Re: The Morrighana...
Syndramise

Sun May 10 19:57:31 1998
*br*Jenny wrote,*br*: Hello! *br*:*br*: The connection between Niall's step-mother Mongfind and the *br*: Morrigan appears in the Book of Ballymote. I don't have a *br*: good cite for that directly, but Myles Dillon's _The Cycles *br*: of the Kings_ reprints part of Mongfind's story. For more on *br*: her connection to Morrigan, there's W.M. Hennessey's article *br*: "The Ancient Irish Goddess of War" which appears *br*: in Revue Celtique 1 (1870-72). *br*:*br*: This article is a must-read for anyone devoted to the Great *br*: Queen! In 20 pages it manages to summarize most of the *br*: literary lore about Morrigan, Nemhain, Macha and the other *br*: Celtic war-goddesses. Henessey briefly mentions how certain *br*: great mortal queens, like Mongfind and Macha Mongruadh, were *br*: called "the Morrigan." I find it very interesting *br*: that both of these women were famous for their *br*: "mong"s, their long, unbound hair. *p*I'll look for those resources; they sound wonderful! Thank you! *p*Syndramise
The Morrighana...
Jenny
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Sun May 10 19:55:57 1998