#irishmythtober
Knots - Children of Lir inspired playing card back for day 3 of #irishmythtober ! 🦢🦢🦢🦢
#indiedev #handdrawn #gamedev #bibdu
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Day 9: Native Plants 🌱 #irishmythtober

More fun with markers and pencil! I need to draw more plants tradionally, it's my fave thing to draw so far!

I'm also gunna need a new sketchbook!
#irishmythology #inktober #irishplants #markerart #plantsdrawing #sketchbook
October 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Day 16: Mountain ⛰️ #irishmythtober

Low energy today, just some pen and pencil.

#sketchbook
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
day 31(!!) my fave place in Ireland
༉‧₊˚🕯️🖤#irishmythtober

I chose the Round Tower in Glendalough as I love visiting it. It was hard to choose just one place but this one stood out today!

#irishmythology #tower #towerart #architecture #ireland #irishart #irishartist #colouringpencils #sketchbook
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
day 30: aisling/dream.⋆♱ #irishmythtober

An aisling is a vision poem, often people would see a vision of a spéirbhean or 'heavenly woman'.

Almost done with the challenge which is bittersweet!

#irishmythology #woman #art #sketchbook
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
day 19: children of lir ݁₊ 🦢 . ݁˖ #irishmythtober

some simple marker today.

Please read the full story here: www.wildernessireland.com/blog/irish-m...

#sketchbook #swan #swanart #irishmythology
October 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Day 8: Danu 🌊 #irishmythtober

I drew the Paps of Anu in Kerry as she is associated with them!

Danu is an ancient mother goddess associated with the rivers, fertility and the abundance in the land.
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
day 29: irish wolfhound🐕 #irishmythtober

one of my favourite dog breeds! such gentle giants.

#dog #dogart #irishmythology #sketchbook #pencilart
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Day 12: Giant 🗡️ #irishmythtober

More colouring pencils!

Fionn Mac Cumhaill) was said to be a giant in Irish Mythology. He was the leader of the Fianna, the band of hunters and warriors that protected Ireland.

#irishmythology #sketchbook #inktober
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Day 2. An Daghda for #irishmythtober
October 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Day 10: Ollphéist 🐉 #irishmythtober

Some colour pencils, I'm travelling rn so it was fast. Not happy with it but we post anyways 🌱

The Oilliphéist is a mythical creature from Irish folklore, particularly associated with the legend of the River Shannon!

#irishmythology #sketchbook #inktober
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
day 6: Tír na nÓg🌱 of #irishmythtober

Tír na nÓg is one of the names for the Celtic Otherworld. It was said that one of the ways to visit was by going through ancient burial mounds or caves, which I have tried to do here! I used markers today for some fun.
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Day 11: Dún Bhalóir ☀️ #irishmythtober

More colour pencils!

Bhalóir was a leader of the Formorians. He is often described as a giant with a large eye that wreaks destruction when opened. He has been interpreted as a personification of the scorching sun, hence what I've done here!
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Day 27: Uaimh na gCat 🐈 #irishmythtober! Some marker and colouring pencils.

Translating to "Cave of the Cats", rumoured to be a portal to the Otherworld 👀

#cat #catart #sketchbook #irishmythology
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Day 3. Knots for #irishmythtober 🪢

I chose the Lover's knot. "What’s perhaps most interesting about the Lover’s Knot is that if the symbol dates from Celtic times, it predates the “love heart” by a millennium or more."
October 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
day 22: fort/dún #irishmythtober

some marker today! i have accepted im just gunna miss some days and thats okay lol.

i decided to draw Navan Fort, which is an absolutely beautiful site! i need to see it in person
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Day 4: Merrow of #irishmythtober 🧜🏻‍♀️

Merrow  is a mer-creature in Irish folklore.The merrows supposedly require a magical cap (Irish: cochaillín draíochta; anglicised: cohuleen druith) in order to travel between deep water and dry land.

I had fun with this one!!
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Day 24: Salmon of Knowledge 📚 #irishmythtober

More colouring pencils!

"The Salmon of Knowledge is a creature in the Fenian Cycle of Irish Mythology, sometimes identified with Fintan mac Bóchra, who was known as "The Wise" and was once transformed into a salmon." -Wikipedia
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
day 28: banshee🌬️ #irishmythtober. markers today!

A banshee is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.- wiki. She is usually seen combing her hair, hence why I went with this design!
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
day 17: Morrigan ࣪ ִֶָ☾. #irishmythtober

some pencil and markers today! this challenge is a lot of fun.

The Morrigan is mainly associated with war and fate, especially with foretelling doom, death, or victory in battle. She is well known for using the form of a crow!
October 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
day 18: the burren≽༏≼ #irishmythtober

Calamia tridens, the Burren Green, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The name Burren Green reflects its presence in the Burren region in western Ireland, its only station on the islands of the North Atlantic. Slide 3 is what it looks like!
October 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
day 26: giant irish deer🦌 #irishmythtober

i went with an antler! 'The Irish elk, also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived.' -wiki

#deer #deerart #antler #irishmythology #sketchbook #pencilart
October 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
day 25: Lugh🌞 #irishmythtober.

Lugh was a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is associated with being the god of justice and the festival Lughnasadh. Itt is described as "the ancient greyhound... that had been with Lugh of the Mantles, / Given him by the sons of Tuireann Bicreann"- wiki
October 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
day 23: Na Fianna ⚔️ #irishmythtober

colouring pencils today!

'The Fianna were a fierce band of warriors that roamed around Ireland and tales of their adventures make up most of what is known as the ‘Fenian Cycle’ in Irish mythology.' www.theirishroadtrip.com/the-fianna/
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
day 7: the irish hare🐇 #irishmythtober

I went with with a hare in a humanoid like form in its witchy garb! Markers again today as I had alot of fun yesterday.
Hares in Ireland have long been seen as mysterious creatures, deeply connected to the otherworld.
October 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM