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Créd
Créd
1. Fairy lover of the Fenian hero Cáel. A daughter of Cairbre, king of Ciarraige [Kerry], she is wooed by Cáel, who wins her with the excellence of his poetry. Before Cath Fionntrágha [the Battle of Ventry], she presents each of the Fenians with a special battle-dress. They are ineffective, though, and Cáel is killed. When Créd sees her lover in his grave, she takes her own life by lying beside him at his burial. Many love-songs are attributed to her, and one is recounted in Acallam na Senórach [The Colloquy of the Ancients]. 2. The mistress of Cano mac Gartnáin, a king of Scotland. A daughter of Guaire, king of Connacht, and wife of Marcán, king of Uí Maine, she is smitten with Cano when he pays a visit to the kingdom. After her tryst with Cano is thwarted, she dashes her head against a rock at Lough Crede. In later times the O'Connors of Connacht claimed her as an ancestress. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Créd." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Créd." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Crd1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Créd." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Crd1.html |
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Créd
Créd, Créde, Crédh, Credhe, Créidhe. A name borne by many famous ladies of Irish narrative and history, most notably by two unrelated tragic lovers. See CRÉIDE.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Créd." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Créd." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Crd.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Créd." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Crd.html |
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cred
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"cred." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cred." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cred.html "cred." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cred.html |
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