Leinster — Minor Figures

4 figures from Heroic Romances of Ireland who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Messgegra

king of Leinster · first appears The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 1

• The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 1 · lord: Eochaid Airemm “and Messgegra the king of Leinster was his vassal;”

the daughter of Luchta of the Red Hand

wife of Ailill Anglonnach · first appears The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 1

• The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 1 · parent: Luchta of the Red Hand “And it was there that the wife of Ailill spoke to him; she who was the daughter of Luchta of the Red Hand, who came from the province of Leinster: ‘Ailill,’ said she, ‘why dost thou gaze at her from afar? for long gazing is a token of love.’”
• The Courtship of Etain · Egerton Version · Part 1 · married with Ailill Anglonnach “And it was there that the wife of Ailill spoke to him; she who was the daughter of Luchta of the Red Hand, who came from the province of Leinster: ‘Ailill,’ said she, ‘why dost thou gaze at her from afar? for long gazing is a token of love.’”

Datho

father of Mesroda · first appears Mac Datho's Boar · Part 1

• Mac Datho's Boar · Part 1 · child: Mesroda Mac Datho “Mesroda, son of Datho,”

the unnamed wife of Mesroda Mac Datho

wife · first appears Mac Datho's Boar · Part 1

• Mac Datho's Boar · Part 1 · married with Mesroda Mac Datho “and then said his wife to him:”

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