r/IrishMythology

I present to you the festival of Lir, held for his children who have been transformed into swans through a scornful spell. They are: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn. 🦢🦢🦢🦢

The tragedy of the children of Lir is the most popularly known Gaelic myth. I was recently commissioned to create an ink and watercolor illustration using this myth, and I chose this moment to illuminate.

Without a doubt the largest crowd of individuals I have illustrated. Sometimes it’s necessary for lack of time, but I hesitate to drawn faceless crowds of generic bodies. I love the quality of seeing somebody and their soul or essence is manifest in their costume and action.

See more of my work adapting Irish mythology: https://oreganillo.org/irish-mythology

I am open to commissions in this mythic tradition and subjects far beyond, the sky is the limit: https://oreganillo.org/commission

I present an original illustration of the Dagda, a god from Irish mythology. This is from Manchán Magan's ‘Ireland in Iceland: Gaelic Remnants in a Nordic Land’.

He was a god of agriculture, with two magical pigs, and a cauldron of plenty or ‘coire ansic’, which never ran dry. Also fruit trees which were never barren.

The book is available online to buy, I encourage anybody to seek it out, the late Manchán wrote a stirring adventure by land and sea, encompassing vast history, folklore and myth. It includes 125+ ink and watercolor illustrations of mine.

https://oreganillo.org/ireland-in-iceland-gaelic-remnants-in-a-nordic-land

I am Aodh Ó Riagáin AKA Oreganillo, I am working in the tradition of the filí, the ancient poets, preserving and adapting Irish myth and folklore across multiple mediums, from illustration to animation, comics and film. I am devoted to producing richly realised and epic renditions of these myths for the purpose of my own decolonisation, and to hopefully aid others in the same quest. This is a vocation, a lifelong quest for me.

https://oreganillo.org/irish-mythology

I am open for commissions on subjects of Gaelic matters or otherwise: https://oreganillo.org/commission

Follow my work: https://www.instagram.com/oreganilloartworks/

If you dig this and want to support this filí: https://ko-fi.com/oreganillo

I present 'Retreat of the Tuatha Dé Danann', a piece of artwork I created for the late Manchán Magan's penultimate book, 'Ireland in Iceland: Gaelic Remnants in a Nordic Land'. This piece was featured in Manchan's essay for the Irish Times Weekend paper.

This is one of 120+ pieces I illustrated for the book using brush, pen, ink and watercolor.

In the age of AI, the foundation of all my work is traditional media on paper. Here I have applied open source photography of a sky to compliment the foreground illustration. This mixed media approach is a continuing element of my work.

I am deeply proud of 'Ireland in Iceland: Gaelic Remnants in a Nordic Land', to have collaborated with Manchán, a great mentor and a true druid. Please seek it out.

https://oreganillo.org/ireland-in-iceland-gaelic-remnants-in-a-nordic-land

I am Aodh Ó Riagáin AKA Oreganillo, I am working in the tradition of the filí, the ancient poets, preserving and adapting Irish myth and folklore across multiple mediums, from illustration to animation, comics and film. I am devoted to producing richly realised and epic renditions of these myths for the purpose of my own decolonisation, and to hopefully aid others in the same quest. This is a vocation, a lifelong quest for me.

https://oreganillo.org/irish-mythology

I am open for commissions on subjects of Gaelic matters or otherwise: https://oreganillo.org/commission

Follow my work: https://www.instagram.com/oreganilloartworks/

If you dig this and want to support this filí: https://ko-fi.com/oreganillo

Nuada Airgetlám, here now again with both arms in the seat of the King of the Tuatha dé Danann