ABSTRACT
This chapter analyzes the implication of Celtic divinities in the mythological history of the hill of Uisneach. The importance of mythical characters such as Nemed, Mide (or Midhe), the Fir Bolg, the Tuatha Dé Danann as a whole and crucial divinities such as Lug (or Lugh), the Dagda, Balor, Dian Cécht, Eriu, Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach (and more broadly speaking the Otherworld, or the sídh) is discussed. The study shows that the importance of the hill of Uisneach did not only rely on the idea that it was a central hill: the symbolism connected with fire and water in the wider context of Irish mythology apparently played a pivotal role in the construction of its symbolic and later political and religious significance.
