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Ainnle

 

Áinle, Ánle, Áindle
[Irish, hero, warrior, champion]

The name of several figures from early Ireland, most notably one of the three sons of Uisnech, who followed his brother Noíse in eloping with Deirdre to Scotland; thought to have a tenor voice, in contrast to his brother Ardan, a baritone. Macpherson based the character of Sithallin on him.

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Celtic Mythology. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Copyright © James MacKillop 1998, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more