Macha (Irish Mythology) - Macha, Wife of Nemed

Macha, Wife of Nemed

Various sources record a second Macha as the wife of Nemed, leader of the second settlement of Ireland after the flood. She was the first of Nemed's people to die in Ireland - twelve years after their arrival according to Geoffrey Keating, twelve days after their arrival according to the Annals of the Four Masters. She is said to have given her name to the city of Armagh (Ard Mhacha—"Macha's high place") – where she was buried.

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