Condere mac Echach
The Ulster man chosen for his good sense and eloquence to stop Aife's son at the strand, who fails.
Overview
When Aife's son comes over the sea in his bronze boat, Conchobor says Condere is the man for a case that needs good sense and eloquence. Condere tells the boy he cannot land without giving his name, chants a verse listing the Ulster heroes he could come to for protection, and says he has sworn to oppose a beardless, unfledged boy. The boy answers with a verse of his own, tells him to go back and say he will fight them singly or together, and Condere goes back to the men of Ulster and tells them.
Connections
Related characters
- Conall Cernach (the next man sent)
- Conchobor (king who sends him)
- Connla (the boy he tries to hold back at the strand)
Places
- Tracht Esi (where he meets the boy)
Appears in chapters
Appears in
- Condere mac Echach meets the boy on the strand and begs him to give his name, and the boy refuses and tells Condere to go back and say he will fight them singly or together. At Tracht Esi. In The Death of Aife's One Son.