The Failinis is one of these creatures taken from the king of Iruaith by the sons of Tureiann. Features of fish and these creatures were attributed to a "King Otter" said to live in Glenade Lough. In stories of Fionn mac Cumhaill, two of these creatures born to a once-human mother are named Sceólang (SHKYOH-luh) and Bran. After chasing some of these creatures away, Pwyll agrees to take the place of the otherworld ruler Arawn for a year; later in the Mabinogion (ma-bin-OH-jee-un), these creatures' blood is used to frame Rhiannon for her son's murder. To uphold his duty of hospitality, Sétanta breaks his geas on these creatures' meat, leading to his death at the hands of Lugiad. Cú Chulainn's name comes from killing one of these animals that guarded Culann. For 10 points, what animal has Irish Water Spaniel and Kerry Beagle breeds? ■END■
ANSWER: dog [or equivalents like hound or puppy]
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