Editing Nechtan (mythology) (section)

==Description==
He inhabited the otherworldly Síd Nechtain, the mythological form of Carbury Hill.<ref>Edel Bhreathnach, entry on "Bóand/Bóinn/Boyne," in ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia'' (ABC-Clio, 2006), p. 217.</ref> In the [[Dindsenchas]] Nechtan is described as the husband of [[Boann]] and the son of [[Nuadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucd.ie/tlh/trans/ws.rc.15.001.t.text.html|title=The Prose Tales in the Rennes Dindshenchas (I) - Translation [text]|website=www.ucd.ie}}</ref> Elsewhere in the Dindsenchas Nechtan is said to be the son of [[Labraid Luathlám ar Claideb|Labraid]] or called "mac Namat".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T106500C.html|title=The Metrical Dindshenchas|website=celt.ucc.ie}}</ref> Similarly in the ''Book of Invasions'' Nechtan is named along with his brother Caicher as the sons of Nama, sons of Eochu Garb, but Caicher is elsewhere in the same text named as the son of Nuada.<ref name=LGE>''[[Lebor Gabála Érenn]]'' [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55 §64] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715225248/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55#55 |date=2010-07-15 }}</ref>

Only Nechtan and his three cup-bearers named Flesc, Lam, and Luam were permitted to visit the ''[[Well of Segais|Tobar Segais]]'' or "Well of Wisdom" into which nine sacred [[hazel]] trees dropped their wisdom-bearing nuts.<ref name="auto"/> In that well swam the Salmon of Wisdom, which ate the hazelnuts. Eating one of the salmon could in turn imbue a person with knowledge of all things.<ref>[http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/finnboyhood.htm The boyhood of Fin mac Cumhal] In: T. W. Rolleston (ed.) ''The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland'', [[G. G. Harrap & Co.]], 1910, pp. 106–115.</ref>

In the ''Book of Invasions'' Nechtan killed Cairpre and was in turn killed by Sigmall, the grandson of [[Midir]].<ref name=LGE />