About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Heroine of the medieval tale 'Tochmarc Becfhola' (The Wooing of Becfhola), in which she is wooed by Diarmait mac Áeda Sláine and fled with a fairy lover.
The story behind Becfola
In the Tochmarc Becfola, the queen leaves her sleeping husband on a Sunday to visit a handsome stranger in the otherworld; she returns that same morning and her absence is unnoticed, but the tale plays on Sabbath-breaking and otherworld time.
Mythology & legend
Otherworldly woman who became wife of Diarmait, son of Áed Sláine.
Did you know?
The Tochmarc Becfola is a comic-supernatural tale about a queen who slips away to a fairy lover.
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