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Crunniuc

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 383 words | Copyright

Crunniuc, Cronnchu, Cruinn, Cruinniuc, Crundchu, Crunnchu. Sometimes with the patronymic mac Agnomain. A wealthy farmer of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle who marries Macha (3). It is Crunniuc's boast that Macha can outrun a horse which brings her unfortunate contest when she is in the final hours of her pregnancy. Macha's subsequent curse brings on the debility of the Ulstermen.

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