In Irish mythology, Findabair or Finnabair (whose name means "fair eyebrows") was the daughter of Ailill and Medb of Connacht. Although many of the manuscripts containing texts relating to Irish mythology have failed to survive, and much more material was probably never committed to writing, there is enough remaining to enable the identification of four distinct, if overlapping, cycles: the Mythological Cycle, The Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle and the... Ailill (Aillell, Oilioll) mac Máta was king of Connacht and husband of Medb in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. ... . (, Medb, Medhbh, Meabh, Maeve, Maev) is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. ... Connaught redirects here. ...

She loved Fráech but he would not pay her dowry, until bribed by Medb, he agreed to take her in return for his help in battle against Ulster in the Táin Bó Cuailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley). Fráech was killed by Cúchulainn, and Findabair was offered by her parents to several warriors, including Ferdiad, if they would fight Cúchulainn. The Ulaid, also known as the Ulaidh and the Ulad, are a people of Early Ireland who gave their name to the Irish Province of Ulster. ... The Táin Bó Cúailnge, or Cattle Raid of Cooley, is the central tale in the Ulster Cycle, one of the four great cycles that make up the surviving corpus of Irish mythology. ... Young Cúchulainn, 1912 illustration by Stephen Reid. ... In Irish mythology, Ferdiad (also Fer Diad, Ferdia) was Cuchulainns best friend and foster-brother. ...

When Rochad mac Fathemain, who was Findabair's first love, came to Cúchulainn's aid, Ailill and Medb sent Findabair to spend the night with him in exchange for a truce. It emerged that the seven kings of Munster had each been offered Findabair's hand in return for their support, and they and their followers turned against the Connacht army. Seven hundred men died in the battle, and Findabair died of shame. Alternate uses: See Munster (disambiguation). ...

Findabair's name is etymologically related to Gwenhwyfar, the Welsh original of Guinevere. Etymology is the study of the origins of words. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Guinevere was King Arthurs Queen. ...