Caintigern

Mortal queen of Dál nAraide; wife of King Fíachna mac Báetáin (historical, d. c. 626 CE); mother of Mongán mac Fíachnai by Manannán mac Lir under the Compert Mongáin tradition. Her name means "fair lady" or "noble queen" (cáin "fair" + tigern "lord/lady"). The variant of the conception narrative in which she is the conscious negotiator (rather than deceived) presents her as actively choosing the bargain to save her husband.

Children

• Mongán mac Fíachnai

Relations

• spouse: Fíachna mac BáetáinCompert Mongáin (primary)
• lover: Manannán mac LirThe bargain-night that conceived Mongán; details of consent vary by variant.Compert Mongáin (three variants) (primary)
• mother of: Mongán mac FíachnaiCompert Mongáin; Immram Brain (primary)

Sources

• existence: Compert Mongáin (Lebor na hUidre, Yellow Book of Lecan, Book of Fermoy variants); Immram Brain maic Febail; the Banshenchas (Lore of Women, Book of Leinster c. 1147) (primary)