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Lebor gabála Érenn 2F(2). Immirgi Mac nÚmóir

  • prose
  • Lebor gabála Érenn, Ulster Cycle
An account of the flight of the Fir Bolg to a number of islands following their defeat in the battle of Mag Tuired; their expulsion by the Picts; and their return to Ireland with the aid of Ailill and Medb of Connacht.
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Form
prose (primary)

Classification

Lebor gabála Érenn
Lebor gabála Érenn
id. 4019
Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle
id. 1797

Subjects

Battle of Mag TuiredBattle of Mag Tuired
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Fir Bolg
Fir Bolg
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PictsPicts
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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CruithneCruithne
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MedbMedb
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Ailill mac Máta
Ailill mac Máta
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of Connacht, husband of Medb of Connacht

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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.

[ed.] [tr.] Macalister, R. A. Stewart [ed.], Lebor gabála Érenn: The book of the taking of Ireland, 5 vols, vol. 4, Irish Texts Society, 41, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, 1939.
Internet Archive: <link>
22–27 (§§ 291–293, Rec. B); 34–41 (§§ 298–300, Rec. C); + verse texts

Secondary sources (select)

Scowcroft, R. Mark, “Leabhar Gabhála. Part I: the growth of the text”, Ériu 38 (1987): 79–140.  
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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January 2013, last updated: January 2024