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The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Irish: Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne or Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne in modern spelling) is an Irish prose narrative surviving in many variants. A tale from the Fianna Cycle of Irish mythology , it concerns a love triangle between the great warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill , the beautiful ...
In The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne, Gráinne was promised in marriage to Fionn but, repulsed by his age, she forms a relationship with Diarmuid at their betrothal party. At first he refuses out of loyalty to Fionn but she places a geis upon him to run away with her. Their long flight from Fionn is aided by Diarmuid's foster-father Aengus Óg.
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It is famous in Irish legend, appearing in The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne, [4] and was the site of a military confrontation during the Irish Civil War. [ 5 ] The phrase "Mareotic Lake", which appears in the second line of the poem, is used in the classical religious work De Vita Contemplativa to refer to Lake Mariout in Egypt which was ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Gráinne, or Grainne, may refer to : People. Gráinne (given name) ... The Pursuit of Diarmuid and ...
Diarmuid is best known as the lover of Gráinne, the intended wife of Fianna leader Fionn mac Cumhaill in the legend The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne. Among his sons were Donnchadh, Iollann, Ruchladh and Ioruad. [5] Diarmuid Ua Duibhne is said to be the founder of the Scottish Clan Campbell. On the Campbell crest is a boar's head, a ...
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Eachtach (Ireland) was the daughter of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and Gráinne. [1] [2] In The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne the High King Cormac mac Airt promises the aging Fionn mac Cumhail his daughter Gráinne as a bride, but Gráinne falls in love instead with Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. The pair runs away together with Fionn in pursuit.