Aife

Role: foster-mother · First appears: The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Glenn Masain Version · Part 1

In The Exile of the Sons of Usnach, Aife reared Naisi, Ainnle, and Ardan. Later, in The Combat at the Ford, she was among the teachers from whom Ferdia and Cuchulain gained skill in arms, valour, and bravery, alongside Scathach and Uathach.

Relationship record

The Exile of the Sons of Usnach · Glenn Masain Version · Part 1

• foster-child: Naisi “Twas Aife reared them; 'neath her yoke”
• foster-child: Ainnle “Twas Aife reared them; 'neath her yoke”
• foster-child: Ardan “Twas Aife reared them; 'neath her yoke”

The Combat at the Ford · Part 1

• pupil: Ferdia “They had got their skill in arms, and valour, and bravery from the same teachers, from Scathach, from Uathach, and from Aife;”
• pupil: Cuchulain “They had got their skill in arms, and valour, and bravery from the same teachers, from Scathach, from Uathach, and from Aife;”

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