Lake-burst
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A lake-burst is a phenomenon referred to in Irish mythology
, in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug.
Irish mythology
The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branch and the Historical Cycle. There are...
, in which a previously non-existent lake comes into being, often when a grave is being dug.
Partholón's time
- Loch Laighlinne in Ui mac Uais of Breg
- Loch Cuan and Loch Rudraige in UlaidUlaidThe Ulaid or Ulaidh were a people of early Ireland who gave their name to the modern province of Ulster...
- Loch Dechet and Loch Mese and Loch ConLough ConnLough Conn is a lake in County Mayo in the province of Connacht in Ireland and covers about 14,000 acres . With its immediate neighbour to the south, Lough Cullin, it is connected to the Atlantic by the River Moy...
in Connachta - Loch Echtra in AirgiallaAirgíallaAirgíalla or Airgialla was the name of an Irish federation and Irish kingdom which first formed around the 7th century...
Nemed's time
- Loch Annind (Annind's grave)
- Loch Cal in Ui Niallain
- Loch Munremair in Luigne
- Loch Dairbrech