AleIron and bronze workThe first thing made by handBread sharedWater from the quench
Invocation Approach
Tone
Hammer and hospitality
Address
GoibniuSmith of the GodsLord of the Forge
Relationship
The craftsman who arms and feeds his people
Warning
He does not bless work you will not finish
Resonance
Smiths makers those who feed others
Symbols
HammerAnvilTongsForge
Mythology Summary
Goibniu is the smith of the Tuatha Dé Danann and, with Credne the bronzesmith and Luchta the wright, one of the Trí Dé Dána, the three gods of craft. In Cath Maige Tuired he makes the weapons the Fomorians cannot match, is speared by Ruadán son of Bres and Brigid, and kills Ruadán with the same spear. He is also the host of the Feast of Goibniu (Fled Goibnenn), which in Acallam na Senórach and Altram Tige Dá Medar protects the Tuatha Dé from sickness and decay, and the owner of the Glas Gaibhnenn, the cow of abundance.
Modern Practice
Called on at the start of a making, before firing or finishing, and for the hospitality a household or a workshop owes. The practice is the work itself, finished and given away.