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§ 12–13. Lían, etc.

§ 12. Question in verse: who are the six women whom the sons of Míl took with them from the Túath Dé Danann; and who are their fathers?

Answer in prose: Lían, Liphe and Lemain, daughters of Midir; and Aillenn, Cuillenn and Cairche, daughters of Goibniu.

§ 13. Follow-up question in verse: to whom [of the sons of Míl] did these women of the áes dána go?

Answer in prose: Lían to Cúailgne, Life to Fúat and Lemain to Muirthemne; Aillenn to Lugaid, Cuillenn to Surge and Cairche to Sobairche.

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MilesiansMilesians
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Lían [daughter of Midir]Lían ... daughter of Midir

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See more Aillenn [daughter of Goibniu]Aillenn ... daughter of Goibniu

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See more Cuillenn [daughter of Goibniu]Cuillenn ... daughter of Goibniu

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See more Túatha Dé DanannTúatha Dé (Danann)
Tuatha Dé Danann;Túatha Dé
A common Irish designation for a group of supernatural or magical figures in Irish history, broadly equivalent to the áes síde. In the pseudo-historical tradition represented by Lebor gabála Érenn and other texts, they are presented and arguably, to some extent euhemerised as the pre-Christian people that conquered Ireland from the Fir Bolg and were later overcome by the sons of Míl (the Gaels).
See more Cúailgne [husband of Lían]Cúailgne ... husband of Lían

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See more Fúat [husband of Life]Fúat ... husband of Life

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See more Muirthemne [husband of Lemain]Muirthemne ... husband of Lemain

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See more Lugaid [husband of Aillenn]Lugaid ... husband of Aillenn

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See more Surge [husband of Cuillenn]Surge ... husband of Cuillenn

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See more Sobairche [husband of Cairche]Sobairche ... husband of Cairche

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Ir. áes dánaIrish áes dána
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§ 14. Gola

Question in verse: Who is the last king among them [Túath Dé Danann] to rule over the Gáileóin (gasrad Gaílían)? Answer in interlinear prose gloss: Before the sons of Míl came, there had been thirteen kings of the Túatha Dé Danann over Ireland; the last of them is Gola; Slíab nGola in Ciaraige is named after him.

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Túatha Dé DanannTúatha Dé (Danann)
Tuatha Dé Danann;Túatha Dé
A common Irish designation for a group of supernatural or magical figures in Irish history, broadly equivalent to the áes síde. In the pseudo-historical tradition represented by Lebor gabála Érenn and other texts, they are presented and arguably, to some extent euhemerised as the pre-Christian people that conquered Ireland from the Fir Bolg and were later overcome by the sons of Míl (the Gaels).
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Slíab nGolaSlíab nGola

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See more CíarraigeCíarraige

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§ 15. Adair

Question in verse: Who was the wife of Éber (unknown to the dóer-baird) and who were her mother and father? Answer in interlinear prose gloss: Adair, daughter of the Dagda Mór and the Morrígan.

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Adair [wife of Éber]Adair ... wife of Éber

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See more The MorríganThe Morrígan
Morrígu;Mórrígan;Moirríoghan
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle, Túatha Dé Danann)
deity or supernatural figure in medieval Irish literature, frequently associated with war and destruction; she sometimes appears as part of a triad with Macha and the Badb; also associated with Nemain.
See more The DagdaThe Dagda
Eochaid Ollathair;In Dagda
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See more Éber Finn mac MíledÉber (Finn) mac Míled
(time-frame ass. with Míl Espáine, Érimón mac Míled)
in Irish pseudo-historical tradition, one of the sons of Míl Espáine, leader of the Milesians, and king of the south of Ireland, while his brother Érimón rules the north. Éber is defeated in battle by Érimón, the first of the Goídil to become high-king of all Ireland.
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