About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Emer
- Variants
- Emer, Eimhear
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
Wife of Cú Chulainn in the Ulster Cycle, said to possess the six gifts of womanhood (beauty, voice, sweet speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity).
The story behind Éimear
Cú Chulainn won her by performing impossible feats; she sang the great lament over his body at his death.
Mythology & legend
Wife of Cú Chulainn, daughter of Forgall Manach.
Did you know?
She possessed all six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, sweet speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity.
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