Áine
Aine
Invocation of Áine
A Áine!
Bandia Réalta!
Bandia na Sióga
Bandia Órga
Bandia an tSolais
Bandia an tSleibhe
Bandia an Locha Leighis
Bandia Geal
Bandia an Láir Rua
Bí linn!
Bí linn inár gCiorcal!
Bí linn inár Tuatha!
Áine!
Star Goddess!
Goddess of the Sidhe
Golden Goddess
Goddess of Light
Goddess of the Mountain
Goddess of the Healing Lake
Bright Goddess
Goddess of the Red Mare
Join us!
Join us in our circle!
Join us in our Tribe!
Copyright – Ellen Evert Hopman
PRAYER TO ÁINE
Áine with me lying down,
Áine with me rising up,
Áine with me in each ray of light,
Every day and night.
Áine with me, protecting,
Áine with me, directing,
Áine with me, strengthening,
Forever and for evermore.
(modification of Prayer 2 from Carmina Gadelica)
https://gpprayerbook.weebly.com/home/prayer-to-aine
(photo of Lough Gur courtesy of Lough Gur HeritageCentre
https://munstervales.com/en/plan-a-trip/lough-gur-heritage-centre)
Áine (pronounced "awn-ya") has her home in County Limerick where Cnoc Aine bears her name. She is known as Queen of the Fairies, bestowing fertility, love, and protection. Celebrated at Summer Solstice, she has been honored in rituals there as recently as 1879 with bonfires on her Cnoc. The ashes are scattered on the fields as blessings for the crops.
Read about Áine's legend and Cnoc Áine here: https://voicesfromthedawn.com/knock-aine/
Below: Standing stone on Cnoc Áine (https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/7737/cnoc_aine.html)
