Aobh

Role: wife of Lir · First appears: The Gods · The Fate of the Children of Lir · Part 1

At Bodb Dearg’s dwelling-place at Loch Dearg, Lir chose Aobh, daughter of Oilell of Aran, for his wife. After staying there for a fortnight, he brought her to his own house for a great wedding-feast. Aobh was a sister of Aoife (wife of Lir) and Ailbhe; Bodb Dearg had cared for the three as his nurselings.

In time, Aobh gave birth to Fionnuala and Aodh (son of Lir). After a while she bore Fiachra (son of Lir) and Conn (son of Lir), and died at their birth.

Relationship record

Life events

Lir chose Aobh and took her for his wife.(The Gods · The Fate of the Children of Lir · Part 1 · 📍 Bodb's dwelling-place at Loch Dearg)
- With: Lir
- “‘It is my wish,’ he said. And he took Aobh for his wife that night, and he stopped there for a fortnight, and then he brought her away to his own house, till he would make a great wedding-feast.”
Aobh gave birth to Fionnuala and Aodh.(The Gods · The Fate of the Children of Lir · Part 1)
- With: Fionnuala Aodh (son of Lir)
- “And in the course of time Aobh brought forth two children, a daughter and a son, Fionnuala and Aodh their names were.”
Aobh gave birth to Fiachra and Conn and died at their birth.(The Gods · The Fate of the Children of Lir · Part 1)
- With: Fiachra (son of Lir) Conn (son of Lir)
- “And after a while she was brought to bed again, and this time she gave birth to two sons, and they called them Fiachra and Conn. And she herself died at their birth.”

The Gods · The Fate of the Children of Lir · Part 1

parent: Oilell of Aran “For I have here with me the three young girls of the best shape, and the best appearance, and the best name in all Ireland, Aobh, Aoife, and Ailbhe, the three daughters of Oilell of Aran, my own three nurselings.”
guardian: Bodb Dearg “For I have here with me the three young girls of the best shape, and the best appearance, and the best name in all Ireland, Aobh, Aoife, and Ailbhe, the three daughters of Oilell of Aran, my own three nurselings.”
siblings with Aoife (wife of Lir) “When Lir heard that, he came for the girl and married her, and brought her home to his house. And there was honour and affection with Aoife for her sister's children; and indeed no person at all could see those four children without giving them the heart's love.”
siblings with Ailbhe “For I have here with me the three young girls of the best shape, and the best appearance, and the best name in all Ireland, Aobh, Aoife, and Ailbhe, the three daughters of Oilell of Aran, my own three nurselings.”
married with Lir “‘It is my wish,’ he said. And he took Aobh for his wife that night, and he stopped there for a fortnight, and then he brought her away to his own house, till he would make a great wedding-feast.”
child: Fionnuala “And in the course of time Aobh brought forth two children, a daughter and a son, Fionnuala and Aodh their names were.”
child: Aodh (son of Lir) “And in the course of time Aobh brought forth two children, a daughter and a son, Fionnuala and Aodh their names were.”
patron: Bodb Dearg (Bodb gives Aobh in marriage to Lir.) “And he took Aobh for his wife that night, and he stopped there for a fortnight, and then he brought her away to his own house, till he would make a great wedding-feast.”
child: Fiachra (son of Lir) “And after a while she was brought to bed again, and this time she gave birth to two sons, and they called them Fiachra and Conn.”
child: Conn (son of Lir) “And after a while she was brought to bed again, and this time she gave birth to two sons, and they called them Fiachra and Conn.”
younger kin: Aoife (wife of Lir) “However,” he said, “our friendship with one another will not be broken, for I will give him for a wife her sister Aoife.”

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Extracted from the original text of Gods and Fighting Men. Made with Rho MD.