Mac Cinnfhaelaidh
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #472 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1835 – 1835
- Historical notes
- Folktale recorded in 1835.
Relationships
- parent of
- Lugh
- sibling of
- Gavidathe smith, Mac Samthainn, Gavida
- enemy of
- Balor
- consort of
- Eithne
- served by
- Glas Gaibhnenn, Biróg
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“On the mainland, Mac Cinnfhaelaidh owns a magic cow who gives such abundant milk that everyone, including Balor, wants to possess her. While the cow is in the care of Mac Cinnfhaelaidh's brother Mac Samthainn, Balor appears in the form of a little red-haired boy and tricks him into giving him the cow. Looking for revenge, Mac Cinnfhaelaidh calls on a leanan sídhe (fairy woman) called Biróg, who transports him by magic to the top of Balor's tower, where he seduces Ethniu.”
#16850 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A folktale told to John O'Donovan by Shane O'Dugan of Tory Island in 1835 recounts the birth of a grandson of Balor who grows up to kill his grandfather. The grandson is unnamed, his father is called Mac Cinnfhaelaidh and the manner of his killing of Balor is different, but it has been taken as a version of the birth of Lugh, and was adapted as such by Lady Gregory.”
#41743 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001