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Cairenn |
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- «b»http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairenn
Cairenn Chasdub«/b»; Caireann ("curly-black (hair)") was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the daughter of Sachell Balb, king of the «u»Saxons «/u», the second wife of the Irish «u»High King «/u» «u»Eochaid Mugmedón «/u», and the mother of «u»Niall of the Nine Hostages «/u».
When she was pregnant with Niall, Eochaid's first wife «u»Mongfind «/u» was jealous and made her do heavy labour, hoping to make her «u»miscarry «/u». She gave birth beside a well as she was drawing water, and, out of fear of Mongfind, left the baby exposed to the birds. But the child was rescued and brought up by a poet called «u»Torna «/u». When the child, Niall, grew up he returned to «u»Tara «/u» and relieved his mother of her labour, and went on to become High King himself.«u»[1][2]«/u»
Given Niall's dates (he is traditionally supposed to have died around the turn of the 5th century, although modern historians place him half a century later),«u»[3]«/u» it is anachronistic for his mother to have been a Saxon, but O'Rahilly argues that the name «i»Cairenn«/i» is derived from the Latin name «u»Carina «/u», and that it is plausible that she might have been a Romano-Briton.«u»[4]«/u» Indeed, «u»Geoffrey Keating «/u» describes her not as a Saxon but as the "daughter of the king of Britain".«u»[5]«/u»
«b»References
«u»1. ^«/u»«/b» Tom Peete Cross & Clark Harris Slover (eds.), «u»"The Adventures of the Sons of Eochaid Mugmedon" <http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/eochaid.html>«/u», «i»Ancient Irish Tales, 1936, pp. 508-513«/i»
«u»«b»2. ^«/u»«/b» Tom Peete Cross & Clark Harris Slover (eds.), «u»"The Death of Niall of the Nine Hostages" <http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/niall.html>«/u», «i»Ancient Irish Tales, 1936, pp. 514-517«/i»
«u»«b»3. ^«/u»«/b» Francis J. Byrne, «i»Irish Kings and High-Kings«/i», Second Edition, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2001, Chapter 5
«u»«b»4. ^«/u»«/b» «u»T. F. O'Rahilly <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._F._O%27Rahilly>«/u», «i»Early Irish History and Mythology«/i», 1946, Chapter 12
«u»«b»5. ^«/u»«/b» «u»Geoffrey Keating <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Keating>«/u», «i»Foras Feasa ar Éirinn«/i» «u»1.48 <http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/text058.html>«/u»
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