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Uirne, or Tuirn(e), [1] ("sharp-mouth") was the sister of Muirne and the aunt of Fionn mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. [2]

The daughter of the druid Tadg mac Nuadat, Uirne is married three times. First, she and Conall have a son named Dáire. Then, she is wed to Imcad, the son of the king of Dal n-Araide. The queen transforms a pregnant Uirne into a dog, and her offspring from that union, Bran and Sceólang, are born as dogs. Finally, she and her third husband, Lugaid Lága, have three human children: Eogan Ruad, Sciath Brecc, and Cael Croda. [3]

It has been argued by at least one scholar that Uirne is actually a variant of Muirne, and not a separate figure. [1]

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References

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