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About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Naughton
- Variants
- Nechtain
- Stronghold region
- Leinster
Overview
A water deity of Irish mythology and husband of the goddess Boann. Their well, Tobar Nechtain, was the source of all wisdom; Boann's transgression of its taboo created the River Boyne.
The story behind Nechtan
Boann's transgression of the well's taboo led to its bursting forth as the river — and to her own death in the flood.
Mythology & legend
Husband of Boann; guardian of the Well of Wisdom from which the Boyne sprang.
Did you know?
His sacred well at Carbury is the source of the River Boyne.
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