Scathach (Ska-ha), pp. 117, 129) 131, 134, 141, 149, 151 a sorceress in the Isle of Skye, instructress of Cuchulain in war.
Uathach (Oo-ha), pp. 117, 129, 134; 141) 149, daughter of Scathach.
Other prominent characters, in the pronunciation of whose names as given in the text no special assistance is required, are:
Ailill mac Mata (Al-ill), king of Connaught.
Ailill Anglonnach, lover of Etain, in the "Courtship of Etain."
Conall Cernach, Conall the Victorious, second champion of Ulster after
Cuchulain.
Conor (properly spelt Conchobar and pronounced Con-ower), king of
Ulster.
Emer, wife of Cuchulain, appears often in the "Sick-bed." This name is by some pronounced A-vair, probably from a different spelling.
Fand, the fairy princess, in love with Cuchulain, in the "Sick-bed."
Fergus, son of Rog, prominent in the "Exile of the Sons of Usnach," and in "Combat"; step-father to King Conor, he appears in most of the romances.