Deirbriu (Person)

Just how Deirbriu “Maiden-breast” (listed in Cath Boinde as one of Medb’s sisters; v. Derbriu, Drebiu)
Derbriu was the lover of Aengus of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Her mother-in-law, Garbdalb, turned six men into pigs for the crime of eating nuts from her grove, and Derbriu protected them for a year until they were killed by Medb.
Deirbriu was the foster mother of the three boars, Froechán, Banbán, and Brógarbán, and three brothers, Cráinchrin, Coelchéis, and Treilech, all the children of Dalb Garb. When the boars were threatened with being eaten, they sought help from Oengus and Derbriu. However, they were all hunted and killed by Medb at Brógarbán (Stokes 1894-5: 471-2).
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*Medb
Sons
* foster mother of the three boars, Froechán, Banbán, and Brógarbán
* three brothers, Cráinchrin, Coelchéis, and Treilech (With Dalb Garb)
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