[1.] Introduction; [2.] A goddess Gormlaith?; [3.] Gormlaith (ob. 861), daughter of Donnchad Midi; [4.] Gormlaith (ob. 948), daughter of Flann Sinna; [5.] Gormlaith (ob. 1030), daughter of Murchad mac Finn; [6.] Conclusion. Discusses the processes whereby an historical figure is tranformed into a complex literary character.