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Cuchulain

British  
/ kʊˈxʊlɪn, kuːˈkʌlɪn /

noun

  1. Celtic myth a legendary hero of Ulster

"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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That helped draw in 24-year-old Cuchulain Kelly and his friends.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2016

"Being an immigrant church, we wanted to show we were more American than anyone," explains Father Cuchulain Moriarty, who runs San Francisco's archdiocesan social justice commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

His cheeks are bright red, he’s staring into the dead fire, and you can see he has no interest in Cuchulain.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

He lets Mikey read any book he likes and now Mikey is reading this book about Cuchulain and talking as if he knows everything about him.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

I say it right and he tells me the story of Cuchulain, who had a different name when he was a boy, Setanta.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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