Iuchra

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 274 words | Copyright

Iuchra I,
1. also Luchra. Villain who transforms Aífe (3), wife of Manannán mac Lir, into a crane. When she dies, Manannán makes the crane bag of her skin.

2. Daughter of Aacute;bartach in the Fenian ballads who turns her rival, Aífe (2), into a heron.

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