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Brig Bretach

Brig Bretach proper noun: in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the wife of Celtchar. Her husband Celtchar killed Blaí Briugu for sleeping with her as Blaí Briugu was required to do so by the latter's geas.

Proper noun

Brig Bretach

  1. (Irish) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the wife of Celtchar. Her husband Celtchar killed Blaí Briugu for sleeping with her as Blaí Briugu was required to do so by the latter's geas.

Questions about Brig Bretach

What does Brig Bretach mean?
Brig Bretach means in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the wife of Celtchar. Her husband Celtchar killed Blaí Briugu for sleeping with her as Blaí Briugu was required to do so by the latter's geas.
What part of speech is Brig Bretach?
Brig Bretach is a proper noun.

Words near Brig Bretach in the dictionary

  1. brifka
  2. brifkas
  3. brifter
  4. brifters
  5. brig
  6. Brig Bretach
  7. Brig o' Turk
  8. brig rat
  9. brig rats
  10. Brig-Glis
  11. Brig.

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