About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Banbha
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
One of the three eponymous goddesses of Ireland, alongside Ériu and Fódla; daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann and a poetic name for Ireland itself.
The story behind Banba
When the Milesians landed in Ireland, each of the three sister-queens, Banba, Fódla and Ériu, asked that the island be named for her; though Ériu's name became standard, all three live on as poetic names for the land.
Mythology & legend
Tutelary goddess of Ireland; one of three sister-queens of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
Did you know?
Banba is sometimes used in Irish poetry as a name for Ireland itself.
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