Conchobar mac Nessa
king of the Ulaid in tales of the Ulster Cycle; son either of Cathbad or Fachtna Fáthach (father) and Ness (mother); husband of Mugain; father of Cormac Cond Longas, Cúscraid Mend Macha, Furbaide Fer Bend and Fedelm Noíchrothach; fosterfather of Cú Chulainn.
See also: NessNess
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druid to Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, in the Ulster Cycle; husband of Ness and possible father of Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Mugain [daughter of Eochaid Feidlech]Mugain ... daughter of Eochaid Feidlech
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daughter of Eochaid Feidlech and wife of Conchobar mac Nessa
See more Fachtna FáthachFachtna Fáthach
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In the Ulster Cycle, a king of the Ulaid who is regarded in one strand of the tradition as husband of Ness and father of Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Cormac Cond LongasCormac Cond Longas
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warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of the Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa; in exile in Connacht
See more Cú ChulainnCú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
See more Cúscraid Mend MachaCúscraid Mend Macha
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warrior in the Ulster Cycle, son of the Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Fedelm [daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa]Fedelm Noíchrothach or Noíchride, daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa
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daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Fergus mac RóichFergus mac Róich
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warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; former king of Ulster in exile in Connacht; Medb’s lover
See more Furbaide Fer BendFurbaide Fer Bend
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Son of Conchobar mac Nessa (king of the Ulaid) in the Ulster Cycle of tales
See more Ness ingen Echach SálbuidiNess ingen Echach Sálbuidi
Ness
mother of Conchobar (mac Nessa), king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle, by the druid Cathbad; daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, a previous king of Ulster
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See more CathbadCathbad
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
druid to Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, in the Ulster Cycle; husband of Ness and possible father of Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Mugain [daughter of Eochaid Feidlech]Mugain ... daughter of Eochaid Feidlech
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daughter of Eochaid Feidlech and wife of Conchobar mac Nessa
See more Fachtna FáthachFachtna Fáthach
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In the Ulster Cycle, a king of the Ulaid who is regarded in one strand of the tradition as husband of Ness and father of Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Cormac Cond LongasCormac Cond Longas
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warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of the Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa; in exile in Connacht
See more Cú ChulainnCú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
See more Cúscraid Mend MachaCúscraid Mend Macha
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warrior in the Ulster Cycle, son of the Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Fedelm [daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa]Fedelm Noíchrothach or Noíchride, daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa
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daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa.
See more Fergus mac RóichFergus mac Róich
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warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; former king of Ulster in exile in Connacht; Medb’s lover
See more Furbaide Fer BendFurbaide Fer Bend
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Son of Conchobar mac Nessa (king of the Ulaid) in the Ulster Cycle of tales
See more Ness ingen Echach SálbuidiNess ingen Echach Sálbuidi
Ness
mother of Conchobar (mac Nessa), king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle, by the druid Cathbad; daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, a previous king of Ulster
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OʼDonnell, Thomas C., Fosterage in medieval Ireland: an emotional history, The Early Medieval North Atlantic, 9, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020.
abstract:
Fosterage was a central feature of medieval Irish society, yet the widespread practice of sending children to another family to be cared for until they reached adulthood is a surprisingly neglected topic. Where it has been discussed, fosterage is usually conceptualised and treated as a purely legal institution. This work seeks to outline the emotional impact of growing up within another family. What emerges is a complex picture of deeply felt emotional ties binding the foster family together. These emotions are unique to the social practice of fosterage, and we see the language and feelings originating within the foster family being used to describe other relationships such as those in the monastery or between humans and animals. This book argues that the more we understand how people felt in fosterage, the more we understand medieval Ireland.
Findon, Joanne, “Nes, Deirdriu, Luaine: fated women in Conchobar’s life”, in: Sarah Sheehan, Joanne Findon, and Westley Follett (eds), Gablánach in scélaigecht: Celtic studies in honour of Ann Dooley, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2013. 154–170.
Ó Cathasaigh, Tomás, “King, hero and hospitaller in Aided Celtchair maic Uthechair”, in: Wilson McLeod, Abigail Burnyeat, Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart, Thomas Owen Clancy, and Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh (eds), Bile ós chrannaibh: a Festschrift for William Gillies, Tigh a' Mhaide, Brig o' Turk, Perthshire: Clann Tuirc, 2010. 355–364.
Parsons, Geraldine, “‘Never the twain shall meet?’ East and West in the characterization of Conchobar mac Nessa”, Quaestio Insularis 4 (2003): 35–56.
Jaski, Bart, “Cú Chulainn, gormac and dalta of the Ulstermen”, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 37 (Summer, 1999): 1–31.
Hollo, Kaarina, “Conchobar’s sceptre: the growth of a literary topos”, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies 29 (Summer, 1995): 11–25.
Corthals, Johan [ed.], “The retoiric in Aided Chonchobuir”, Ériu 40 (1989): 41–59.
abstract:
The early medieval story about Conchobar's death contains a text which has played some part in the discussion about so-called retoiric or roscad in Old and Middle Irish prose stories. Because of its obviously Christian content it was regarded as evidence for the monastic origin of some, at least, of the obscure texts showing archaic linguistic features in the sagas, or, from a different point of view, as a monastic imitation of the genre. To my knowledge, however, no interpretation has as yet been attempted. The text in question is a poem and I propose to offer an edition and translation together with some comments on its contents, metre, style and linguistic dating.
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