Dance of the Gods (Circle Trilogy 2)

Burren, the, a karst limestone region in County Clare, which features caves and underground streams

cailleach dearg (CAH-lic JAR-eg), witch with red hair, epithet for Glenna

cara (karu), Gaelic for “friend, relative”

Ceara, one of the village women

Cian (KEY-an) Mac Cionaoith/McKenna, Hoyt’s twin brother, a vampire, Lord of Oiche, one of the circle of six, “the one who is lost”

Cillard, place in County Clare

Cirio, Lilith’s human lover

ciunas (CYOON-as), Gaelic for “silence” the battle takes place in the Valley of Ciunas—the Valley of Silence

claddaugh, the Celtic symbol of love, friendship, loyalty

Cliffs of Mohr (also Moher), the name given to the ruin of forts in the South of Ireland, on a cliff near Hag’s Head, “Moher O’Ruan”

Conn, Larkin’s childhood puppy

Dance of the Gods, the Dance, the place in which the circle of six passes through from the real world to the fantasy world of Geall

Dara (DARE-a), in modern day County Kildare

Davey, Lilith, the Vampire Queen’s “son,” a child vampire

Deirdre (DAIR-dhra) Riddock, Larkin’s mother

Dervil (DAR-vel), one of the village women

Dunglas, place in Geall

Eire (AIR-reh), Gaelic for “Ireland”

Eogan (O-en), Ceara’s husband

Eoin (OAN), Hoyt’s brother-in-law

Eternity, the name of Cian’s nightclub, located in New York City

Faerie Falls, imaginary place in Geall

fàilte à Geall (FALL-che ah GY-al), Gaelic for “Welcome to Geall”

Fearghus (FARE-gus), Hoyt’s brother-in-law

Gaillimh (GALL-yuv), modern-day Galway, the capital of the west of Ireland

gaiscioch dorcha (GA-shuk DOR-ka), dark warrior or dark hero, epithet for Blair

Geall (GY-al), in Gaelic means “promise” the city from which Moira and Larkin come; the city which Moira will someday rule

Glenna Ward, one of the circle of six, the “witch” lives in modern-day New York City

Hoyt Mac Cionaoith/McKenna (mac KHEE-nee), one of the circle of six, the “sorcerer”

Isleen (Is-LEEN), a servant at Castle Geall