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Medb Lethdearg
- Preferred Name: Medb Lethdearg [1] [2]
- Gender: F
- FSID: LJL7-VSB
- Birth: 169 in Tara, Meath, Ireland at LATI: N3.5775 LONG: E6.612
- Death: 195
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
In Irish mythology Medb Lethderg ([mɛðv l͈ʲeθ.ðerɡ]; "red-side") was a goddess of sovereignty associated with Tara. She was the wife or lover of nine successive kings, including Fedlimid Rechtmar, Art mac Cuinn and Cormac mac Airt.
She is probably identical with or the inspiration for Medb of the Connachta in the Ulster Cycle (Byrne 2001).
The poem "Macc Moga Corbb celas clú" in the Book of Leinster is ascribed to her.
Family 1: Art "Óenfer -the one son" Mac Cuinn, b. 152 in Tara, Meath, Ireland d. 195 in Battle of Maigh Mucruimhe, Connacht, Ireland
- m. ABT 184
- m. in Tara, Meath, Ireland
Sources:
- Title: Legacy NFS Source: Meidydh Leathdearg - Published information: birth-name: Meidydh Leathdearg
Note: Published information: birth-name: Meidydh Leathdearg
Published information: female
Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3248389173
- Title: Ancestry Family Trees
Author: Ancestry Family Tree
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