• Cathbad (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈkaθvað]) or Cathbhadh (modern spelling) is the chief druid in the court of King Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster...
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    Cathbad what it is an auspicious time for. Cathbad replies, "for begetting a king on a queen". There are no other men around, so Ness takes Cathbad to...
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  • the Ulaid. According to one version of the legend, she asks the druid Cathbad what the current day is a good day for and he replies that it is a good...
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  • Rohan (portrayed by Lochlann Ó Mearáin) – An orphan raised by the druid Cathbad, Rohan is noble, courageous and steadfast. His weapon is the Sword of Kells...
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    conform to historical reality: for example, in the Ulster Cycle the druid Cathbad leads a fian of 27 men which fights against other fianna and kills the...
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    The druid Cathbad announces that his name henceforth will be Cú Chulainn—"Culann's Hound". One day at Emain Macha, Cú Chulainn overhears Cathbad teaching...
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    if he does not. The druid Cathbad suggests a solution: Conchobar sleeps with Emer on the night of the wedding, but Cathbad sleeps between them. The biography...
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  • entertaining when the news arrived of Deirdre's birth; the king's chief druid, Cathbad, was then asked to cast her horoscope and made his tragic prophecy about...
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    characters Amergin mac Eccit Athirne Blaí Briugu Briccriu Cairbre Cuanach Cathbad Celtchar Cethern mac Fintain Conall Cernach Conchobar mac Nessa Condere...
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  • century BC) Amergin Glúingel Bodhmall—female druid in the Fenian cycle Cathbad—Ulster cycle Gwenc'hlan—6th century Breton Merlin—from the Arthurian legends...
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