Pooka (band) Pooka (band) Pooka was the former songwriting duo of UK guitarists/vocalists Sharon Lewis and Natasha Jones. They took their name from Púca, a mythical Irish goblin with an uneven temper. Pooka were formed early in 1992 at Nottingham Polytechnic. After only a few months of forming the band Lewis and Jones decided to try their luck in London to find a record company to work with. They did this by visiting record companies in person, guitars in hand, and performing their songs live to various talent scouts. This eventually led to their gaining a 5 album recording contract with WEA.
Niamh (mythology) Women ("tipra an bhantrachta"), and it was on the edge of the Lake of the Red Stag ("loch and daimh dheirg"). The account is given in the "Acallam na Senórach". Niamh (mythology) Niamh or Niam (), in the Irish Fenian Cycle, is the lover or spouse of Oisín, son of Finn mac Cumhail. In the story of Golden-headed Niamh or Golden-haired Niamh (), an otherworldly woman who carried away Oisín to live with her in her domain of Tír na nÓg, the Land of Youth. She had two sons and a daughter with Oisín. After more than 300 years of