About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- Variants
- Líadhan, Liadan
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
A 7th-century poet of Munster whose tragic love-affair with the poet Cuirithir is told in the Old Irish tale 'Comrac Líadaine ocus Cuirithir'.
The story behind Líadan
Líadan of Corcaguiney was a poet who took religious vows after falling in love with the poet Cuirithir; their separation is among Irish literature's saddest love tales.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 7th-century female poet.
Did you know?
Their tragic story is told in the 9th-century poem Comrac Líadaine ocus Cuirithir.
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