About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Aideen, Edina
- Variants
- Étaín, Éadaoin
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
Wife of Oscar, grandson of Fionn mac Cumhaill in the Fenian Cycle; she died of grief at his death at the Battle of Gabhra and was buried at Howth.
The story behind Aideen
When Oscar fell at the Battle of Gabhra, Aideen died of grief; her grave on Howth Head was said to be marked by a great cromlech.
Mythology & legend
Wife of Oscar, grandson of Fionn mac Cumhaill, in the Fenian Cycle.
Did you know?
Aideen's grave on Howth was the subject of a famous Samuel Ferguson poem.
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