Temair
Also spelled: Tara
The royal seat of Coirpre Niafer, which Kinsella's note calls present-day Tara.
Overview
Temair is the seat of Coirpre Niafer, king of Temair and another of Rus Ruad's sons. Kinsella's note gives its present-day name as Tara. Forgall Monach went there to offer Lugaid mac Nois a girl from his own house.
Events here
- Forgall Monach came to Temair and told Lugaid mac Nois that he had an unmarried girl at home, the finest in Ireland. In Cúchulainn's Courtship of Emer, and his Training in Arms. Involves: Forgall Monach, Lugaid mac Nois.
- Medb says Coirpre Niafer, king of Temair, came to woo her, and she turned him down. In Chapter I: The Pillow Talk. Involves: Coirpre Niafer, Medb.
- The charioteer named every fort of any size between Temair and Cenannos for Cúchulainn. In Chapter IV: Cúchulainn's Boyhood Deeds. Involves: Cúchulainn.
- Conchobor's sons went with thirty others to Temair to fetch Erc, son of Coirpre Niafer, and Fedelm Noichride. In Chapter XII: Ulster Rises from its Pangs. Involves: Conchobor, Erc, Coirpre Niafer, Fedelm Noichride.
- Fergus says the men of Temair are gathered about Erc, son of Coirpre Niafer and Conchobor's daughter. In Chapter XIII: The Companies Advance. Involves: Fergus mac Roich, Erc, Coirpre Niafer, Conchobor.
Connections
Characters connected to this place
- Conchobor
- Cúchulainn
- Erc
- Fedelm Noichride
- Fergus mac Roich
- Forgall Monach
- Lugaid mac Nois
- Medb
- Coirpre Niafer
Chapters that mention this place
Connected to
- Luglochta Logo (Where Forgall went to find a husband for Emer)