Credhe

Family: Tuatha de Danaan · Role: woman of the Sidhe · First appears: The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Cael and Credhe

At Loch Cuire, Cael asked Credhe to marry him and sang the poem she required of suitors. She took him for her husband, and the Fianna stayed for seven days at their wedding-feast.

When the Fianna vowed to defend Ireland against the foreigners, Credhe gave them battle dress and went with them. Through the battle, which lasted a year and a day, she brought a great herd of cattle, supplied them with fresh milk, and had the wounded brought to her house for healing. After making her lament, she lay beside Cael and died of grief; they were buried in one grave, and Caoilte raised the stone over them.

Relationship record

Life events

• Cael asked Credhe to marry him and sang the poem she required of suitors.(The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Cael and Credhe · 📍 Loch Cuire)
  • With: Cael
  • “‘It is to ask you in marriage we are come,’ said Finn. ‘Who is it is asking for me?’ said she. ‘It is Cael, the hundred-killer, grandson of Nemhnain, son of the King of Leinster in the east.’”
• Credhe took Cael for her husband, and their wedding-feast was held.(The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Cael and Credhe · 📍 Loch Cuire)
  • With: Cael
  • “Then Credhe took him for her husband, and the wedding-feast was made, and the whole of the Fianna stopped there through seven days, at drinking and pleasure, and having every good thing.”
• The Fianna vowed to defend Ireland against the foreigners.(The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · The March of the Fianna)
  • With: Finn Caoilte Oisin Lugaidh's Son Conn Crither Glas
  • “And the Fianna all said they would not go back one step from the defence of Ireland.”
• Credhe equipped the Fianna, accompanied them, and provided milk and healing for the wounded.(The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · The March of the Fianna)
  • With: Finn Caoilte Oisin Lugaidh's Son Conn Crither Glas
  • “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’ So she came with them, bringing a great herd of cattle; and through the whole length of the battle, that lasted a year and a day, she had new milk for them, and it was to her house the wounded were brought for healing.”
• Credhe died of grief beside Cael.(The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Credhe's Lament)
  • With: Cael
  • “After she had made that complaint, Credhe laid herself down beside Cael and died for grief after him.”
• Credhe and Cael were buried in the same grave.(The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Credhe's Lament)
  • With: Cael
  • “And they were put in the one grave, and it was Caoilte raised the stone over them.”

The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Cael and Credhe

• married with Cael “Then Credhe took him for her husband, and the wedding-feast was made, and the whole of the Fianna stopped there through seven days, at drinking and pleasure, and having every good thing.”

The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · The March of the Fianna

• protégé: Finn “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’”
• protégé: Caoilte “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’”
• protégé: Oisin “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’”
• protégé: Lugaidh's Son “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’”
• protégé: Conn Crither “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’”
• protégé: Glas “And as to Credhe, she gave every one of them a battle dress, and they were taking leave of her, and Finn said: ‘Let the woman come along with us till we know is it good or bad the end of this journey will be.’”

The Fianna · The Battle of the White Strand · Credhe's Lament

• married with Cael “And Credhe, wife of Cael, came with the others, and went looking through the bodies for her comely comrade, and crying as she went.”

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