Liath Luachra

Also known as: Liath · Role: cared for Finn · First appears: The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Coming of Finn · Part 1

Life events

Bodhmall and Liath Luachra took Finn away and secretly nursed him.(The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Coming of Finn · Part 1 · 📍 the woods of Slieve Bladhma)
- With: Bodhmall Finn
- “It was to the woods of Slieve Bladhma they brought him, and they nursed him secretly, because of his father's enemies, the sons of Morna, and they kept him there a long time.”
Fiacuil gave Finn back to Bodhmall and Liath Luachra, who took him back to his former place.(The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Coming of Finn · Part 1)
- With: Bodhmall Fiacuil Finn
- “But the two women, Bodhmall and Liath, came looking for him after a while, and Fiacuil gave him up to them, and they brought him back to the same place he was before.”
Bodhmall and Liath Luachra told Finn to leave because the sons of Morna were watching to kill him.(The Fianna · Finn, Son of Cumhal · The Coming of Finn · Part 1)
- With: Bodhmall Finn
- “But at last they said to him: ‘It is best for you to leave us now, for the sons of Morna are watching again to kill you.’”

ward: Finn “At the time Finn was born his father Cumhal, of the sons of Baiscne, Head of the Fianna of Ireland, had been killed in battle by the sons of Morna that were fighting with him for the leadership. And his mother, that was beautiful long-haired Muirne, daughter of Tadg, son of Nuada of the Tuatha de Danaan and of Ethlinn, mother of Lugh of the Long Hand, did not dare to keep him with her; and two women, Bodhmall, the woman Druid, and Liath Luachra, came and brought him away to care him.”

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