Irish mythology, Mac Cecht (Irish: Mac Ceacht, [ˌmˠak ˈcaxt̪ˠ]) of the Tuatha Dé Danann was a son of Cermait, son of the Dagda. Mac Cecht's given name was...
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Mac Cécht (Early Modern Irish: Mac Céacht) is the patronymic or cognomen ("son of power") given to one or two warrior champions from Connacht in the Ulster...
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In Irish mythology, Dian Cécht (Old Irish pronunciation: [dʲiːən kʲeːxt]; also known as Cainte or Canta) was the god of healing, the healer for the Tuatha...
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his god, Coll, the hazel. His wife was Banba. He and his brothers Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine killed Lug in revenge for their father. The three brothers...
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Irish for "Son of the Sun". His wife was Ériu. He and his brothers Mac Cuill and Mac Cecht killed Lug in revenge for their father. The three brothers became...
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sometimes used as poetic names for Ireland. Their three husbands, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine, were kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann at that time, and...
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but was killed by the three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine, and in revenge the Milesians invaded in force, with Érimón...
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drinks the water and recites a poem praising Mac Cécht. The battle rages for three more days. Mac Cécht is killed, but Conall Cernach escapes. He had...
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made a voyage to Ireland but was murdered by its three kings, Mac Cuill, Mac Cécht and Mac Gréine of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the seven sons of Míl led an...
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drinks the water and recites a poem praising Mac Cécht. The battle rages for three more days. Mac Cécht is killed, but Conall Cernach escapes. The tale...
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Danann, was one of the tutelary goddesses of Ireland. Her husband was Mac Cecht. With her sisters, Banba and Ériu, she was part of an important triumvirate...
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synonyms for "Ireland", and they were respectively married to Mac Gréine, Mac Cuill, and Mac Cécht, the last three Tuatha Dé Danann kings of Ireland. Associated...
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fiery lance or spear belonging to Celtchar mac Uthechar and wielded by other heroes, such as Dubthach, Mac Cécht and Fedlimid. Detailed descriptions of the...
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of land goddesses and their husbands were Mac Cuill (son of hazel), Mac Cecht (son of the plough) and Mac Gréine (son of the Sun). It is likely that...
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Ulster Cycle (redirect from Condere mac Echach)
Armagh, Down and Louth. It focuses on the mythical Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa and his court at Emain Macha, the hero Cú Chulainn, and their conflict...
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Lir Lugh - also attested as Lugus in Archaic Irish Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht, Mac Gréine Manannán mac Lir Miach Midir Mug Ruith Néit - called a "god of war"...
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son of Tuireann and murderer of Cían Lí Ban - sister of Fand Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine - trio of brothers who killed Lugh and shared the kingship...
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island with a group of men. He is welcomed by its three kings: Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine. These three are members of the Tuatha Dé Danann, who...
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battle with the hero Cú Chulainn. Mac Cecht killed a wolf feeding on a still-living woman on a battlefield. Cormac mac Airt was said to have been raised...
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the Dagda. Lugh killed him in revenge, but Cermait's sons, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht, and Mac Gréine, killed Lugh in return, spearing him through the foot...
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revived Cermait with a healing staff. Cermait's three sons, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine, avenged his death, and went on to become joint High Kings...
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the instability of the kingship of Tara from the death of Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill in 1022. He had been overthrown by Brian Boru in 1002, and restored...
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of Irish land goddesses. Their husbands were Mac Cuill (son of hazel), Mac Cecht (son of the plow), and Mac Gréine (son of the Sun), respectively. It is...
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treacherously killed by the three kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Gréine. They landed at the estuary of Inber Scéne, named after...
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by his own mother. He reigned for ten years, before he and his nephew Aoi Mac Ollamain were killed in battle against Éogan of Imber. Lebor Gabála Érenn...
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fiery lance or spear belonging to Celtchar mac Uthechar and wielded by other heroes, such as Dubthach, Mac Cécht and Fedlimid. Amenonuhoko (Heavenly Jewelled...
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thus his kingship, but regains it after being magically healed by Dian Cécht. Nuada is thought to have been a god and is related to the British and Gaulish...
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the heroic cycles, some prominent examples are Fergus Mac Roigh's sword Caladbolg and Mac Cecht's spear. But Caladbolg does not manifest as a blazing sword...
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B. Forgaill Manaich B. Dá Derga B. Mic Cecht Dá Réo (approx. location) B. Dá Choca B. Da Thó B. Bricriu Nemthenga In Gaelic Ireland, a bruiden (Old Irish...
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Alternatively, he is grouped with Credne and Dian Cecht the physician. He is explicitly named as the brother of Dian Cécht and Nuada in the Second Battle of Moytura...
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