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Inna formolta (inso sís) ‘The eulogy (here)’

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  • Táin bó Cúailnge
Short episode in the Táin bó Cúailnge (Recension I and II) in which Fergus praises the young hero Cú Chulainn. It forms a prelude to Fergus' reminiscences of Cú Chulainn's deeds, which are found in the next two episodes.
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Summary
Ailill asks Fergus about Cú Chulainn's age. In both recensions, Fergus replies that despite the hero's youth, Ulster knows no better or fiercer warrior. Medb questions Fergus' assertions saying that a youth of his age cannot have developed the qualities of an adult warrior. Fergus retorts that even in his younger years, Cú Chulainn performed the deeds of a man. No age is specified in Recension II, but in Recension I, Fergus tells that Cú Chulainn is 17 years of age; that he was in his 5th year, when he joined the boys in Emain Macha; in his 6th year, when he came to Scáthach to be instructed in martial arts; of the same age, when he wooed Emer (cf. Tochmarc Emire); and in his 7th year, when he took up arms.
Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships
Of the references to events in Cú Chulainn's life, some are dealt with in subsequent sections of TBC (e.g. Macgnímrada Con Culainn and Aided na maccraide), while others are known from narratives elsewhere. Reference is made to the wooing of Emer, which is the subject of Tochmarc Emire.

Classification

Táin bó Cúailnge
Táin bó Cúailnge
id. 624

Subjects

Ailill mac Máta
Ailill mac Máta
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of Connacht, husband of Medb of Connacht
See more Medb CrúachnaMedb Crúachna
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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Fergus mac Róich
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
warrior in tales of the Ulster Cycle; former king of Ulster in exile in Connacht; Medb’s lover
See more Cú Chulainn
Cú Chulainn
Young Ulster hero and chief character of Táin bó Cuailnge and other tales of the Ulster Cycle; son of Súaltam or Lug and Deichtire (sister to Conchobor); husband of Emer (ingen Forgaill)
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Emain Macha
Emain Macha ... Navan Fort
County Armagh
No short description available
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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

See Táin bó Cúailnge for the complete list
[ed.] [tr.] OʼRahilly, Cecile [ed. and tr.], Táin bó Cúailnge: Recension I, Dublin: DIAS, 1976.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link>
Lines 373–397 Recension I.
[ed.] [tr.] OʼRahilly, Cecile [ed. and tr.], Táin bó Cúalnge: from the Book of Leinster, Irish Texts Society, 49, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1967.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link>
Lines 717–737 Recension II in LL.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
May 2011, last updated: March 2024
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