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Uisnech

American  
[oosh-nuhkh] / ˈʊʃ nəx /

noun

Irish Legend.
  1. the father of Naoise.


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They went on then till they came to the hill of Uisnech, and there they saw another woman coming towards them.

From Gods and Fighting Men by Gregory, Lady

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 Gregory, Lady

"Well, I will tell you, young woman," said the hunter, "They are Naois, son of Uisnech, and Allen and Arden his two brothers."

From Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Various

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 MacAlister, R.A. Stewart

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