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‘Infant (?) of nine judgments’, obscure figure given as one of three persons (the others being Morann and Aí mac Olloman) who spoke directly after birth. Noíndiu is said to have uttered nine maxims about the responsibilites of mothers.
- supp. fl. 5th–6th century
Non (Latin Non(n)ita/Nonna, Breton Nonn), mother of St David and a saint in her own right.
- s. xx–xxi
- d. 975
Abbot of St Gall (971–975). He is not to be confused with the monk and physician of the same name who also died in 975.
- c.840–912
A monk, teacher and poet at the monastery of St. Gall, who had received training from Iso and the Irishman Marcellus/Móengal; author of a prosimetrical Life of St Gall.
Notker I See: Notker Balbulus
Notker II See: Notker Medicus
- d. 975
A monk of St Gall, who was active as a physician and a composer.
Notker Physicus See: Notker Medicus
Núadu Argatlám (‘of the Silver Hand’), ruler of the Túatha Dé Danann in Irish literature
- Almu
a druid who figures in a number of narrative versions relating the dinnshenchas of Almu.
legendary king and ancestor of the Laigin;
Nudd Law Ereint See: Lludd Llaw Eraint
Nugent (Wiliam) See: Uilliam Nuinseann
- 1550–1625
Irish poet; brother of Christopher Nugent, 9th baron of Delvin (Co. Westmeath).
