Chapter 29

Keelta mac Ronan. Summoned from the dead by Mongan,81;warrior and reciter, one of Finn's chief men,261;St. Patrick and,265,266,289;Finn whispers the tale of his enchantment to,280;Oisīn and, resolve to part,282;meets St. Patrick,282;assists Oisīn bury Oscar,307Keevan of the Curling Locks.Lover of Cleena,127Keltchar(kelt´yar). A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243Kenmare River.In Co. Kerry;ancient name“Inverskena,”so called after Skena,133Kenverch´yn. The three hundred ravens of,399Kerry.Murna marries King of,256Kesair(kes´er). Gaulish princess, wife of King Ugainy the Great,152;grandmother of Maon,153Ket.Son of Maga;rallies to Maev's foray against Ulster,204;slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa which seven years after leads to his death,240,241;the Boar of mac Datho and,241-244;death of, told in Keating's“History of Ireland,”244Keva of the White Skin.Daughter of Finn, given in marriage to Goll mac Morna,278Kian.Father of Lugh,109;brother of Sawan and Goban,110;the end of,114Kicva.Daughter of Gwynn Gohoyw, wife of Pryderi,365,373Kilhwch(kil´hugh). Son to Kilydd and Goleuddydd;story of Olwen and,386-392;accompanied on his quest (to find Olwen) by Kai, Bedwyr, Kynddelig, Bedwyr (Bedivere), Gwrhyr, Gwalchmai, and Menw,388-392Killarney, Lakes of.Ancient name, Locha Lein, given to, by Len,123Kilydd.Husband of Goleuddydd, father of Kilhwch,386,387Kimbay (Cimbaoth).Irish king;reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha,150;brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba,151;compelled to wed Macha,151King Lear.“Historia Regum Britaniæ”furnished the subject of,337,338Kingsborough, Lord.“Antiquities of Mexico,”example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book,68Knowledge.Nuts of,256;the Salmon of,256Kym´ideu Kyme´in-voll.Wife of Llassar Llaesgyvnewid,368[pg 444]Kymon.A knight of Arthur's court;the adventure of,394-399Kyn´ddelig. One of Arthur's servitors;accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392Kyot (Guiot). Provençal poet;and Wolfram von Eschenbach,408LLa Tène Culture. Relics found in Austria developed into,29Labra the Mariner.SeeMaon,154Laeg(layg). Cuchulain's friend and charioteer,183;sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster,213;visits Fairyland to report on Fand,226;the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by,230;slain by Lewy,232Laery(lay´ry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great;treacherously slain by his brother Covac,152.2. The Triumphant;shrinks from test for the Championship of Ireland,196;mac Datho's boar and,243.3. Son of Neill;sees vision of Cuchulain,239Lairgnen(lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca;seizes the Children of Lir,142Lake of the Cauldron.Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll,367,368Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.Resort of Caer,121;Angus Ōg joins his love, Caer, at,122Land of the Dead.“Spain”a synonymous term,130;the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius,131Land of the Living. = Land of the Happy Dead,96;gifts which Lugh brought from,113Land of Shadows.Dwelling-place of Skatha;Cuchulain at,187-189Land of the Wee Folk.SeeWee Folk(otherwise, Faylinn),246, &c.Land of Youth.Identical with“Land of the Dead,”“Land of the Living,”q.v.;SeeMananan,113,125;Cleena once lived in,127;Connla's Well in, visited by Sinend,129;still lives in imagination of Irish peasant,137;mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled,156;pagan conception of, referred to,161;lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary,166,167;Oisīn sees wonders of,272;Oisīn returns from,273;“The Lady of the Fountain”and the,395,396Layamon.Translator. See“Historia Regum Britaniæ”Legend.The cycles of Irish,95Leicester.SeeLlyrLeinster.Book of, and de Jubainville,24;ancient tract, the“Dinnsenchus,”preserved in,85;traditional derivation of name,154;men of, rally to Maev's foray against Ulster,205;Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of,241Leix.Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle,310;Maeldūn's voyage to,311-331Len.Goldsmith of Bōv the Red;gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney,123Levar´cam. Deirdre's nurse,197-200;Conor questions,resons of Usna,199Lewy.Son of Curoi, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;slain by Conall of the Victories,233Lia(lee´a). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna,255;slain by Finn,256;father of Conan,258Lia Fail(lee´a fawl),The.The Stone of Destiny,121Liagan(lee´a-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna,260[pg 445]Light-of-Beauty. SeeSgeimh SolaisLir(leer).1. Sea-god, father of Mananan,113,139;Mananan and, referred to,125;identical with the Greek Oceanus,125;father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend,129;Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with,347.2. The Children of, the transformation of,139-142;their death,142Lismore.“The Dean of Lismore's Book,”by James Macgregor.Dean of, described,288Llassar Llaesgyv´newid.Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran,368Llevelys.Son of Beli;story of Ludd (Nudd) and,385,386Llew Llaw Gyffes.Otherwise“The Lion of the Sure Hand.”A hero the subject of the tale“Māth Son of Māthonwy,”347,348;identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm,347,348;how he got his name,381,382;the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd,382,383;slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him,383,384Lludd.SeeNuddLlwyd.Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter;removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon,377Llyr.In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan;Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan,347;Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the worship of,347;house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir,348,349;Penardun, daughter of Dōn, wife of,349;genealogy set forth,351Loch.Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain,212;wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him,212Loch Gara.Lake in Roscommon;mac Cecht's visit to,176Loch Rory.Fergus mac Leda's adventure in,249

Keelta mac Ronan. Summoned from the dead by Mongan,81;warrior and reciter, one of Finn's chief men,261;St. Patrick and,265,266,289;Finn whispers the tale of his enchantment to,280;Oisīn and, resolve to part,282;meets St. Patrick,282;assists Oisīn bury Oscar,307Keevan of the Curling Locks.Lover of Cleena,127Keltchar(kelt´yar). A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243Kenmare River.In Co. Kerry;ancient name“Inverskena,”so called after Skena,133Kenverch´yn. The three hundred ravens of,399Kerry.Murna marries King of,256Kesair(kes´er). Gaulish princess, wife of King Ugainy the Great,152;grandmother of Maon,153Ket.Son of Maga;rallies to Maev's foray against Ulster,204;slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa which seven years after leads to his death,240,241;the Boar of mac Datho and,241-244;death of, told in Keating's“History of Ireland,”244Keva of the White Skin.Daughter of Finn, given in marriage to Goll mac Morna,278Kian.Father of Lugh,109;brother of Sawan and Goban,110;the end of,114Kicva.Daughter of Gwynn Gohoyw, wife of Pryderi,365,373Kilhwch(kil´hugh). Son to Kilydd and Goleuddydd;story of Olwen and,386-392;accompanied on his quest (to find Olwen) by Kai, Bedwyr, Kynddelig, Bedwyr (Bedivere), Gwrhyr, Gwalchmai, and Menw,388-392Killarney, Lakes of.Ancient name, Locha Lein, given to, by Len,123Kilydd.Husband of Goleuddydd, father of Kilhwch,386,387Kimbay (Cimbaoth).Irish king;reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha,150;brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba,151;compelled to wed Macha,151King Lear.“Historia Regum Britaniæ”furnished the subject of,337,338Kingsborough, Lord.“Antiquities of Mexico,”example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book,68Knowledge.Nuts of,256;the Salmon of,256Kym´ideu Kyme´in-voll.Wife of Llassar Llaesgyvnewid,368[pg 444]Kymon.A knight of Arthur's court;the adventure of,394-399Kyn´ddelig. One of Arthur's servitors;accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392Kyot (Guiot). Provençal poet;and Wolfram von Eschenbach,408LLa Tène Culture. Relics found in Austria developed into,29Labra the Mariner.SeeMaon,154Laeg(layg). Cuchulain's friend and charioteer,183;sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster,213;visits Fairyland to report on Fand,226;the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by,230;slain by Lewy,232Laery(lay´ry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great;treacherously slain by his brother Covac,152.2. The Triumphant;shrinks from test for the Championship of Ireland,196;mac Datho's boar and,243.3. Son of Neill;sees vision of Cuchulain,239Lairgnen(lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca;seizes the Children of Lir,142Lake of the Cauldron.Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll,367,368Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.Resort of Caer,121;Angus Ōg joins his love, Caer, at,122Land of the Dead.“Spain”a synonymous term,130;the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius,131Land of the Living. = Land of the Happy Dead,96;gifts which Lugh brought from,113Land of Shadows.Dwelling-place of Skatha;Cuchulain at,187-189Land of the Wee Folk.SeeWee Folk(otherwise, Faylinn),246, &c.Land of Youth.Identical with“Land of the Dead,”“Land of the Living,”q.v.;SeeMananan,113,125;Cleena once lived in,127;Connla's Well in, visited by Sinend,129;still lives in imagination of Irish peasant,137;mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled,156;pagan conception of, referred to,161;lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary,166,167;Oisīn sees wonders of,272;Oisīn returns from,273;“The Lady of the Fountain”and the,395,396Layamon.Translator. See“Historia Regum Britaniæ”Legend.The cycles of Irish,95Leicester.SeeLlyrLeinster.Book of, and de Jubainville,24;ancient tract, the“Dinnsenchus,”preserved in,85;traditional derivation of name,154;men of, rally to Maev's foray against Ulster,205;Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of,241Leix.Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle,310;Maeldūn's voyage to,311-331Len.Goldsmith of Bōv the Red;gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney,123Levar´cam. Deirdre's nurse,197-200;Conor questions,resons of Usna,199Lewy.Son of Curoi, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;slain by Conall of the Victories,233Lia(lee´a). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna,255;slain by Finn,256;father of Conan,258Lia Fail(lee´a fawl),The.The Stone of Destiny,121Liagan(lee´a-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna,260[pg 445]Light-of-Beauty. SeeSgeimh SolaisLir(leer).1. Sea-god, father of Mananan,113,139;Mananan and, referred to,125;identical with the Greek Oceanus,125;father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend,129;Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with,347.2. The Children of, the transformation of,139-142;their death,142Lismore.“The Dean of Lismore's Book,”by James Macgregor.Dean of, described,288Llassar Llaesgyv´newid.Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran,368Llevelys.Son of Beli;story of Ludd (Nudd) and,385,386Llew Llaw Gyffes.Otherwise“The Lion of the Sure Hand.”A hero the subject of the tale“Māth Son of Māthonwy,”347,348;identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm,347,348;how he got his name,381,382;the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd,382,383;slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him,383,384Lludd.SeeNuddLlwyd.Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter;removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon,377Llyr.In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan;Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan,347;Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the worship of,347;house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir,348,349;Penardun, daughter of Dōn, wife of,349;genealogy set forth,351Loch.Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain,212;wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him,212Loch Gara.Lake in Roscommon;mac Cecht's visit to,176Loch Rory.Fergus mac Leda's adventure in,249

Keelta mac Ronan. Summoned from the dead by Mongan,81;warrior and reciter, one of Finn's chief men,261;St. Patrick and,265,266,289;Finn whispers the tale of his enchantment to,280;Oisīn and, resolve to part,282;meets St. Patrick,282;assists Oisīn bury Oscar,307Keevan of the Curling Locks.Lover of Cleena,127Keltchar(kelt´yar). A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243Kenmare River.In Co. Kerry;ancient name“Inverskena,”so called after Skena,133Kenverch´yn. The three hundred ravens of,399Kerry.Murna marries King of,256Kesair(kes´er). Gaulish princess, wife of King Ugainy the Great,152;grandmother of Maon,153Ket.Son of Maga;rallies to Maev's foray against Ulster,204;slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa which seven years after leads to his death,240,241;the Boar of mac Datho and,241-244;death of, told in Keating's“History of Ireland,”244Keva of the White Skin.Daughter of Finn, given in marriage to Goll mac Morna,278Kian.Father of Lugh,109;brother of Sawan and Goban,110;the end of,114Kicva.Daughter of Gwynn Gohoyw, wife of Pryderi,365,373Kilhwch(kil´hugh). Son to Kilydd and Goleuddydd;story of Olwen and,386-392;accompanied on his quest (to find Olwen) by Kai, Bedwyr, Kynddelig, Bedwyr (Bedivere), Gwrhyr, Gwalchmai, and Menw,388-392Killarney, Lakes of.Ancient name, Locha Lein, given to, by Len,123Kilydd.Husband of Goleuddydd, father of Kilhwch,386,387Kimbay (Cimbaoth).Irish king;reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha,150;brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba,151;compelled to wed Macha,151King Lear.“Historia Regum Britaniæ”furnished the subject of,337,338Kingsborough, Lord.“Antiquities of Mexico,”example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book,68Knowledge.Nuts of,256;the Salmon of,256Kym´ideu Kyme´in-voll.Wife of Llassar Llaesgyvnewid,368[pg 444]Kymon.A knight of Arthur's court;the adventure of,394-399Kyn´ddelig. One of Arthur's servitors;accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392Kyot (Guiot). Provençal poet;and Wolfram von Eschenbach,408LLa Tène Culture. Relics found in Austria developed into,29Labra the Mariner.SeeMaon,154Laeg(layg). Cuchulain's friend and charioteer,183;sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster,213;visits Fairyland to report on Fand,226;the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by,230;slain by Lewy,232Laery(lay´ry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great;treacherously slain by his brother Covac,152.2. The Triumphant;shrinks from test for the Championship of Ireland,196;mac Datho's boar and,243.3. Son of Neill;sees vision of Cuchulain,239Lairgnen(lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca;seizes the Children of Lir,142Lake of the Cauldron.Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll,367,368Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.Resort of Caer,121;Angus Ōg joins his love, Caer, at,122Land of the Dead.“Spain”a synonymous term,130;the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius,131Land of the Living. = Land of the Happy Dead,96;gifts which Lugh brought from,113Land of Shadows.Dwelling-place of Skatha;Cuchulain at,187-189Land of the Wee Folk.SeeWee Folk(otherwise, Faylinn),246, &c.Land of Youth.Identical with“Land of the Dead,”“Land of the Living,”q.v.;SeeMananan,113,125;Cleena once lived in,127;Connla's Well in, visited by Sinend,129;still lives in imagination of Irish peasant,137;mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled,156;pagan conception of, referred to,161;lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary,166,167;Oisīn sees wonders of,272;Oisīn returns from,273;“The Lady of the Fountain”and the,395,396Layamon.Translator. See“Historia Regum Britaniæ”Legend.The cycles of Irish,95Leicester.SeeLlyrLeinster.Book of, and de Jubainville,24;ancient tract, the“Dinnsenchus,”preserved in,85;traditional derivation of name,154;men of, rally to Maev's foray against Ulster,205;Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of,241Leix.Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle,310;Maeldūn's voyage to,311-331Len.Goldsmith of Bōv the Red;gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney,123Levar´cam. Deirdre's nurse,197-200;Conor questions,resons of Usna,199Lewy.Son of Curoi, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;slain by Conall of the Victories,233Lia(lee´a). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna,255;slain by Finn,256;father of Conan,258Lia Fail(lee´a fawl),The.The Stone of Destiny,121Liagan(lee´a-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna,260[pg 445]Light-of-Beauty. SeeSgeimh SolaisLir(leer).1. Sea-god, father of Mananan,113,139;Mananan and, referred to,125;identical with the Greek Oceanus,125;father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend,129;Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with,347.2. The Children of, the transformation of,139-142;their death,142Lismore.“The Dean of Lismore's Book,”by James Macgregor.Dean of, described,288Llassar Llaesgyv´newid.Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran,368Llevelys.Son of Beli;story of Ludd (Nudd) and,385,386Llew Llaw Gyffes.Otherwise“The Lion of the Sure Hand.”A hero the subject of the tale“Māth Son of Māthonwy,”347,348;identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm,347,348;how he got his name,381,382;the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd,382,383;slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him,383,384Lludd.SeeNuddLlwyd.Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter;removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon,377Llyr.In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan;Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan,347;Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the worship of,347;house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir,348,349;Penardun, daughter of Dōn, wife of,349;genealogy set forth,351Loch.Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain,212;wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him,212Loch Gara.Lake in Roscommon;mac Cecht's visit to,176Loch Rory.Fergus mac Leda's adventure in,249

Keelta mac Ronan. Summoned from the dead by Mongan,81;warrior and reciter, one of Finn's chief men,261;St. Patrick and,265,266,289;Finn whispers the tale of his enchantment to,280;Oisīn and, resolve to part,282;meets St. Patrick,282;assists Oisīn bury Oscar,307

Keelta mac Ronan. Summoned from the dead by Mongan,81;

warrior and reciter, one of Finn's chief men,261;

St. Patrick and,265,266,289;

Finn whispers the tale of his enchantment to,280;

Oisīn and, resolve to part,282;

meets St. Patrick,282;

assists Oisīn bury Oscar,307

Keevan of the Curling Locks.Lover of Cleena,127

Keevan of the Curling Locks.Lover of Cleena,127

Keltchar(kelt´yar). A lord of Ulster;mac Datho's boar and,243

Keltchar(kelt´yar). A lord of Ulster;

mac Datho's boar and,243

Kenmare River.In Co. Kerry;ancient name“Inverskena,”so called after Skena,133

Kenmare River.In Co. Kerry;

ancient name“Inverskena,”so called after Skena,133

Kenverch´yn. The three hundred ravens of,399

Kenverch´yn. The three hundred ravens of,399

Kerry.Murna marries King of,256

Kerry.Murna marries King of,256

Kesair(kes´er). Gaulish princess, wife of King Ugainy the Great,152;grandmother of Maon,153

Kesair(kes´er). Gaulish princess, wife of King Ugainy the Great,152;

grandmother of Maon,153

Ket.Son of Maga;rallies to Maev's foray against Ulster,204;slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa which seven years after leads to his death,240,241;the Boar of mac Datho and,241-244;death of, told in Keating's“History of Ireland,”244

Ket.Son of Maga;

rallies to Maev's foray against Ulster,204;

slings Conall's“brain ball”at Conor mac Nessa which seven years after leads to his death,240,241;

the Boar of mac Datho and,241-244;

death of, told in Keating's“History of Ireland,”244

Keva of the White Skin.Daughter of Finn, given in marriage to Goll mac Morna,278

Keva of the White Skin.Daughter of Finn, given in marriage to Goll mac Morna,278

Kian.Father of Lugh,109;brother of Sawan and Goban,110;the end of,114

Kian.Father of Lugh,109;

brother of Sawan and Goban,110;

the end of,114

Kicva.Daughter of Gwynn Gohoyw, wife of Pryderi,365,373

Kicva.Daughter of Gwynn Gohoyw, wife of Pryderi,365,373

Kilhwch(kil´hugh). Son to Kilydd and Goleuddydd;story of Olwen and,386-392;accompanied on his quest (to find Olwen) by Kai, Bedwyr, Kynddelig, Bedwyr (Bedivere), Gwrhyr, Gwalchmai, and Menw,388-392

Kilhwch(kil´hugh). Son to Kilydd and Goleuddydd;

story of Olwen and,386-392;

accompanied on his quest (to find Olwen) by Kai, Bedwyr, Kynddelig, Bedwyr (Bedivere), Gwrhyr, Gwalchmai, and Menw,388-392

Killarney, Lakes of.Ancient name, Locha Lein, given to, by Len,123

Killarney, Lakes of.Ancient name, Locha Lein, given to, by Len,123

Kilydd.Husband of Goleuddydd, father of Kilhwch,386,387

Kilydd.Husband of Goleuddydd, father of Kilhwch,386,387

Kimbay (Cimbaoth).Irish king;reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha,150;brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba,151;compelled to wed Macha,151

Kimbay (Cimbaoth).Irish king;

reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha,150;

brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba,151;

compelled to wed Macha,151

King Lear.“Historia Regum Britaniæ”furnished the subject of,337,338

King Lear.“Historia Regum Britaniæ”furnished the subject of,337,338

Kingsborough, Lord.“Antiquities of Mexico,”example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book,68

Kingsborough, Lord.“Antiquities of Mexico,”example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book,68

Knowledge.Nuts of,256;the Salmon of,256

Knowledge.Nuts of,256;

the Salmon of,256

Kym´ideu Kyme´in-voll.Wife of Llassar Llaesgyvnewid,368

Kym´ideu Kyme´in-voll.Wife of Llassar Llaesgyvnewid,368

Kymon.A knight of Arthur's court;the adventure of,394-399

Kymon.A knight of Arthur's court;

the adventure of,394-399

Kyn´ddelig. One of Arthur's servitors;accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392

Kyn´ddelig. One of Arthur's servitors;

accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen,388-392

Kyot (Guiot). Provençal poet;and Wolfram von Eschenbach,408

Kyot (Guiot). Provençal poet;

and Wolfram von Eschenbach,408

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La Tène Culture. Relics found in Austria developed into,29

La Tène Culture. Relics found in Austria developed into,29

Labra the Mariner.SeeMaon,154

Labra the Mariner.SeeMaon,154

Laeg(layg). Cuchulain's friend and charioteer,183;sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster,213;visits Fairyland to report on Fand,226;the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by,230;slain by Lewy,232

Laeg(layg). Cuchulain's friend and charioteer,183;

sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster,213;

visits Fairyland to report on Fand,226;

the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by,230;

slain by Lewy,232

Laery(lay´ry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great;treacherously slain by his brother Covac,152.2. The Triumphant;shrinks from test for the Championship of Ireland,196;mac Datho's boar and,243.3. Son of Neill;sees vision of Cuchulain,239

Laery(lay´ry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great;

treacherously slain by his brother Covac,152.

2. The Triumphant;

shrinks from test for the Championship of Ireland,196;

mac Datho's boar and,243.

3. Son of Neill;

sees vision of Cuchulain,239

Lairgnen(lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca;seizes the Children of Lir,142

Lairgnen(lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca;

seizes the Children of Lir,142

Lake of the Cauldron.Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll,367,368

Lake of the Cauldron.Place where Matholwch met Llassar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll,367,368

Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.Resort of Caer,121;Angus ÅŒg joins his love, Caer, at,122

Lake of the Dragon's Mouth.Resort of Caer,121;

Angus ÅŒg joins his love, Caer, at,122

Land of the Dead.“Spain”a synonymous term,130;the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius,131

Land of the Dead.“Spain”a synonymous term,130;

the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius,131

Land of the Living. = Land of the Happy Dead,96;gifts which Lugh brought from,113

Land of the Living. = Land of the Happy Dead,96;

gifts which Lugh brought from,113

Land of Shadows.Dwelling-place of Skatha;Cuchulain at,187-189

Land of Shadows.Dwelling-place of Skatha;

Cuchulain at,187-189

Land of the Wee Folk.SeeWee Folk(otherwise, Faylinn),246, &c.

Land of the Wee Folk.SeeWee Folk(otherwise, Faylinn),246, &c.

Land of Youth.Identical with“Land of the Dead,”“Land of the Living,”q.v.;SeeMananan,113,125;Cleena once lived in,127;Connla's Well in, visited by Sinend,129;still lives in imagination of Irish peasant,137;mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled,156;pagan conception of, referred to,161;lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary,166,167;Oisīn sees wonders of,272;Oisīn returns from,273;“The Lady of the Fountain”and the,395,396

Land of Youth.Identical with“Land of the Dead,”“Land of the Living,”q.v.;

SeeMananan,113,125;

Cleena once lived in,127;

Connla's Well in, visited by Sinend,129;

still lives in imagination of Irish peasant,137;

mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled,156;

pagan conception of, referred to,161;

lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary,166,167;

Oisīn sees wonders of,272;

Oisīn returns from,273;

“The Lady of the Fountain”and the,395,396

Layamon.Translator. See“Historia Regum Britaniæ”

Layamon.Translator. See“Historia Regum Britaniæ”

Legend.The cycles of Irish,95

Legend.The cycles of Irish,95

Leicester.SeeLlyr

Leicester.SeeLlyr

Leinster.Book of, and de Jubainville,24;ancient tract, the“Dinnsenchus,”preserved in,85;traditional derivation of name,154;men of, rally to Maev's foray against Ulster,205;Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of,241

Leinster.Book of, and de Jubainville,24;

ancient tract, the“Dinnsenchus,”preserved in,85;

traditional derivation of name,154;

men of, rally to Maev's foray against Ulster,205;

Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of,241

Leix.Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle,310;Maeldūn's voyage to,311-331

Leix.Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle,310;

Maeldūn's voyage to,311-331

Len.Goldsmith of Bōv the Red;gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney,123

Len.Goldsmith of Bōv the Red;

gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney,123

Levar´cam. Deirdre's nurse,197-200;Conor questions,resons of Usna,199

Levar´cam. Deirdre's nurse,197-200;

Conor questions,resons of Usna,199

Lewy.Son of Curoi, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;slain by Conall of the Victories,233

Lewy.Son of Curoi, Cuchulain's foe,228-233;

slain by Conall of the Victories,233

Lia(lee´a). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna,255;slain by Finn,256;father of Conan,258

Lia(lee´a). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna,255;

slain by Finn,256;

father of Conan,258

Lia Fail(lee´a fawl),The.The Stone of Destiny,121

Lia Fail(lee´a fawl),The.The Stone of Destiny,121

Liagan(lee´a-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna,260

Liagan(lee´a-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna,260

Light-of-Beauty. SeeSgeimh Solais

Light-of-Beauty. SeeSgeimh Solais

Lir(leer).1. Sea-god, father of Mananan,113,139;Mananan and, referred to,125;identical with the Greek Oceanus,125;father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend,129;Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with,347.2. The Children of, the transformation of,139-142;their death,142

Lir(leer).

1. Sea-god, father of Mananan,113,139;

Mananan and, referred to,125;

identical with the Greek Oceanus,125;

father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend,129;

Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with,347.

2. The Children of, the transformation of,139-142;

their death,142

Lismore.“The Dean of Lismore's Book,”by James Macgregor.Dean of, described,288

Lismore.“The Dean of Lismore's Book,”by James Macgregor.

Dean of, described,288

Llassar Llaesgyv´newid.Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran,368

Llassar Llaesgyv´newid.Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran,368

Llevelys.Son of Beli;story of Ludd (Nudd) and,385,386

Llevelys.Son of Beli;

story of Ludd (Nudd) and,385,386

Llew Llaw Gyffes.Otherwise“The Lion of the Sure Hand.”A hero the subject of the tale“Māth Son of Māthonwy,”347,348;identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm,347,348;how he got his name,381,382;the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd,382,383;slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him,383,384

Llew Llaw Gyffes.Otherwise“The Lion of the Sure Hand.”

A hero the subject of the tale“Māth Son of Māthonwy,”347,348;

identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm,347,348;

how he got his name,381,382;

the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd,382,383;

slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him,383,384

Lludd.SeeNudd

Lludd.SeeNudd

Llwyd.Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter;removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon,377

Llwyd.Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter;

removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon,377

Llyr.In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan;Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan,347;Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the worship of,347;house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir,348,349;Penardun, daughter of Dōn, wife of,349;genealogy set forth,351

Llyr.In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan;

Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan,347;

Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the worship of,347;

house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir,348,349;

Penardun, daughter of Dōn, wife of,349;

genealogy set forth,351

Loch.Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain,212;wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him,212

Loch.Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain,212;

wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him,212

Loch Gara.Lake in Roscommon;mac Cecht's visit to,176

Loch Gara.Lake in Roscommon;

mac Cecht's visit to,176

Loch Rory.Fergus mac Leda's adventure in,249

Loch Rory.Fergus mac Leda's adventure in,249


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