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Conchobar

American  
[kong-koh-wer, kon-uh-hoor, kon-oor] / ˈkɒŋ koʊ wər, ˈkɒn əˌhʊər, ˈkɒn ʊər /

noun

Irish Legend.
  1. a king of Ulster, the uncle of Cuchulainn and the abductor of Deirdre.


Conchobar British  
/ ˈkɒŋkəʊwə, ˈkɒnʊə /

noun

  1. (in Irish legend) a king of Ulster at about the beginning of the Christian era See also Deirdre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bricriu is the mischief-maker among the Ulstermen, and he conceives the idea of building a banqueting hall in order to invite Conchobar and his nobles to a feast.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Then it was that Cormac Conlongas son of Conchobar spake: "Again that little lad performed a second deed in the following year."

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn

Conchobar looked with wonder at the little lad.

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn

"Tell me," Conchobar said to him, "why sleepest thou not 4in Emain Macha, Cuchulain?"

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn

"Come, O Sencha my master," said Conchobar; "rouse the men of Ulster to battle, for it is time for them to proceed thither."

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn

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