Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Part 44

KIMBAY (CIMBAOTH). Irish king; reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha, 150; brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba, 151; compelled to wed Macha, 151

KING LEAR. Historia Regum Britani furnished the subject of, 337, 338

KINGSBOROUGH, LORD. Antiquities of Mexico, example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book, 68

KNOWLEDGE. Nuts of, 256; the Salmon of, 256

KYMIDEU KYMEIN-VOLL. Wife of Lla.s.sar Llaesgyvnewid, 368

KYMON. A knight of Arthurs court; the adventure of, 394-399

KYNDDELIG. One of Arthurs servitors; accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen, 388-392

KYOT (GUIOT). Provenal poet; and Wolfram von Eschenbach, 408

L

LA TNE CULTURE. Relics found in Austria developed into, 29

LABRA THE MARINER. See Maon, 154

LAEG (layg). Cuchulains friend and charioteer, 183; sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster, 213; visits Fairyland to report on Fand, 226; the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by, 230; slain by Lewy, 232

LAERY (layry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great; treacherously slain by his brother Covac, 152.

2. The Triumphant; shrinks from test for the Champions.h.i.+p of Ireland, 196; mac Dathos boar and, 243.

3. Son of Neill; sees vision of Cuchulain, 239

LAIRGNEN (lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca; seizes the Children of Lir, 142

LAKE OF THE CAULDRON. Place where Matholwch met Lla.s.sar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll, 367, 368

LAKE OF THE DRAGONS MOUTH. Resort of Caer, 121; Angus Og joins his love, Caer, at, 122

LAND OF THE DEAD. Spain a synonymous term, 130; the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius, 131

LAND OF THE LIVING. = Land of the Happy Dead, 96; gifts which Lugh brought from, 113

LAND OF SHADOWS. Dwelling-place of Skatha; Cuchulain at, 187-189

LAND OF THE WEE FOLK. See Wee Folk (otherwise, Faylinn), 246, &c.

LAND OF YOUTH. Identical with Land of the Dead, Land of the Living, _q.v._; See Mananan, 113, 125; Cleena once lived in, 127; Connlas Well in, visited by Sinend, 129; still lives in imagination of Irish peasant, 137; mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled, 156; pagan conception of, referred to, 161; lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary, 166, 167; Oisin sees wonders of, 272; Oisin returns from, 273; The Lady of the Fountain and the, 395, 396

LAYAMON. Translator. See Historia Regum Britani

LEGEND. The cycles of Irish, 95

LEICESTER. See Llyr

LEINSTER. Book of, and de Jubainville, 24; ancient tract, the Dinnsenchus, preserved in, 85; traditional derivation of name, 154; men of, rally to Maevs foray against Ulster, 205; Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of, 241

LEIX. Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle, 310; Maelduns voyage to, 311-331

LEN. Goldsmith of Bov the Red; gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney, 123

LEVARCAM. Deirdres nurse, 197-200; Conor questions, _re_ sons of Usna, 199

LEWY. Son of Curoi, Cuchulains foe, 228-233; slain by Conall of the Victories, 233

LIA (leea). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna, 255; slain by Finn, 256; father of Conan, 258

LIA FAIL (leea fawl), THE. The Stone of Destiny, 121

LIAGAN (leea-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna, 260

LIGHT-OF-BEAUTY. See Sgeimh Solais

LIR (leer).

1. Sea-G.o.d, father of Mananan, 113, 139; Mananan and, referred to, 125; identical with the Greek Ocea.n.u.s, 125; father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend, 129; Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with, 347.

2. The Children of, the transformation of, 139-142; their death, 142

LISMORE. The Dean of Lismores Book, by James Macgregor.

Dean of, described, 288

LLa.s.sAR LLAESGYVNEWID. Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran, 368

LLEVELYS. Son of Beli; story of Ludd (Nudd) and, 385, 386

LLEW LLAW GYFFES. Otherwise The Lion of the Sure Hand.

A hero the subject of the tale Math Son of Mathonwy, 347, 348; identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm, 347, 348; how he got his name, 381, 382; the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd, 382, 383; slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him, 383, 384

LLUDD. See Nudd

LLWYD. Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter; removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon, 377

LLYR. In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan; Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan, 347; Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the wors.h.i.+p of, 347; house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir, 348, 349; Penardun, daughter of Don, wife of, 349; genealogy set forth, 351

LOCH. Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain, 212; wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him, 212

LOCH GARA. Lake in Roscommon; mac Cechts visit to, 176

LOCH RORY. Fergus mac Ledas adventure in, 249

LOCH RYVE. Maev retires to island on, and is slain there by Forbay, 245

LODAN. Son of Lir, father of G.o.ddess Sinend, 129

LOHERANGRAIN. Knight of the Swan, son of Parzival, 408