Cathbad the druid fathered Conchobar mac Nessa upon Nessa, who bore the child who would become the greatest king of Ulster and lord of Emain Macha.
⚠ Some versions of the Compert Conchobuir name Fachtna F\u00e1thach as Conchobar's father rather than Cathbad, while others make Cathbad his grandfather through Nessa.
The druid Cathbad prophesied that the boy who took up arms on a certain day would gain everlasting fame but die young. Hearing this, the young Sétanta demanded weapons from Conchobar that very day, choosing glory over a long life and sealing his fate as Cú Chulainn.
When an unborn child screamed from the womb at a feast in Emain Macha, Cathbad the druid prophesied that the girl would be called Deirdre, that she would be the fairest woman in Ireland, and that she would bring ruin upon Ulster.
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