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Medieval Irish literature has many lake monsters, especially in the Acallam na senórach "The Dialogue of the Ancients." Some have fascinating origin stories. The lake monster in Glendalough, called a peist, was once a quarter of the brain of the Leinster king Mess Gegra, which had been turned into a stone and used to kill the Ulster king Conchobar. At some point part of the brain was swallowed by the earth and transformed. The monster was eventually bound by St. Kevin. #MythologyMonday 1/3
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