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Irish corrbolgIrish Líath Lúachra

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Source:A Rí richid, réidig dam/04/st 100
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Stanzas 73–100, largely concerning Finn
st. 73–100 (largely on Finn), dipl. ed. R. I. Best • M. A. O'Brien, The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, vol. 3 (1957): 583–586; ed. and tr. Kuno Meyer, ‘The Finn episode from Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic's poem 'A Rí richid, réidig dam'’ in Fianaigecht... (1910): 46–51.
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Finn slew Glonda at a ford and Líath Lúachra, after which he took thirty sét out of the jaws (cráes) of the corr-bolg.
Finn slew Glonda at a ford and Líath Lúachra, after which he took thirty sét out of the jaws (cráes) of the corr-bolg.
Meyer translates corr-bolg as ‘crane-bag’, but cf. Joseph J. Flahive, ‘Revisiting the Reeves Agallamh’ in In dialogue with the Agallamh... (2014): 174.
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Finn mac Cumaill <strong>Finn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle,IdFinn mac Cumaill,IdCormac mac Airt) <br>Finn mac Cumaill (earlier <i>mac Umaill</i>?), Find úa Báiscni: central hero in medieval Irish and Scottish literature of the so-called Finn Cycle; warrior-hunter and leader of a <i>fían</i>
Glonda No associated entry available from the subject index
Líath Lúachra ... warrior No associated entry available from the subject index
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Ir. corrbolg
Ir. Líath Lúachra