Irish deity of smithing and hospitality.
1 And as to Goibniu , he went into the well and was healed.
2 Then he asked Goibniu the Smith what would he be able to do.
3 May be another name for Goibniu and Govannon.
4 Cian was a lord of land, and Goibniu was the smith that had such a great name.
5 So he went back again to the forge, and he asked Goibniu would he give him a spear-head.
6 And after the spear being given to Ruadan, he turned and threw it at Goibniu , that it wounded him.
7 And it was while Goibniu was making spear-heads for the battle of Magh Tuireadh, a charge was brought against his wife.
8 And when they heard his story it is what they thought, that Goibniu the Smith was the man that hindered them most.
9 For with three strokes of his hammer Goibniu would be fashioning a spear-head, and after the third stroke there could be no bettering it.
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