Etain, the daughter of Eochaid Airemm

Also known as: Eochaid Airemm's daughter Etain · First appears: The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 3

In the Egerton version of The Courtship of Etain, Etain bore Eochaid Airemm one daughter, named Etain after her mother: “Etain bore no children to Eochaid Airemm, save one daughter only; and the name of her mother was given to her, and she is known by the name of Etain, the daughter of Eochaid Airemm.” The account separately says that her daughter Messbuachalla became the mother of Conary the Great, son of Eterscel.

Relationship record

Life events

• In the Egerton version, Etain bore Eochaid Airemm one daughter, who was named Etain.(The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 3)
  • With: Etain Eochaid Airemm
  • “Etain bore no children to Eochaid Airemm, save one daughter only; and the name of her mother was given to her, and she is known by the name of Etain, the daughter of Eochaid Airemm.”
• In the Egerton version, Messbuachalla, the daughter of Eochaid Airemm and the younger Etain, became the mother of Conary the Great, son of Eterscel.(The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 3)
  • With: Messbuachalla Conary the Great Eterscel
  • “And it was her daughter Messbuachalla who was the mother of king Conary the Great, the son of Eterscel,”

The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 3

• parent: Etain “Etain bore no children to Eochaid Airemm, save one daughter only; and the name of her mother was given to her, and she is known by the name of Etain, the daughter of Eochaid Airemm.”
• parent: Eochaid Airemm “Etain bore no children to Eochaid Airemm, save one daughter only; and the name of her mother was given to her, and she is known by the name of Etain, the daughter of Eochaid Airemm.”
• child: Messbuachalla “And it was her daughter Messbuachalla who was the mother of king Conary the Great, the son of Eterscel, and it was for this cause that the fairy host of Mag Breg and Mider of Bri Leith violated the tabus of king Conary, and devastated the plain of Breg, and out off Conary's life;”

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Extracted from the original text of Heroic Romances of Ireland. Made with Rho MD.