{{short description|Celtic mythological heroes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{redirect|Riadh|the city in Saudi Arabia|Riyadh|the town in Tunisia|Riadh, Tunisia}} The brothers '''Acunn''' and '''Riadh''' (or '''Rhea''', '''Readh''') are Celtic mythological heroes and fénnids featured in the Scottish Fenian narratives.

In one version of the legend, Acunn and Riadh were great friends, living in two towers in Glenelg. However, on one cold day, Riadh stole a burning peat from his brother's tower to light his own fire for warmth. Upon Acunn's discovery of Riadh's theft, a fight ensued, thus scattering stones all over the bay of Glenelg, as described by Mary Ethel Muir Donaldson.<ref name="Donaldson"/>

The brothers were said to have been buried at Baghan, a local harbour in Torrin, Scotland.<ref name="Forbes A"/> Acunn is the possible etymological origin of Kyleakin, a village in Scotland, whereas Kylerhea might be named after Riadh.<ref name="Donaldson"/><ref name="Oxford"/><ref name="Forbes B"/>

==References== {{reflist| refs= <ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095349297 |title=Acunn - Oxford Reference |website=Oxford Reference|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=2020-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520055731/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095349297|archive-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> <ref name="Forbes A">{{cite book|author=Alexander Robert Forbes|title=Place-names of Skye and Adjacent Islands: With Lore: Mythical, Traditional, and Historical. With Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZgxAQAAIAAJ|year=1923|publisher=A. Gardner|page=54}}</ref> <ref name="Forbes B">{{cite book|author=Alexander Robert Forbes|title=Place-names of Skye and Adjacent Islands: With Lore: Mythical, Traditional, and Historical. With Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZgxAQAAIAAJ|year=1923|publisher=A. Gardner|page=230}}</ref> <ref name="Donaldson">{{cite book |last=Donaldson |first1=Mary Ethel Muir |url=https://www.electricscotland.com/books/pdf/wanderings.pdf |format=PDF |title=Wanderings in the Western Highlands and Islands |edition=2 |location=Paisley, Scotland |publisher=Alexander Gardner |year=1923 |accessdate=2020-05-20 |page=204}}</ref> }}

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