Fráech
Fráech (Fróech, Fraích, Fraoch) is a Connacht hero in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the nephew of Boann, goddess of the river Boyne, and is renowned for his handsomeness. He belongs to the Fir Domnann.
He seduces Findabair, daughter of Ailill and Medb. When he refuses to pay an exorbitant bride-price for her, however, her parents send the unsuspecting young man on an errand near the dwelling place of a water monster. He slays the monster with the help of Findabair, but is himself severely wounded. A hundred and fifty maidens of the Sidhe, all dressed in green, carry him off and bear him back the following morning, fully healed. He then agrees to fight for Medb against the Ulstermen in the Táin Bó Cuailnge (Cattle Raid of Cooley).
He woos Treblann, granddaughter of Aengus of the Tuatha Dé Danann and foster-daughter of Cairbre Nia Fer, despite the interference of Midir.
When his cattle are stolen and his wife abducted, Fráech tracks them down to the Alps and recovers them with the help of Conall Cernach.
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