Boann’s Family Tree

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Family

• The Dagda(spouse),Aengus Og(child)— Consort

  The Dagda desired Boann, wife of Elcmar, and made the sun stand still so that nine months passed in a single day. Boann conceived and bore their son Aengus Óg before Elcmar returned.

• Nechtan(spouse)— Marriage

  Boann was the wife of Nechtan, keeper of the forbidden Well of Segais, whose waters none but he and his cup-bearers might approach. She defied the prohibition and the unleashed waters became the River Boyne.

  ⚠ Nechtan and Elcmar are sometimes identified as the same figure. The Tochmarc Étaíne names Elcmar as Boann's husband, while the Dindsenchas names Nechtan.