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Uisnech

American  
[oosh-nuhkh] / ˈʊʃ nəx /

noun

Irish Legend.
  1. the father of Naoise.


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"They are Naois, son of Uisnech, and Allen and Arden his two brothers."

From Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs

"It is a pity your journey is from Teamhair, and from the pleasant plains, and from great Uisnech of Midhe; there is nothing so pitiful as this."

From Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory

O Naois, son of Uisnech, hear What was shown in a dream to me.

From Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Various

Without a court or slaughter,     great Diarmait Uisnech lifted; A hundred fanes thereafter,     to God and Ciaran gifted.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by R.A. Stewart MacAlister

And Lugh went away out of Ireland, and some said he died at Uisnech, the place where the five provinces meet, and the first place there was ever a fire kindled in Ireland.

From Gods and Fighting Men by Lady Gregory

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