Goibniu

In Irish mythology, Goibniu (; ) was the metalsmith of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He is believed to have been a smithing god and is also associated with hospitality. His name is related to the Welsh Gofannon and the Gaulish Gobannus.

==Etymology== The name stems from a Proto-Celtic form reconstructed as or , which is derived from the stem , meaning 'smith' (compare: Old Irish , Middle Welsh , Middle Breton , Old Cornish 'smith'; also Gaulish 'with the smiths' Nothing is higher than heaven, nothing is deeper than the sea. By the holy words that Christ spake from His Cross remove from me the thorn, a thorn..... very sharp is Goibniu’s science, let Goibniu’s goad go out before Goibniu’s goad!