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Finnbhennach

Finnbhennach proper noun: in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, an extremely fertile stud bull owned by king Ailill mac Máta. He was originally one of Bodb Dearg's pig-keepers, who fell out with one of his colleagues.

Proper noun

Finnbhennach

  1. (Irish) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, an extremely fertile stud bull owned by king Ailill mac Máta. He was originally one of Bodb Dearg's pig-keepers, who fell out with one of his colleagues.

Questions about Finnbhennach

What does Finnbhennach mean?
Finnbhennach means in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, an extremely fertile stud bull owned by king Ailill mac Máta. He was originally one of Bodb Dearg's pig-keepers, who fell out with one of his colleagues.
What part of speech is Finnbhennach?
Finnbhennach is a proper noun.

Words near Finnbhennach in the dictionary

  1. finnan haddie
  2. finnan haddies
  3. finnan haddock
  4. finnan haddocks
  5. finnans
  6. Finnbhennach
  7. Finncattle
  8. Finndian
  9. Finndians
  10. finne
  11. Finneas

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