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Follamain mac Conchobair

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 403 words | Copyright

Follamain mac Conchobair. Youngest son of Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa in the Táin Bó Cuailnge [Cattle Raid of Cooley] who leads the ill-fated boy-corps against Medb, warrior-queen of Connacht while other warriors were suffering their disability. Despite heroic resolve, they were slaughtered to the last man. Earlier Follamain harassed Cúchulainn on his first arrival at Emain Macha.

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