Holder of Lightning

An ancient king of Tuath Infochla who tried to conquer Inish Thuaidh;

Severii The Inish chieftain who defeated Mael Armagh O’Coulghan Buckles A resident of Ballintubber, an old man Fiacra De Derga A tiarna from Tuath Connachta, a cousin of Mac Ard RB Gabair The king of Tuath Gabair RB Connachta The king of Tuath Connachta Daragh A resident of Ballintubber, killed by a falling tree in Doire Coill O’Rheallagh Widow The wife of Daragh O’Rheallagh Denmark Seancoim’s companion crow, and his eyes Seancoim The old guardian of Doire Coill Seed-Daughter Goddess: the daughter of the Mother-Creator, who planted the fi Ruaidhri Bunus Muintir chieftain, died in the Battle of Lough Dubh Crenel Dahgnon Daoine king who fought Ruaidhri at the Battle of Lough Dubh Riata Bunus Muintir chieftain, the last of the Bunus cloudmages Davali Bunus Muintir cloudmage who possessed Lamh Shabhala before RBata Oengus Bunus Muintir cloudmage who possessed Lamh Shabhala before Daval Declan Sheehan Head of Clan Sheehan, one of the roving Taisteal bands Edan One of the Taisteal Hilde One of the Taisteal Bran One of the Taisteal Ennis Inishlander who meets Jenna in the Taisteal encampment O’Deoradhain Aodhfin O RB of the small kingdom of Bhaile, Holder of the cloch after Eilis MacG; Liathain Fills A Holder of the Lamh Shabhala, killed in the Battle of Lough Lar by Ac MacGairbhith Liathain Kerys Aoire Jenna’s great-mam, who fled from Inishfeirm when she became pregnant Niall An acolyte of the Order of Inishfeirm who fell in love with Kerys Aoire. great-da. His last name is unknown Conn Hagan Head of the family that took in Kerys Aoire after her flight from Inishfeirm, and eventually married her Torin Mallaghan The RB Gabair Aoife A servant girl in Jenna’s employ at Lar Bhaile Du Val An apothecary in Lar Bhaile who supplies Jenna with leaf Kiernan O The RB Ard, or High King Liathain Nevan O The RB Ard’s first son and Tanaise RBg (Heir Apparent) Liathain Cianna The RB Gabair’s wife Mallaghan Rowan Beirne Holder of Lamh Shabhala from 648-651

Mam of Rowan, Holder of Lamh Shabhala from 622-648

The Inish cloudmage who took the cloch from Rowan Beirne in the year 651

Bryth Beirne (nee Mac Ard) Garad Mhullien

Anrai Beirne

Ailen O'Curragh Sinna Mac Ard

Slevin Mac Ard

Galen Aheron

Baird

Murrin

Labras

Damhlaic

Gairbith

WaterMother

Garrentha

Flynn Meagher

Maister

Cleurach

Mundy Kirwan

Tadhg

O'Coulghan

Maher

Scanlan

Aithne MacBradaigh Ionhar MacBradaigh Thraisha Aron O Dochartaigh Kyle MacEagan

Kianna

Ciomhsog

Peria O RBain

Aidan

Terrain

Littlest

The tiarna who married Bryth Mac Ard — da of Rowan Beirne

Holder of Lamh Shabhala from 597-612

Original surname Hannroia, married to Ailen O'Curragh

and then Teador Mac Ard, mother of Bryth Mac Ard,

Holder of Lamh Shabhala from 612-622

Bryth's brother, and the ancestor of Padraic Mac Ard

Tiarna from Tuath Infochla, at the RB Gabair's Keep

One of Nevan O Liathain's men, a tiarna

The widow woman from whom O’Deoradhain rents a

room in Lar Bhaile

One of Cianna's gardai

Commander of the RB Gabair's forces

The chief god of the blue seals

The blue seal who rescues Jenna from an attack by an underwater creature A sailor from the village of Banshaigh Head of the Order of Inishfeirm

A friend of Ennis O’Deoradhain and a Brathair of the Order of Inishfeirm

Founder of the Order of Inishfeirm, and da to Severii, the Last cloudm Before

Librarian of the Order of Inishfeirm

Keeper of the Order of Inishfeirm, killed when the White Keep was invaded Banrion of Inish Thuaidh

RB of Inish Thuaidh

A blue seal on Inishfeirm, the First of the Saimhoir

A tiarna of Inish Thuaidh from the townland of Rubha na Scarbh, Heat

Cormorants

A tiarna of Inish Thuaidh from the townland of Be an Mhuilinn, Bay of A bantiarna of Inish Thuaidh from the townland of An Cnocan, the Hill

A Holder of Lamh Shabhala, from whom the cloch passed to Tadhg O'Coulghan A page from the Keep at Dun Kiil

"The Guide," one of the Creneach An infant of the Creneach

The Creneach name for the Mother-Creator

Literally, "Spouse," the companion Anchead made for Itself, and from whose body came the All-Heart, perhaps analogous to the Daoine "Seed-Daughter"

Anchead

Ceile

Loman

Keira

Greatness

Toryn

An Phionos

Dwaine

Alby

Keira

Mahon

MacBreen

Deelan MacBreen Tiarna O Beollain

Places:

An Cnocan

An Deann Ramhar

Ath lseal

Bacathair Ballintubber Banshaigh Be An Mhuillian Bethiochnead

Cat's Alley Ceile Mhor

Croc a Scroilm Doire Coill Duan Mouth

Dubh Bhaile Dun Kiil Dun Laoghaire Falcarragh Foraois Coill

The Bunus Muintir who is the Protector of Thall Coill

Seancoim's pledge-daughter in Doire Coill

The Bunus Muintir term for the Mother-Creator

Loman's pledge-son in Thall Coill

"The Punishment," the statue-creature in Thall Coill

A young child on the island of Inishfeirm

Tiarna MacEagan's attendant

Jenna's attendant in Tiarna MacEagan's household

A child whose father Deelan was killed at the Battle of Dun Kiil

Killed in the Battle of Dun Kiil

A tiarna of Baile Nua, killed in the assault on Dun Kiil Keep

A townland in Inish Thuaidh A townland in Inish Thuaidh

A village on River Duan, where the High Road crosses the river

Capital city of Tuath Locha Lein, on the west coast of the peninsula The village where Jenna was born A village on Lough Glas in Tuath Connachta A townland in Inish Thuaidh