christian myth of the Old Testament statueofMoloch mixed withelements of an early version of the Leabhar Gabhla ireann, the legendary history of the island and its peoples (the metal-plated sacrificial idol came from the Bible, while the ritual tributes at Samhain and the mass deaths stemmed from the LG). He killed Aisling's parents and the rest of her people and seems to cause a weakening or toxic effect (her appearance decaying into that similar to a wilted flower) to her. High Evolutionary (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The meaning of this deity's name has been the subject of much debate. This was a great public relations exercise for Christianity. The bounty of the tribes crop at the harvest would determine how hard the winter would be. Obviously Crom is a strange and ambivalent spirit who should be approached with great caution, or not at all. Blunderbore | Gremlins | Basilisk | It broke apart, and the devil lurking within it emerged, which Patrick immediately banished to Hell. As such, the meanings include "bloody crescent", "bloody head", "crooked one of the mound", "head of the stack of corn", "bloody, bent one", "head of the mound" and "crooked stack of corn". Tales were told of their wild hunt long before the coming of Christianity to Ireland, and even today old folk in the countryside will keep the windows on the west side of the house fastened tight at all times, but most especially during wakes or if som [more], The Red Thirst, the Dearg Due, was these thousand years gone by a young maiden of surpassing fairness. The Secret of Kells features elements of Celtic mythology, including faeries and the god Crom Cruach - whose name roughly translates to "crooked, bloody head". His cult was ended when Saint Patrick used a slegdehammer to smash the large stone image of him on a field in County Cavan. Momonjii | This seems surprising when one thinks of the terrible deeds once committed in his name, but as someone who repented and converted, becoming a supporter and friend of the Christian saints, it probably demonstrates the power of forgiveness we are all taught to aspire to. Lucius Tiberius | In the prequelVindictus, Cromm Cruaich makes another appearance this time as the final boss of the game's second season, this time represented as a Humanoid Demon God. Culebre/Culebre | Main Articles St. Patrick led the survivors to a nearby well, now known as Tober Padraig, and baptized them all into the Christian faith. It seemed to me that nature, the age-old Gods, the Sidhe had all conspired to keep them safe. Aliases Like Conan, I use the idea of Crom Cruach of the Bloody Mound to inspire me to embrace death and hardship and cruelty so that I can transcend these ideas and overcome my personal limitations. Better to be silent than to call his attention to you; he will send you dooms, not fortune! Heremon managed to moor his ship in the relative safety of Inver Colpa (the mouth of the River Boyne), which he named after his brother, Colpa, who drowned as he struggled from the ship to the shore. Myth and Folklore Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Dullahan | Bunyip | [13][14], Smith, Tom. Skinned Tom | Herod the Great | Jure Grando | Moloch | Goatman | In later folklore a number of Crom-derivedfigures became living characters in their own right, rather than serving asanimated or possessed stone idols, gainingconsiderable popularity inparts of the country. Dip | She takes three forms, that of a young and comely maiden, a matron of full and generous figure, or that of a wretched old crone, and is dressed in red or white or as the occasion calls for it, in t [more], Crom Cruach was one of the old gods of Ireland, one of the few mentioned as a god in the Annals of the Four Masters, an ancient Irish codex telling of the times before Christianity came to Ireland. He was killed by the three Denann High Kings who shared the sovereignty of Ireland, the brothers thur mac Cuill, Tethur mac Cecht, and Cethur mac Greine. View AnSionnachFionns profile on Facebook, View @ansionnachfionns profile on Twitter, View AnSionnachFionns profile on Instagram, View UCCa5Y3YVNVpIWzXlbJ9F0mAs profile on YouTube, Spies, Informers and the Anti-Sinn Fein Society: The Intelligence War in Cork City, 1919-1921, The Year of Disappearances: Political Killings in Cork, 1920-1921, The I.R.A. A lonely and windy plain between Leitrim and Cavan, it first enters the tales of yore when King Tigernmas son of Follach, the first to smelt gold more than three thousand years ago, the first king to give drinking horns to his followers, and the first to have clothes dyed purple, blue and green and decorated with brooches, fringes and ornaments, built a circle there for the worship of old black stoop, the wizened bent one of many glooms. Halloween is thought to be when the dead and the undead, and all manner of creepy ghouls and mischievous souls walk the earth, bringing havoc and fear to the living. It also went by the name of Joint-eater, Just-halver, Art-Luachra, Airc-Luachra, and Doichi-Luachair. The Devil | Mystery Killer | As the Milesians duly withdrew from the coast of Ireland, the Denann Druids raised a great storm, scattering the enemy ships up and down the length of the land. Area of expertise: Tutelary, Patronage, Good/Evil Rating: NOT OKAY, be careful The ancient Irish considered the head as the seat of the soul, and warriors were said to have collected the heads of their vanquished enemies after battle as trophies. Stymphalian Birds | Difficult as it would have been for an already suffering people, it would have benefited the community as a whole to preserve their meagre resources by letting go of those who were unlikely to make it through the winter. Hanako-San | Ghosts | Popobawa | Groundhogs | Crom Cruach was one of the old gods of Ireland, one of the few mentioned as a god in the Annals of the Four Masters, an ancient Irish codex telling of the times before Christianity came to Ireland. Tarasque | This incident figures prominently in medieval legends about St.Patrick, although it does not appear in his own writings, nor in the two 7thcentury biographies by Muirchu and Trechn. In charge of: Patronage [8], "Majestic Downpatrick Head, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crom_Dubh&oldid=1145704761, This page was last edited on 20 March 2023, at 14:39. Yallery Brown | Lycaon | Belphegor | Celtic mythologyChristian folklore Manticores | NB. Episode 14 St. Patrick's Day Special: Patrick versus Cromm Cruach . Eight Feet Tall | The "demon" who inhabits the image appears, but Patrick curses him and casts him to hell. Considering this, it may be that offerings were made to Crom so that he would not look upon the tribes of the Gael. Ireland was the C Sidhe, or the hound of the Sidhe. Thinan-malkia | Whilst not far, it cant have been an easy journey. Godchecker is a trade mark used under license. These priests of fearsome aspect bade Tigernmas to build a fortress on Moy Senaig, the plain of glorious deeds, as a temple for their gods, and Tigernmas agreed for the sake of peace. Evil-doer Nergal | Cruach could mean bloody, gory, slaughter and also corn-stack, heap, mound. Perhaps all the people wanted from Crom was for him to stay away from mankind, down in the black earth. Our ancestors certainly knew how to pick a site. Even so, the worship of the continued regardless across the ages. The Stone does, in fact, bear evidence of repeated blows with a heavy implement and was deliberately removed from its central position within the circle and buried. "The intersection of Saint Patrick and paganism in Ireland", Irish Central, February 16, 2020, "The Life and Acts of St.Patrick by Jocelin", "Eight-Foot-Tall, 1,600-Year-Old Statue of Pagan Deity Found in Ireland", Collins, Claire. Herodias | Ghost Trains | Eris | In theNexongameMabinogi, the boss for the 3rd generation storyline is Cromm Cruaich, re-imagined as a dragon. Procrustes | The site of the holy well, however, has sadly fallen into disuse and lies somewhere close to the church in a patch of wasteland between two houses, and to which there is currently no public access. The Man Upstairs, Cryptids Sluagh | Tamamo no Mae | Before that day, the people would put their sickles in the corn and their spades in the ground, and the invisible Sidhfir would do the agricultural work for them, but after that day, the Sidhfir would no longer do any work. Enter your email address to follow ASF and receive notifications of new posts by email, Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyCommentingSupport And Donations. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! The Each-Uisce, as the water horse or horse-eel was known in [more], Of all the different kinds of goblins that haunted the lonely places of Ireland in days of old, air-demons were most dreaded by the people. Shechem | Thereafter the plain was known as Moy Slecht, the plain of prostrations. Indrid Cold | Baphomet | The site of Downpatrick Head became an important place of ritual and pilgrimage during the Festival of Lughnasadh - similar to Croagh Patrick. To keep power via sacrifice and worship. He is grim and loveless, but at birth he breathes power to strive and slay into a mans soul. Crom Cruach is described as a wizened god, hidden by mists,[6] and is said to have been worshipped since the time of rimn. Paparrasolla | Crom Cruach is called the chief Celtic idol of Ireland by Michael J. O'Kelly, and was located on Magh Slcht (The Plain of Prostrations) in County Cavan, surrounded by twelve other idols. We can only assume what this particular deity meant to our ancestors and why he was relevant, but in reality, we must concede that thats true for any myth or belief, no matter how well preserved. Christie Cleek | If you came here from a link, please go back and make the right link for one of the villains listed below. Stature and size were much prized in ancient Ireland, as well they might be fo [more], In ancient times, even before the Tuatha De Dannan and the Fir Bolg went to war over the green land of Ireland, the land was ruled by a powerful sorcerous race called the Fomors. Here are ten examples from all around the world of mythologies devised to explain destructive natural forces. Hracls | The present church was constructed in 1867, replacing an older, thatched structure with clay floors. But the inspiration for this god came not from the imagination of Robert E. Howard alone. Coffin on Wheels | Meg of Meldon | Just like Conan before his battle upon the burial mound, I do not pray to Crom in the hopes of receiving his blessing. There are conflicting versions of Donn's story (well, this is Irish mythology; nothing is quite what it seems) and part of its allure is that the truth of it can never be pinned down. Crimes Add to Favorites Crom Cruach, miniature to assemble and color, in resin MiniatureEBusti. Ravana | This is part two of a two part Nature Folklore session exploring the folklore and mythologies of Crom Cruach and Crom Dubh. Black Stick Men | MaleficMurders Crom Cruach, also called Cenn Cruach and Cenncroithi was a pre-Christian Irish deity. The biggest blow was yet to come; the loss of their eldest brother and leader, Donn. It lived in a cave called Oweynagat at Cruachain, County Roscommon. (I love this idea that in the Otherworld, the Sidhe amuse themselves with the same games that we play.). The meaning is elusive; Crom means bent, crooked, or stooped, while Cenn refers to the head, but also means chief, leader. All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1, followed by All Souls Day on November 2. Kankandara | jazi, Other deities Demon | In "The Destruction of Da Dergas Hostel," a tale from the Ulster Cycle, High King Conaire Mor is forced by circumstance to break his taboos, one by one, thus leading to his doom. Donn had many names; Donn Dumhach, Donn Duach, Donn Duimche, and others. You faulty prick, fraudulent motherfucker. The Otherworld was said to be. An early High King, Tigernmas, along with three quarters of his army, is said to have died while worshipping Crom on Samhain eve, but worship continued until the cult image was destroyed by St.Patrick with a sledgehammer.[7]. Tupilaq | The Otherworld was said to be the domain of Manannn, God of the Sea, but the myths and legends do not tell of him being a Lord of the Dead. Before doing so, the monks punished him by burying him for three days with only his head above the ground. Spring Heeled Jack | Not sure of the spelling? El Gritn de Media Noche | Tailypo | Ajax the Lesser | Crom Cruach is an Evil Dragon reputed to be the strongest of his class, and a former member of Qlippoth. Flatwoods Monster | 5 out of 5 stars (3,305) $ 45.75. This monstrous beast was known in all of the lands once ruled by the Gael, being called the c-sth in Scotland and the Cn Annwn in Wales. If the old gods have become mere stories, ideas, then men are free to choose whatever story inspires them to become what they believe they should become. Some time later the demon returned limping badly. Phaedra | [1], According to one legend, Cainnech of Aghaboe saw a number of demons flying past and when he inquired of their errand, one of them told him that Crom Dubh had died and they were after collecting his soul. Crom is my god. El Silbn | Was Saint Patrick put on trial in Ireland for a financial misdemeanor? Blair Witch | Type of Villain Antaeus | Hermes | Myling | Crom Cruach Cainnech bid him on their return to tell him how they had fared. Once it was said that she ruled all the world, when the green things slept for untold aeons beneath her thick icy cloak, until she was given cause for great sorrow and wept floods of tears across the land, her [more], They do say that good things come in small parcels, but often forget to add that not all small parcels are filled with good things! The references in a dinsenchas ("place-lore") poem in the 12th century to sacrifice in exchange for milk and grain suggest that Crom had a function as fertility god. Cherufe | Crom takes what is his due, so offer up that which you despise in yourself to the Lord of the Mound in sacrifice. A Chara, please note my new email address is **********************. A mass rock dating to the early 1700s is located at Knockfierna, and the Ballingarry Ogham Stone was discovered on the hill in 1837, showing clearly that this site was of special significance in ancient times. Taking these things into account we could loosely translate the many titles of Crom as being: The Dark Crooked Lord of the Bloody Mound.. Fortunately, Crom Cruach's dark reign meets its end upon the arrival of St. Patrick in his campaign against the Old Gods. Crom Dubh interrupted St. Patrick during Mass on Crom Dubh Sunday by asking when the Sluagh Sidhe would go to Paradise, to which St. Patrick responded they would not go there until the Last Judgment. Bogeyman | Bakeneko | It is during the darkest winter nights that we sit inside our houses and listen to the wind hammering at our windows and doors, as if it had a mind and will of its own as if it wished to do us harm! Otus and Ephialtes | Read More: Terrifying Irish secrets to know about Halloween. Krasue | Crom Dubh, Crom Croich, and Cenn Cruach. Irish Mythology Podcast. Please mention Godchecker.com when praying to the Gods. They stirred his evil eye, they beat their fists, Rather offer him your blood and the sweat of your labours, leave him to his mound, and seek out the path of strength in the face of hardship. Bunnyman | ire Ghaelach, ire Shaor. Sphinx | Snallygaster | We now have an amazing Patreon page as well, where you can listen to the many myths and legends on the Emerald Isle! Joliet the Haunted and Cursed Doll | [7] A festival or oenach called Buaile na Greine was also held for several days adjoining Crom Dubh Sunday on Mount Callan and included feasting, drinking, racing, hurling, singing and dancing; this festival was later replaced by a Christian festival to St. Muchan, which included prayers at the holy well. While Im a strong critic of Jack Donovan, the American writerand masculinist mentioned in the article below, I think the appeal of the archetypal Crom Cruach figure as outlined here isone that the tragicFantasy author, Robert E. Howard, would have appreciated. Trolls | Granting wishes to mortals in exchange for sacrificial offerings. White-Eyed Children | Copyright 2023 Irish Studio LLC All rights reserved. Black Eyed Children | Tiamat, Gods of Olympus [3] Cenn means "head", and by extension "head, chief". They are, in effect, hidden in plain view. Before the introduction of scientific reasoning the answers to that question and those like it were only found in mythology and legends. Hendrik Van der Decken | though it brought them under mortal shame, Jesus Christ | Pomberos | He then founded his church adjacent to the well. Dry Body | 666 | Thunderbird | Enlil | Cenn means "head". Associated Sites: Mag Slacht / 'Plain of Adoration/Sacrifice' now called Moysleet, near the present village of Ballymagauran in Co. Cavan. Article last revised on May 22, 2019 by Rowan Allen. Pronunciation: Coming soon But why is he associated with the fair maiden Eithne at the end of summer? Crom Cruach is also known as Crom Dubh, or Cenn Cruach, among other names. John and Susan Buckley | The Dinnshenchas is a poem describing the mythological geography of Ireland. SCP Foundation Villains | It would be a step in the wrong direction to completely re-write it since the current . Nekomata | Fouke Monster | La Santa Compaa | St. Patrick destroyed the stone idol by beating it with his crozier. Crom Cruach Ireland's Best Current Affairs and Politics Blog. Grafton Monster | Hobby Werewolves | Akkorokamui | In this episode, we look at a mysterious ancient personage/deity known as Crom Dubh, associated with the harvest festival and Saint Patrick, who might also h. Posted on December 10, 2017 American author Jack Donovan has written elsewhere: "Crom is my godCrom is the god I need because he is the opposite of the interventionist gods who care about the petty details of men's lives. J'ba Fofi | Alias The Fall of Crom Cruach Crom Cruach was one of the old gods of Ireland, one of the few mentioned as a god in the Annals of the Four Masters, an ancient Irish codex telling of the times before Christianity came to Ireland. Marry-san | Morgan le Fay | Midjourney. Perhaps all of these and more, or none. Mokoi | Contents 1 History 2 Appearances 3 Profile 3.1 Devil Children Red/Black Book 3.2 DemiKids Light & Dark 4 Stats To the Dark Crooked Head of the Gallows Known as the Lord of the Mound, Crom Cruaich was a large megalithic standing stone at Magh Slaecht, the so-called Plain of Adoration, surrounded by twelve subservient stone pillars and an air of mystery. The people [more], Whispered across misty ages from times long gone are stories of the Cailleach, one of the ancient goddesses of the first people to walk in Ireland, queen of the mighty glaciers that once clenched the land in their frozen grip. It is said that St. Patrick moved from the stone circle to the holy well on his knees. We today do not live in the same manner that our pagan tribal ancestors once did in the dim forgotten recesses of history, and so we cannot expect to experience a connection with their gods in the same way that they did. You dont pray to him, because he probably wont listen, and if he hears you, he probably wont even pretend to care.. You can help Myths and Folklore Wiki by expanding it. His worshippers are said to have [more], Of all the wonders and terrors in Irish folklore there are few quite so terrifying as the Sluagh. Did St. Patrick really banish all the snakes from Ireland? Babies have always been left to die by those who have had to make hard choices in times of starvation, even during events as recent as the Great Hunger in Ireland in 1845. La Viuda | the name cleaves to the mighty plain.. Crom Cruach ( The Bloody Crooked One) is a god from Irish mythology, an inspiration for Robert E. Howard 's fictional Cimmerian god Crom. Chimera | Hatman | Pearse: Pdraig Mac Piarais: Saol agus Oidhreacht, Wolfe Tone: Prophet of Irish Independence, The Impact of the 1916 Rising: Among the Nations, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future: Voyage to Venus Part 1, Constitution Of The United Irishmen, 1797, Manifesto To The Citizens Of Dublin, 25 April, 1916, Headquarters, Army of the Irish Republic, General Post Office, Dublin, Army of the Irish Republic, Headquarters, April 28, 1916, Message To The Free Nations Of The World, 1919, Leabhar Gabhla ireann - Book of the Taking of Ireland. Nobusuma | General Jan Smuts | Pantheon: Celtic pantheon; Deity Title: Crom Cruach, The Hidden One, The Bloody God; Deity Symbol: The head of a serpent or a skull, sometimes depicted with multiple heads To give you some reason to keep living and striving and slaying your weakness in the pursuit of your higher self? The circle and the stone share a dark and mysterious past, according to Irish mythology, for they have been identified as the site of pagan human sacrifice and the worship of the Sun God, Crom. Mephistopheles | The invasion of the Milesians is well documented in the Lebor Gebala Erenn and the Annals of the Four Masters. Green Knight | FUCK FAITH! Nameless Thing of Berkeley Square | TheGargoylesTV series episode "The Hound of Ulster" has the Banshee taking the form of a gigantic worm-like creature by the name of Cromm-Cruach to do battle withGoliath,Elisa Maza, Goliath's daughter Angela and their gargoyle beast Bronx. Irish republican commentary from Ireland on national and international politics, history and culture. We must create our gods in such a way that they are relevant to the lives we lead today, rather than simply re-enacting the rituals and beliefs of long dead generations. Leviathan | Poseidon | Angra Mainyu | He is the one who takes away the life of the earth and hoards it underground for the dark half of the year. After the people bowed on their knees, the priests passed their judgement with awful smiles on their faces - Crom Cruach demanded the firstborn child of each family and each herd in sacrifice, their heads to be dashed upon Crom's idol, that the richness and wealth of the land might not be struck down! Cleek's Clan | So Magh Slecht won its name, which means Plain of Prostrations. El Comelenguas | "The Plain of Blood: A Study of the Ritual Landscape of Magh Slecht, Co. Cavan", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crom_Cruach&oldid=1154090349, This page was last edited on 10 May 2023, at 06:08. Mara | Crom Cruach, also called Cenn Cruach and Cenncroithi was a pre-Christian Irish deity. Sandwiched between the Woodford and Blackwater rivers lies an area of Co. Cavan known as Magh Slecht (pronounced Moy Shlokht). "Triple-headed Ailln." A triple-headed monster mentioned in the text Cath Maige Mucrama ("The Battle of Mag Mucrima"). 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Devil Monkeys | Kuchisake-onna | Ghosts | Gomorrahites | El | Tikbalang | Bean Clan | In Limerick, he was known as Donn Firineach, meaning Donn the Truthful. Click here to join the Patreon and listen to our wonderfully narrated stories! Javascript is switched off in your browser. The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water | Interestingly, the church rises from the site of a prehistoric circular fort, once known as the Fossa Slecht, possibly the home of a local chieftain. Monster of Mount Bandai | Scylla | Mot | Crom Cruach | Tanuki | Giants of Voronezh | Goals Doppelgangers | Ropen | Veles | Asuras | It looked very well innocent and unassuming, if such a thing can be said of a stone, particularly one with such a dark and turbulent history. According to one tradition, it was the mother of Satan. Laius | But do not bother with prayers or invocations. An association with St. Brigid is recognized in an all-night vigil still held on Croms feast day at her holy well in Liscannor near the Cliffs of Moher. Sea Serpents | What else shall men ask of the gods?. What else shall the gods ask of men? [6] On this day, families held a feast of the first fruits that included new bacon, new cabbage, and new potatoes, and any man who could not provide food for his family was known as a "wind farmer." Fertility deities become most significant during spring, when crops are sown, and at the autumn harvest, when crops are reaped and tallied. Jersey Devil. Green Man of Knowledge | BBCODE: To link to this page in a forum post or comment box, just copy and paste the link code below: Here's the info you need to cite this page. Teke Teke | Read More: Scary Irish Halloween spirits from Dracula to the Banshee. Ir was washed overboard and drowned, later to be buried on Skellig Michael. As an adjective, it may mean "bloody". Amanda the Doll | The bards sang sad songs over the body of Tigernmas, who with ten hundred and three thousand of his people died in that place, in his seventy seventh year. The Faceless Phantom of Venice | Arranan was the first of the brothers to die, falling from the top of the ship's mast onto the deck below as the vessel was tossed on savage seas. Kelpie of Loch Ness | Ghost (Johnny, I Want My Liver Back) | Te Wheke-a-Muturangi | Being a pagan fertility goddess, Crom Cruach grew to be associated with human sacrifice. Eithne, who bestows health upon cattle, gave birth to the sun god, who bestows health upon crops. Yowie, Modern Legends Frankenstein's Monster | Martinez Dog Demon | Locusts of Abaddon | One man in four there made his escape with death on his lips. This stone idol has been identified as the Killycluggin Stone. Zozo Being a deity of bloodshed and sacrifice, its previous role as a fertility god often takes second place to these more malevolent aspects of its being, especially after the spread of Christainity and the subsequent cease of Crom Cruach's worship. Ogres | Painting of the French War | Black Monk of Pontefract | If we wish to be wise, we must lay waste to our foolishness and ignorance. Aka Manto | Prior to St. Patrick's arrival, the ancient Ireland was said to be ruled by the Old Gods, one of which was the fertility goddess known as Crom Cruach. Your browser does not support the video tag. They brought with them an idol of gold and silver and stone, and twelve other dark deities covered in gleaming bronze. Samael | Established 1999. Limerick, where offerings of flowers and grain are left at harvest time. Share your favorite stories with other history buffs in the IrishCentral History Facebook group. I say that without the slightest trace of irony or embarrassment. Disambiguation Pages Baphomet | We are often asked about mythology merchandise. Siren | His father was cruel and imprisoned his children. Mothman | [8] However J.B. Uranus | This is the Crom that we men of the modern world are familiar with. A character named Rhys in Laurell K. Hamilton's, Crom Cruach is featured as one of characters in thelight novel. Tier: Low 6-B Name: Crom Cruach, "Mr. Black", "Darkness Dragon", "Crescent . This fairy [more], In Ireland of old, the Alp-Luachra was one of the most dreaded of all the fairy folk. The possibility that the tale reflected distant memories of genuine pre-Christian rituals in connection with sacred monuments decorated stones or pillars seems likely enough, though the drama of human sacrifice and bloodshed is an inevitable bit ofmonastic embellishment. Cacus | Momo | Crom Cruach (Gargoyles) - the monstrous alter-ego of the Banshee. La Llorona | Updated in March 2022. It is said that Donn met his death at Bull Rock, which lies just off the western coast of Dursey Island, Cork. Simeon | Crom Dubh attempted to throw St. Patrick into an eternal fire, but Patrick countered by drawing a cross on a stone and casting it into the fire, which became Poll a' Sean Tine (the hole of the old fire). Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present, Role: Qallupilluk | [1] The Dagda's name is thought to mean "the good god" or "the great god". [1] Folklore Conflict with Saint Patrick According to one legend, Cainnech of Aghaboe saw a number of demons flying past and when he inquired of their errand, one of them told him that Crom Dubh had died and they were after collecting his soul. But he is also life. Dragon | Long fascinated by the Killycluggin stone, which sits practically in my backyard in Co. Cavan, I set out to learn its story. Demiurge | La Cegua | This creature made its abode in Irish streams and rivers and any place where green life grew from water. Donn was the son of Milesius, also known as Mil spaine, and Seang. Pukwudgies | There are indications Dire was another name for him. Round Crom Cruach there the hosts did obeisance: Iblis | It was hard to equate this place with such a perpetual dark scene of violence. In times past a significant symbolic representation of some metaphysical concept would have been passed on in the form of a story or myth, but today they are reduced to hashtags such as #cromlaughsatyourfourwinds. The Gods have provided us with a robust privacy and cookie policy which all mortals are advised to read. They also say that Ireland's high king Tigernmas, along with of his people, died while worshiping Crom Cruach there one Samhain. Eithne, mother of the sun, hides from the world in the realm of Dark Crom until she roams free to bless us with natures bounty at spring. Captain Nemo | Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders. Human sacrifices were made to him, in return for good yields of grain or milk. Shadow People | Oni | they wept storms of tears, weeping prostrate. Sheepsquatch | Horsemen of the Apocalypse | According to Irish legend, St. Patrick came to the headland to confront Crom Dubh, who is variously identified as a pagan chieftain, god, pirate, or robber. China Doll | Poltergeists | The greatest among t [more], It's well known that the people of Ireland are gifted in poetry, music, writing and the arts, and many have to come to these shores to admire these works. In addition, there is some debate over the identification of this cruel deity with the character of Crom Cruach. The Milesians were a race of mortal man, not supernatural beings like the Denann. All thisstrongly suggests a connection with the acknowledged pre-Christian deity, Lgh, though the associationmay be a late and erroneous one in post-Medieval and pre-modern society. Xaphan | It is written that during his reign a vessel came from across the ocean from the king of the feared and sorcerous Fomors, demanding the wealth of Ireland, gems, tin and copper, and the means for their shaping. Thither came Tigernmas, prince of distant Tara, one Samhain eve, St. Patrick and paganism in Ireland - Irish author Ali Isaac explores one fascinating intersection. Skll and Hati | Danaides | Dog-headed Men | Rain Man | Other documents, such as the Annals of the Four Masters and the Lebor Gebla renn, confirm this, although none of them can be taken as a historically accurate record. Anat | Most were associated with elevated places like hills or mountains, or holy wells, as well as with the August festival of Lghnasa. If you are the type of man who would ask nothing of the gods but the strength to walk your own path and forge your own future, then Crom is the god for you. Angel, Humans & Humanoids They were also known as the Coinn Iotair, Hounds of Rage, which [more], A name which echoes through many ancient Irish myths and legends is that of the spirit of the oceans, Manannn mac Lir. Ysbaddaden | Do something and Ill believe in you until the day I die, I swear. However, there is someone, a mere mortal, who has come to be associated with this role. SHOW ME SOMETHING REAL! Baal | Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! Although there is a similarity here in the name of Donn, his identity cant be taken for granted. There are also some conflicts within the story: Tigernmas, for example, is listed in the Annals as having reigned for 77 years from 1620 BC. Little he cares if men live or die. Or was it merely a misunderstanding or an act of propaganda on the part of the early Christian clergy? Frau Perchta | As he takes refuge in Da Dergas Hostel on Samhain night, he is set upon and murdered by three red-haired men. Greys | Disambiguation Pages This Crom Cruach sessions is part one of a two part Nature Folklore sessions exploring the folklore and mythologies of Crom Cruach and Crom Dubh. Paimon | The legacy of Crom and his worship is shrouded in mystery and skewed by the early Irish Christian propaganda. He told Cainnech that they were just about to seize Crom Dubh's soul when St Patrick appeared with a host of angels and saints and drove them off, Crom Dubh's good works having outweighed his sins. But it does seem that the Crom Dubh mythology arrived later than the reverence for Crom Cruach as a harvest god, very . Outside of a person it was not much to look at, being [more], Among all the fairy folk who wander the mists and glimmerings of Irish folklore, there are few as feared as the Fear Gorta, whose name means the Hungry Man. Golems | Demonic Deity. Mythology Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology Template: . Three quarters of their number perished so on Samhain, including Tigernmas himself, slain by Crom for their defiance, but those that remained rose up against the power of the Fomorians, slaughtering their chief and as many of the rest as they could catch. Paris | We also make a bit of . He rises up from out of the black soil wherein he dwells in order to lay claim to his share of the harvest, before sinking down again for the winter. Cercyon | Popularity index: 6608. Spiders | The manuscript describes the site as twelve companions of stone surrounding the idol Crom Cruach of gold. In Robin of Sherwoodepisode "Cromm Cruac", the name applies to a phantom village created by Gulnar. Aliens (AC) | Rakshasa | Tantalus | Averesboro Gallinipper | If this is so, he could not have been at Magh Slecht at the same time as St. Patrick, who came to Ireland in the 5th century AD. He is also referred to as Crom Crich, Cenn Cruach/Crich ([kn kux]) and Cenncroithi ([kn k]). Crom Cruach is a deity from Irish mythology associated with fertility, a terrifying creature with a hunger for human sacrifice. When Patrick approaches it he raises his crozier, the central figure falls face-down, with the imprint of the crozier left in it, and the surrounding figures sink into the earth. Headless Horseman | [4], D Domhnaigh Crum-Dubh (Crom Dubh Sunday)[5] was traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday in July or the first Sunday in August and is alternatively known as Garland Sunday or Lammas Sunday. Orang Minyak | Eithne was the mother of the Irish sun god Lugh, who was responsible for bountiful harvests. Ogua | Zabaniyah | Danaus | Lord William de Soulis | Bila | However, corn has only been introduced to Europe when Columbus discovered the Americas (I know the vikings did it before, but Vinland was only estabilished after Christ and the vikings never brought corn to Europe). St. Patrick: The great mystery of the Irish sun god Crom Cruach and the Killycluggin Stone. Gods & Goddesses: Gods of Canaan Baal | Tadodaho | We are told of Crom: He dwells on a great mountain. Lamashtu | The Pharisees | Oh woe. Do we sell Crom Cruaich graphic novels, books, video or role-playing games (RPG)? The earliest [more], Across the northern parts of Ireland and Scotland people sometimes whisper of a terrifying spirit that can sometimes be seen before a big storm hits, the one they call the Storm Hag, or the Cailleach. To me, Crom is death, but like the earth upon which we stand we can be reborn from the black decaying soil of our weakness as a stronger and more productive being than we were before. Xenu | Humanity | He is a prominent figure known for reigning over the primordial world of titans. Hairy-Armed Woman | * Originally published in 2014. Yam, Gods of Mesopotamia Kansa | Crom Cruach was originally envisioned as a wizened god hidden by mists, represented as a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone or bronze figures. Escornau | Crom Cruach (Old Irish: Cromm Craich [km ku]) was a pagan god of pre-Christian Ireland. I NEED IT NOW, NOT LATER! The Denann were delighted at this turn of events, confident in the magical powers of their Druids. Cromm or crom, means "crooked" or "bent". A novel titled Cromm by Kenneth C. Flintpublished by Doubleday in 1990 tells about modern human sacrifice in Cavan. Mungoon-Gali | Umibzu | Succubus | Cirein-crin | Phobos | If you would like to know more about this site, archaeologist Kevin White has undertaken a very comprehensive study of the area. These are manifested forces of natural fertility, to whom the ancient agricultural tribes of the Gael would depend on for their survival. He is related to the later mythological and folkloric figure Crom Dubh. 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