Mugain facts for kids

Mugain, daughter of Eochaid Feidlech, (Irish: Mugain Etanchaitrech ingen Echach Feidlig) (sugg. pron. /Moógen Ait-en-hai-rech/ (Leahy); mod. pron. /MOO-in/), is a legendary queen in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Also styled Mumain, she had a son with him named Glaisne. She was also a sister of Medb by paternity.

Her epithet, Aitinchairchech, literally means "having gorse-like body hair".

When Cúchulainn returned to Emain Macha after his first foray, his fury was so great the Ulstermen feared he would destroy them. The Ulstermen were able to wrestle him into a barrel of cold water, which exploded from the heat of his body. They put him in a second barrel, and the water boiled; and finally a third barrel, which merely warmed up to a pleasant temperature.

Her relations with Áed, Conchobar's poet, led to the death of Lóegaire Búadach. The Ulstermen took her life, out of the love of her, though they seldom engaged in femicide.