Cormac Mac Airt reigned as High King at Tara for forty years, the greatest and wisest of Ireland's mortal kings, whose court at Tara was famed for its justice and the magnificence of the Banqueting Hall.
Manannán mac Lir lured Cormac mac Airt to the Otherworld by trading a silver branch for the king's wife, son, and daughter, then restored the family and gifted Cormac the Cup of Truth — a vessel that shattered when three lies were spoken over it and became whole again for three truths.
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