Deirdre and Noisi

Deirdre and Noisi

celebrated lovers of the Ulster Cycle. [Irish Legend: Benét, 259–260]
See: Lovers, Famous
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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In the Ulster cycle of Irish heroic myths, the love story of the ill-fated Deirdre and Noisi.
Deirdre and Noisi elope and flee to Scotland with Noisi's two brothers, where they live idyllically until they are lured back to Ireland by the treacherous Conor.
Tragic Death of the Sons of Usnech, The
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