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Conchobar [1] mac Nessa (son of Ness) is the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.He rules from Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh).He is usually said to be the son of the High King Fachtna Fáthach, although in some stories his father is the druid Cathbad, and he is usually known by his matronymic, mac Nessa: his mother is Ness, daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide, King of Ulster.
Ness (Irish: Neasa, Old Irish: Ness), also called Nessa, is a princess of the Ulaid and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her father is Eochaid Sálbuide , king of the Ulaid.
It focuses on the mythical Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa and his court at Emain Macha, the hero Cú Chulainn, and their conflict with the Connachta and queen Medb. [2] The longest and most important tale is the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley).
Scéla Conchobair maic Nessa (Scéla Conchobuir meic Nessa) or the Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa is a title invented by Whitley Stokes [1] for a short prose piece from the Ulster Cycle preserved in the 12th-century manuscript, the Book of Leinster.
In the earliest version of Compert Chon Culainn, Cú Chulainn's mother Deichtine is the daughter and charioteer of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and accompanies him as he and the nobles of Ulster hunt a flock of magical birds. Snow falls, and the Ulstermen seek shelter, finding a house where they are made welcome.
The Red Branch (from Old Irish Cróeb Ruad 'dull red branch'; alternatively, from Old Irish Cróeb Derg 'bright red branch') is the name of two of the three royal houses of the king of Ulster, Conchobar mac Nessa, at his capital Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh), in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
It is the residence of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster. He is said to have had a warrior training school at Emain. [16] Conchobar's great hall at Emain was called by medieval writers in Chraebruad (the red-branched or red-poled edifice), and his royal warriors are named the Red Branch Knights in English translations. [17]
Ness sits on a flagstone by the river Conchobar and the following morning gives birth. The baby falls into the river, but Cathbad lifts him out, names him Conchobar after the river, and brings him up as his own son. [6] [7] The druid was also present at the birth of Deirdre and prophesied her tragic fate, but Conchobar ignored him. [8]