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In Irish mythology, Clíodhna (Clídna, Clionadh, Clíodna, Clíona, transliterated to Cleena in English) is a Queen of the Banshees (fairies) of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Cleena of Carrigcleena is the potent banshee that rules as queen over the ''sidheog'' (fairy women of the hills) of South Munster, or Desmond.〔Wood-Martin, William Gregory, (Pagan Ireland: An Archaeological Sketch: A Handbook of Irish Pre-Christian Antiquities ). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1895. pp. 132–3〕 She is the principal goddess of this country. In some Irish myths Clíodhna is a goddess of love and beauty. She is said to have three brightly coloured birds who eat apples from an otherworldly tree and whose sweet song heals the sick. She leaves the otherworldly island of Tir Tairngire ("the land of promise") to be with her mortal lover, Ciabhán, but is taken by a wave as she sleeps due to the music played by a minstrel of Manannan mac Lir in Glandore harbour in County Cork: the tide there is known as Tonn Chlíodhna, "Clíodhna's Wave". Whether she drowns or not depends on the version being told, along with many other details of the story. She had her palace in the heart of a pile of rocks, five miles from Mallow, which is still commonly known by the name of Carrig-Cleena, and numerous legends about her are told among the Munster peasantry. ==Associated families== In general, it has been observed that Cleena is especially associated with old Irish families of Munster. Cleena has long been associated with the lands that had been the territory of the Ui-Fidgheinte (O'Donovans and O'Collins) during their period of influence (circa 373 A.D. to 977 A.D.), or were later associated with what had been the Ui-Fidghente territory (MacCarthys and FitzGeralds). Cleena is referred to as an unwelcome pursuer in Edward Walsh’s poem, ''O’Donovan’s Daughter''. And, in an ode praising Donel O'Donovan upon his accession to the chiefship of Clancahill, Donal III O'Donovan he is referred to as the "Dragon of Clíodhna".〔''(Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, Volume 5 )'', p. 1548〕 Clíodhna is also associated with the MacCarthy dynasty of Desmond, who adopted her as their fairy woman, and the O'Keeffes and FitzGerald dynasty, with whom she has had amorous affairs〔 Clíodhna appears in the name of one O'Leary in a medieval pedigree,〔(Irish Pedigrees: O'Leary )〕 as ''Conor Clíodhna'' or "Conor of Clíodhna", and it is notable that the family were originally based in the area of Rosscarbery, very near to Glandore, before moving north to Muskerry. The O'Learys belong to the ancient Corcu Loígde. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clíodhna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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