With her sisters, Banba and Ériu , she was part of an important triumvirate of goddesses. When the Milesians arrived from Spain each of the three sisters asked that her name be given to the country. Ériu ( Éire , and in the dative 'Éirinn', giving English " Erin ") seems to have won the argument, but the poets hold that all three were granted their wish, and thus "Fodhla" is sometimes used as a literary name for Ireland, as is " Banba ". This is similar in some ways to the use of the poetic name Albion for Great Britain , but the similarity should not be exaggerated.
According to Seathrún Céitinn she worshipped the Mórrígan , who is also sometimes named as a daughter of Ernmas. The two goddesses may therefore be seen as equivalent.
The LÉ Fola (CM12) , a ship in the Irish Naval Service (now decommissioned), was named after her.
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