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LIGHE, a flood, the overflow of liquids (as blood).Eir. lia, Cy.
lli, a flood, a stream; root li, to flow. Linn, a pool. an age,
offspring, numerous (referring to the paths taken by water).
In times past the Gaels saw significance in the rivulets
feeding a pool. A child dipped in water where there were
nine feeders was thought destined to grow up strong and
beautifu;, as beautiful as the nine rays of the sun or the
“ninth wave of healing.” Seven partings indicated the child
would be a wanderer and an adventurer capable of seeing
through the seven elements of weather on any of the seven
seas. Three tricklets? This was the mystic symbol of
godhood, the triunes, the three kingdoms. Earth, Sky and Sea.
These numbers were, however, related to the seasons and
events in the heavens and most children were seen as
destined to the common-place.
LIGHICHE, a leech, a physician. One who creates lighean,
floods (of blood).
LIOS NAM BAN RUADH, "Bower of the Red-headed woman; a
place of iniquity, transgression and/or evil. Red was the
colour of blood and it was thought that the emotions were
centred in the heart. The dominance of emotion over the
spirit of reason, thought to reside in the head, was seen as
the cause of diverse human problems. By extension any
person with red-hair was thought governed by emotions and
a danger to society. Most of the sun-gods were red-haired
and were thought extremely quixotic. See Mhorrigan.
LIONN, LEANN, OIr. lind; ale, melancholy. The effects of
alcohol were considered god-given. See luisdair, Oolathair.
LIR. The ocean god. See Ler and Manann mac Ler.
LITRICH, to spell, from Latin litera. The ability to embed
sounds on paper or wood for later retrieval was regarded as
highly magical, especially in an illiterate world.