Creidne

Not to be confused with Creidhne.

Creidne was a woman warrior of the Fianna in Irish mythology. She became the champion of a warrior band after fleeing from an incestuous relationship with her father, which produced three sons.[1]

A legend related to the Conaille Muirtheimne[2] states that Conall Constamail mac Finnchada fathered three sons, Rúntar, Glass and Ímda (eponyms of the Dál Rúntar, Glasraige and Dál nÍmda) upon his own daughter Creidne; out of shame he banished her and her sons; she fought against her parents and only after seven years of exile did she reach a settlement.

A sail training yacht owned by the Irish Naval Service, used as a replacement for the Asgard II, is named Creidne for the mythical warrior.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ellis, Peter Berresford (1987), A Dictionary of Irish Mythology, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 69, ISBN 0-19-282871-1
  2. ^ O'Brien, M.A., ed. (1962), Corpus Genealogiarum Hiberniae I, Dublin, p. 154{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Refurbished Naval Yacht 'Creidne' Sailing the High Seas". afloat.ie. Afloat Magazine. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Ship called after a sea goddess to the fore in naval reserve". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 24 June 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2020.