An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Fionnabhair"
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==''[[Táin Bó Cúailnge]]''==
''Finnabair’s husband [[Fráech]]<ref>whose story is told in the ''Táin Bo Fraích''</ref> is killed by Cú Chulainn in a river. Afterwards, Medb repeatedly offers her daughter to prospective warriors, first to [[Nad Crantail]], then to Láríne Mac Nóis, in a truce with Cú Chulainn not to attack her army by night in exchange that he is provided with a warrior to engage in one-on-one combat with each day. Finnabair is offered to Cú Chulainn when no warrior can be found. After he accepts, she is taken to him by a fool dressed as the king, not by Ailill himself. Upon discovering this, Cú Chulainn kills the fool and puts a pillar through him and a pillar through Finnabair's tunic, thus leaving two stones in that location, called the Fool's Stone and Finnabair's Stone.<ref>Carson, 2007, p. 100.</ref>
''Finnabair is subsequently offered to Fer Diad, "saying that he was her only darling, her chosen lover from among all the men in the world."<ref>Carson, 2007, p. 123.</ref> The slaying of Fer Diad on Finnabair’s account is greatly lamented by Cú Chulainn, and spurs him to speak many poems about him: “And Medb’s daughter Finnabair,/ that beautiful bait you hoped/ would be yours? You might as well/try to tie sand with a rope.”<ref>Carson, 2007, p. 155.</ref> Her last and perhaps genuine love interest, [[Rochad Mac Faithemain]], joined the forces of Ulster before the last great battle. To persuade him to not fight against [[Connacht]], Medb uses her daughter's affection to strike a truce. Finnabair spends the night with Rochad, and eventually news of this reaches the 7 Kings of [[Munster]], all of whom were also offered Finnabair for their allegiance. They take their complaints to Ailill's sons, which results in a battle and the eventual slaying of 700 men. Upon hearing how she has been used and had so many men die on her account, Finnabair drops dead of shame. "Hence the name Finnabair Sléibe, Finnabair of the Mountain."<ref>Carson, 2007, p. 174.</ref>
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