Girl's name
Tailtiu
“TAL-tyoo”
the name of the goddess who gave Teltown in Meath its name
The story behind the name
She is said to have cleared the forests of Ireland for farming and died of the labour, and Lugh founded the Óenach Tailtenn in her memory: the great assembly held at Lughnasadh, with games, law-making and marriages that lasted a year and a day. Teltown in Meath is her.
Where the name belongs
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