#Culann, the smith, who was also a Divine and Prophet, is said to have lived for a time on the Isle of Man, where he manufactured sword, spear, and shield of such transcendent excellence for Conchobar, that he was invited by him to dwell in his realm.
Source: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/fim/fim04.htm#Celtic
`While awaiting the completion of his weapons on the Isle of Man, Conchobar was able to overpower a mermaid. To induce him to liberate her, she informed him that she was Teeval, the Princess of the Ocean; and promised that if he caused the smith Culann to form her representation on the shield surrounded with this inscription, 'Teeval, Princess of the Ocean,' it would possess such extraordinary powers that when ever he was about engaging his enemy in battle, and looked upon her figure on the shield, read the legend, and invoked her name, his enemies would diminish in strength, while he and his people would acquire a proportionate increase in theirs. Conchobar had the shield made according to the advice of Teeval, and, on his return to Ireland, such extraordinary success attended his arms, that he won the kingdom of Ulster.
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After Culan had crafted weapons of transcendent excellence for Conchobar on the Isle of Man, he accepted the offer of the ambitious young man from #Ulster, to dwell in his realm, and settled on the plain of Murthemne, which was fabled to have been formerly situated beneath the sea. It was here that he was visited by Conchobar, accompanied by his Court and Setanta. Culann was the possessor of a terrible hound, which was slain by the youthful Setanta; who was in consequence called #CúChulainn, i.e., Culann's hound.`
Source: https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/fim/fim04.htm#Celtic
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