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A Rí richid, réidig dam - Stanzas 54–72
st. 63-69: quatrains on matter of the Ulster Cycle.

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Stanzas 54–72
Dipl. ed. R. I. Best • M. A. O'Brien, The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, vol. 3 (1957): 580–583.
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st. 63-69: quatrains on matter of the Ulster Cycle.

# 64ff A Rí richid, réidig dam

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Ness ingen Echach Sálbuidi <strong>Ness ingen Echach Sálbuidi</strong> <br>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
Conchobar mac Nessa <strong>Conchobar mac Nessa</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ulster Cycle) <br>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.
Ulaid No associated entry available from the subject index
Cú Chulainn <strong>Cú Chulainn</strong> <br>Young Ulster hero and chief character of <em>Táin bó Cuailnge</em> and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
Lug <strong>Lug</strong> <br>Prominent member of the Túatha Dé Danann in Irish literature, a king and warrior whose all-round mastery of many skills and disciplines earns him the epithet <em>Samildánach</em>. Through his mother, he is descended from the Fomoire and his maternal uncle Balor is the one-eyed leader of the Fomoire whom he kills in the battle of Mag Tuired.
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