Lugaid Loígde

Lugaid Loídge "Lugaid of the Calf Goddess", also known as Lugaid mac Dáire, was a legendary King of Tara and High King of Ireland. He is a son of Dáire Doimthech, a quo the Dáirine, and gives his epithet to their principal royal sept, the Corcu Loígde. A descendant of Lugaid, with whom he may be to some extent identical, is the famous Mac Con,[1] listed in the Old Irish kinglist Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig as Mac Con macc aui (moccu) Lugde Loígde.[2]

In some later synchretic traditions, as Lugaid Laigde,[3] he is incorrectly made a son of Eochu mac Ailella, and given a son Rechtaid Rígderg. Another late emanation is Lugaid Luaigne.

Contents

The Five Lugaids and the Loathly Lady

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Notes

  1. ^ O'Rahilly, passim
  2. ^ ed. Bhreathnach & Murray
  3. ^ simply a later spelling

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