Ailill Aolum

Legendary ancestor of the kings of Munster; supposed to have died around 227 CE. One story says he raped the goddess Aine, who then slew him with her magic. This brings to mind another Ailill, king of Leinster, who is said to have raped a nun, fathering Máel Dúin.

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