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KIMBAY (CIMBAOTH). Irish king; reign of, and the founding of Emain Macha, 150; brother of Red Hugh and Dithorba, 151; compelled to wed Macha, 151
KING LEAR. Historia Regum Britani furnished the subject of, 337, 338
KINGSBOROUGH, LORD. Antiquities of Mexico, example of cup-and-ring markings reproduced in his book, 68
KNOWLEDGE. Nuts of, 256; the Salmon of, 256
KYMIDEU KYMEIN-VOLL. Wife of Lla.s.sar Llaesgyvnewid, 368
KYMON. A knight of Arthurs court; the adventure of, 394-399
KYNDDELIG. One of Arthurs servitors; accompanies Kilhwch on his quest for Olwen, 388-392
KYOT (GUIOT). Provenal poet; and Wolfram von Eschenbach, 408
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LA TNE CULTURE. Relics found in Austria developed into, 29
LABRA THE MARINER. See Maon, 154
LAEG (layg). Cuchulains friend and charioteer, 183; sent by Cuchulain to rouse men of Ulster, 213; visits Fairyland to report on Fand, 226; the Grey of Macha resists being harnessed by, 230; slain by Lewy, 232
LAERY (layry). 1. Son of King Ugainy the Great; treacherously slain by his brother Covac, 152.
2. The Triumphant; shrinks from test for the Championship of Ireland, 196; mac Dathos boar and, 243.
3. Son of Neill; sees vision of Cuchulain, 239
LAIRGNEN (lerg-nen). Connacht chief, betrothed to Deoca; seizes the Children of Lir, 142
LAKE OF THE CAULDRON. Place where Matholwch met Lla.s.sar Llaesgyvnewid and his wife Kymideu Kymeinvoll, 367, 368
LAKE OF THE DRAGONS MOUTH. Resort of Caer, 121; Angus Og joins his love, Caer, at, 122
LAND OF THE DEAD. Spain a synonymous term, 130; the western extremity of Great Britain is, according to ancient writer cited by Plutarch, and also according to Procopius, 131
LAND OF THE LIVING. = Land of the Happy Dead, 96; gifts which Lugh brought from, 113
LAND OF SHADOWS. Dwelling-place of Skatha; Cuchulain at, 187-189
LAND OF THE WEE FOLK. See Wee Folk (otherwise, Faylinn), 246, &c.
LAND OF YOUTH. Identical with Land of the Dead, Land of the Living, _q.v._; See Mananan, 113, 125; Cleena once lived in, 127; Connlas Well in, visited by Sinend, 129; still lives in imagination of Irish peasant, 137; mystic country of People of Dana after their dispossession by Children of Miled, 156; pagan conception of, referred to, 161; lover from, visits Messbuachalla, to whom she bears Conary, 166, 167; Oisin sees wonders of, 272; Oisin returns from, 273; The Lady of the Fountain and the, 395, 396
LAYAMON. Translator. See Historia Regum Britani
LEGEND. The cycles of Irish, 95
LEICESTER. See Llyr
LEINSTER. Book of, and de Jubainville, 24; ancient tract, the Dinnsenchus, preserved in, 85; traditional derivation of name, 154; men of, rally to Maevs foray against Ulster, 205; Mesroda, son of Datho, dwelt in province of, 241
LEIX. Reavers from, slay Ailill Edge-of-Battle, 310; Maelduns voyage to, 311-331
LEN. Goldsmith of Bov the Red; gave ancient name, Locha Lein, to the Lakes of Killarney, 123
LEVARCAM. Deirdres nurse, 197-200; Conor questions, _re_ sons of Usna, 199
LEWY. Son of Curoi, Cuchulains foe, 228-233; slain by Conall of the Victories, 233
LIA (leea). Lord of Luachar, treasurer to the Clan Morna, 255; slain by Finn, 256; father of Conan, 258
LIA FAIL (leea fawl), THE. The Stone of Destiny, 121
LIAGAN (leea-gan). A pirate, slain by Conan mac Morna, 260
LIGHT-OF-BEAUTY. See Sgeimh Solais
LIR (leer).
1. Sea-G.o.d, father of Mananan, 113, 139; Mananan and, referred to, 125; identical with the Greek Ocea.n.u.s, 125; father of Lodan and grandparent of Sinend, 129; Cymric deity Llyr corresponds with, 347.
2. The Children of, the transformation of, 139-142; their death, 142
LISMORE. The Dean of Lismores Book, by James Macgregor.
Dean of, described, 288
LLa.s.sAR LLAESGYVNEWID. Husband of Kymideu Kymeinvoll, giver of magic cauldron to Bran, 368
LLEVELYS. Son of Beli; story of Ludd (Nudd) and, 385, 386
LLEW LLAW GYFFES. Otherwise The Lion of the Sure Hand.
A hero the subject of the tale Math Son of Mathonwy, 347, 348; identical with the Gaelic deity Lugh of the Long Arm, 347, 348; how he got his name, 381, 382; the flower-wife of, named Blodeuwedd, 382, 383; slays Gronw Pebyr, who had betrayed him, 383, 384
LLUDD. See Nudd
LLWYD. Son of Kilcoed, an enchanter; removes magic spell from seven Cantrevs of Dyfed, and from Pryderi and Rhiannon, 377
LLYR. In Welsh legend, father of Manawyddan; Irish equivalents, Lir and Mananan, 347; Llyr-cester (now Leicester) once a centre of the worship of, 347; house of, corresponds with Gaelic Lir, 348, 349; Penardun, daughter of Don, wife of, 349; genealogy set forth, 351
LOCH. Son of Mofebis, champion sent by Mae against Cuchulain, 212; wounds Cuchulain, but is slain by him, 212
LOCH GARA. Lake in Roscommon; mac Cechts visit to, 176
LOCH RORY. Fergus mac Ledas adventure in, 249
LOCH RYVE. Maev retires to island on, and is slain there by Forbay, 245
LODAN. Son of Lir, father of G.o.ddess Sinend, 129
LOHERANGRAIN. Knight of the Swan, son of Parzival, 408
