merrow
Sign in to savethumb|240px|right|Irish mermaid (bas-relief, Clonfert Cathedral). thumb|Carving of mermaid (possibly with mirror), Clontuskert Abbey Merrow (from Irish ', Middle Irish ' or '''') is a mermaid or merman in Irish folklore. The term is anglicised from the Irish word murúch.
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- Clonfert Cathedral Mermaid 2009 09 17.jpg
- Said to be same as
- mermaid
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- name in native language
- muruch
- worshipped by
- Irish mythology
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Etymology
- Synonyms
- Folk tales
- Characteristics
- Merrow-men
- Cohuleen druith
- Medieval writings
- Invasions of Ireland
- Dindsenchas
- Popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- General
- ''{{lang|ga|Dindsenchas}}''
thumb|240px|right|Irish mermaid (bas-relief, Clonfert Cathedral). thumb|Carving of mermaid (possibly with mirror), Clontuskert Abbey Merrow (from Irish ', Middle Irish ' or ') is a mermaid or merman in Irish folklore. The term is anglicised from the Irish word murúch.
The merrows supposedly require a magical cap (; anglicised: cohuleen druith) in order to travel between deep water and dry land.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “merrow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.