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.

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Conchobar British  

/ ˈkɒŋkəʊwə, ˈkɒnʊə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Most of those Irish stories are part of the epic cycle of Conchobar and Cuchulaïnn, and concern the wars of Ulster and Connaught.

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules

We are further told that at the court of Conchobar no one had the right to speak before the Druids had spoken.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

Conchobar gave him two spears and a sword and a shield.

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

Chief among them was Fergus, who, moreover, had a personal grievance against Conchobar.

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

"Good, now, ye boys," Conchobar cried; "take ye upon you the protection of the little lad."

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