Cairbre Lifechar

Cairbre Lifechar [ ˈkarʲbʲrʲe ˈLʲifʲexar ], also Cairbre Lifechair ("Lover of the Liffey "), was the name of a son of King Cormac mac Airt in the Celtic mythology of Ireland .

mythology

The name Cairbres became known, among other things, through the teachings of Tecosca Cormaic ("The teachings of Cormac"), a dialogue with his father in which he was informed about the rights and duties of a king. The story of his birth is told by the legend Esnada Tige Buchet ("The Song of the House of Buchet"). In a battle against the Fianna , he kills Oscar , the grandson of Fionn mac Cumhaill , with his spear , but is also killed by the dying man.

Cairbar in the Ossian

In James Macpherson's ostensibly Old Gaelic work Ossian he is mentioned in the song Temora under the name Cairbar as the murderer of Cormac and usurper, but not as his son. The duel with Oscar , which ended fatally for both, takes place here at a feast to which Cairbar invited the grandson of his enemy Fingal . Fingal is Macpherson's name of the mythological Fionn mac Cumhaill.

See also

• List of Celtic gods and legendary figures
• Myths and legends from Ireland

literature

• Bernhard Maier : Lexicon of Celtic Religion and Culture (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 466). Kröner, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-520-46601-5 , p. 65.