Lugaid mac Con Roí
In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Lugaid mac Con Roí was the son of Cú Roí mac Dáire.[1] He was also known as Lugaid mac Trí Con[2] ("son of three hounds").
He avenged his father's death by killing Cúchulainn after conspiring with Medb and the children of other people Cúchulainn had killed.[3]
After Lugaid's spear had spilled out his innards, Cúchulainn tied himself to a standing stone (traditionally said to be Clochafarmore[3]) so he could die standing up. Only when a raven landed on his shoulder was Lugaid convinced he was dead.[4] As Lugaid cut off his head, Cúchulainn's sword fell from his hand and cut off Lugaid's hand.[5]
Conall Cernach pursued him.[6] As Lugaid had lost a hand, Conall fought him with one hand tucked into his belt, but he only won when his horse took a bite out of Lugaid's side. He took Lugaid's head and set it on a stone, but his blood melted the stone and the head sank right through it.[7]
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[edit]- ^ "MS A 13 (Annals of the Four Masters) (University College Dublin)". ISOS. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ O'Curry, Eugene (1878). Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history : delivered at the Catholic University of Ireland, during the sessions of 1855 and 1856. Boston College Libraries. Dublin : William A. Hinch.
- ^ a b "Clochafarmore Standing Stone". Voices from the Dawn. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Cú Chulainn". www.irishstones.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "The Death of Cu Chulainn". www.ancienttexts.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Lugaid mac Con Roí". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Does Irish Mythology Prove That Cú Chulainn Was a Comet? [Cosmic Cú Chulainn Part 4]". IrishMyths. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- Margaret E. Dobbs, Side-lights on the Táin age and other studies. Dundalk: WM. Tempest. 1917.
- T. F. O'Rahilly, Early Irish History and Mythology. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. 1946.