Conchobar mac Nessa

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Ulster Cycle character legendary king mythological character

Conchobar mac Nessa is a legendary king of Ulster in Irish mythology, best known as the ruler during the exploits of the hero Cú Chulainn in the Ulster Cycle.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Conchobar 1
Conchubhar 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ulster Cycle character ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
associatedHero Cú Chulainn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deirdre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fergus mac Róich NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medb NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naoise NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedText Compert Conchobair ⓘ
Longes mac nUislenn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Togail Bruidne Dá Derga ⓘ
Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCycle Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthplace Emain Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Emain Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Ailill NERFINISHED ⓘ
Conall Cernach (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cormac Cond Longas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cróeb Derg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cróeb Ruad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fiachnae NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Irish ⓘ
deathCause brain injury triggered by news of Christ’s crucifixion (in Christianized tradition) ⓘ
deathPlace Emain Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemy Ailill mac Máta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medb NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Fachtna Fáthach NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grandfather Rudraige mac Sithrigi NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Old Irish (literary tradition) ⓘ
mother Ness NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythology Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent involvement in the exile of the sons of Uisliu ⓘ
marriage arrangement with Deirdre ⓘ
reign during the Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ
notableTrait cunning ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
political shrewdness ⓘ
predecessor Fachtna Fáthach NERFINISHED ⓘ
realm Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion pre-Christian Irish paganism ⓘ
spouse Deirdre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eithne Aitenchaithrech NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medb NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mugain NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Conall Cernach NERFINISHED ⓘ
title King of Ulster ⓘ
uncleOf Cú Chulainn NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emain Macha → associatedWith → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
Navan Fort → associatedWith → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
Ulaid (ancient people) → associatedWith → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
Conchobhar → famousBearer → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
Celtic mythology → hasHero → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
Conchobhar → hasVariant → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Conchobar
Conchobhar → hasVariant → Conchobar mac Nessa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Conchubhar