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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Blawnid, Florence
- Variants
- Bláthnait, Bláithnaid
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
Wife of Cú Roí mac Dáire who betrayed her husband to Cú Chulainn out of love, leading to the deaths of all three; an Ulster Cycle figure.
The story behind Bláthnaid
Bláthnaid revealed her husband Cú Roí's secret weakness to Cú Chulainn, who killed Cú Roí and abducted her; the poet Ferchertne flung Bláthnaid off a cliff in revenge, dying in the same fall.
Mythology & legend
Tragic queen-figure in the Ulster Cycle; lover of Cú Chulainn and wife of Cú Roí.
Did you know?
Bláthnaid betrayed her husband Cú Roí and was killed for it by his poet, Ferchertne.
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