Nooo, not an old Irish drinking song. It is an exotic metal.
Tellurium was discovered in 1782 by Baron von Reichenstein in Romania! Another cute, inside joke by Lovecraft.
As to the periodic table, Lovecraft knew of the Actinide and other series, but it was all very vague in his day.
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