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Cuchulain

British  
/ kʊˈxʊlɪn, kuːˈkʌlɪn /

noun

  1. Celtic myth a legendary hero of Ulster

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That helped draw in 24-year-old Cuchulain Kelly and his friends.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2016

"Being an immigrant church, we wanted to show we were more American than anyone," explains Father Cuchulain Moriarty, who runs San Francisco's archdiocesan social justice commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

When you have your father to yourself by the fire in the morning you don’t need Cuchulain or the Angel on the Seventh Step or anything.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

I wonder why Dad is telling Oliver a Cuchulain story.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Malachy is trying to tell Freddie all about the way Setanta became Cuchulain.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt