Irish confaite
Belongs to context
ll. 58–104. First meeting between Patrick and Caílte, part 1 —
On the first meeting between Patrick and Caílte [part 1], ed. Whitley Stokes, ‘Acallamh na senórach’ in Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch... (1900): lines 58–104, cf. Myles Dillon, Stories from the Acallam (1970); tr. Ann Dooley • Harry Roe, Tales of the elders of Ireland (1999): 5–6.
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Item description
In the poem beg. A thobuir Trágha Dhá Bhan (7 qq), Caílte recalls how it was from the spring that the Fían proceeded to battle, such as when Coinchend and Finn’s Fían were slain above Maelglenn; or Fothad in the battle of Clárach; and it was where Blaí ingen Deirg Díanscothaig wept after the battle of Confaite [?, cf. l. 3621; or confaiti ‘raging’, for which see DIL s.v. confaite]; or Garad when dogs and men had perished.
In the poem beg. A thobuir Trágha Dhá Bhan (7 qq), Caílte recalls how it was from the spring that the Fían proceeded to battle, such as when Coinchend and Finn’s Fían were slain above Maelglenn; or Fothad in the battle of Clárach; and it was where Blaí ingen Deirg Díanscothaig wept after the battle of Confaite [?, cf. l. 3621; or confaiti ‘raging’, for which see DIL s.v. confaite]; or Garad when dogs and men had perished.
Agents
Garad mac Morna <strong>Garad mac Morna</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle) <br><em class="text-muted">No short description available</em>
Coinchend No associated entry available from the subject index
Fothad Canainne No associated entry available from the subject index
Blaí ingen Deirg Díanscothaig <strong>Blaí ingen Deirg Díanscothaig</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle) <br>Daughter of Derg Díanscothach and the mother of Finn’s son Oisín.
Coinchend No associated entry available from the subject index
Fothad Canainne No associated entry available from the subject index
Blaí ingen Deirg Díanscothaig <strong>Blaí ingen Deirg Díanscothaig</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Finn Cycle) <br>Daughter of Derg Díanscothach and the mother of Finn’s son Oisín.
Places
Maelglenn
Lexical items
Ir. confaite
Related texts
Beg. A thobuir Trágha Dhá Bhan
