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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Ceasair, Cesair
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn, the leader of the first invasion of Ireland, arriving forty days before the biblical Flood with fifty women and three men.
The story behind Cessair
Cessair led fifty women and three men to Ireland forty days before the Great Flood; her landing-place at Dún na mBárc in Bantry Bay is named for her, and only her companion Fintan survived the deluge by transforming into a salmon.
Mythology & legend
First settler of Ireland in the Lebor Gabála Érenn; granddaughter of Noah.
Did you know?
In the Lebor Gabála Érenn, Cessair was the leader of the first people to settle Ireland — before the Flood.
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