Garraidh

Also known as: Black Garraidh / Garraidh, son of Dolar Dian · Family: Sons of Morna · First appears: The Fianna · Diarmuid and Grania · The Flight from Teamhair · Part 1

In Garraidh’s telling, he and the sons of Morna killed Cumhal, who had banished them to far countries, sending some to Alban, some to dark Lochlann, and some to bright Greece. When they returned to Ireland, Garraidh said, “we killed sixteen hundred men, and no lie in it”.

Later, Finn challenged the sons of Morna, saying he could overcome them without help. Garraidh was the son of Dolar Dian and father of Maighneis, who died.

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Life events

• In Garraidh's telling, he and the sons of Morna killed Cumhal.(The Fianna · The Wearing Away of the Fianna · The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna · Part 1)
  • With: Cumhal
  • “it was my own hand and the hands of the rest of the sons of Morna that made an end of him.”
• In Garraidh's telling, Cumhal banished the sons of Morna to far countries.(The Fianna · The Wearing Away of the Fianna · The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna · Part 1)
  • With: Cumhal
  • “he banished us to every far country; a share of us he sent to Alban, and a share of us to dark Lochlann, and a share of us to bright Greece, parting us from one another;”
• In Garraidh's telling, the returned sons of Morna killed sixteen hundred men.(The Fianna · The Wearing Away of the Fianna · The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna · Part 1 · 📍 Ireland)
  • “And the first day we came back to Ireland,” he said, “we killed sixteen hundred men, and no lie in it, and not a man of them but would be keened by a hundred.”

The Fianna · Diarmuid and Grania · The Flight from Teamhair · Part 1

• child: Maighneis “for I am without a wife or a companion since Maighneis, daughter of Black Garraidh, died from me; for quiet sleep is not used to come to a man that is without a fitting wife.”

The Fianna · Cnoc-an-air · Tailc, Son of Treon

• parent: Dolar Dian “I am the daughter of Garraidh, son of Dolar Dian, the Fierce,”

The Fianna · The Wearing Away of the Fianna · The Quarrel with the Sons of Morna · Part 1

• enemies with Cumhal “it was my own hand and the hands of the rest of the sons of Morna that made an end of him.”
• enemies with Finn “‘If I were to lift my hand against you now, sons of Morna,’ said Finn, ‘I would be well able for you all without the help of any man.’”

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