Acallam na senórach ll. 872–946. The hunt on Cenn Abrat

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Concerning the hunt on Cenn Abrat on the first day of the acallam in Munster (second part), ed. Whitley Stokes, ‘Acallamh na senórach’ in Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch... (1900): ll. c; tr. Ann Dooley • Harry Roe, Tales of the elders of Ireland (1999): 28–30.

Bran mac Deirg, son of the king of Munster, arrives to pay homage to Patrick and to learn the arts of the fían (fiannaigecht) with Caílte. The entire company sets out for Cenn Abrat (Ballyhowra Mountains).

Caílte remembers how the Fían attempted to hunt an elusive stag known as Líath na Trí mBenn.

While Patrick stays at Ardpatrick, a hunt is organised about the Lake of Cows. On refusing to share his bounty with the churchmen, Bran is struck with abdominal pain and Patrick cures him in return for customary tribute. Caílte urges his hunting company to move on and recites a last poem before departure.

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Nír' chian dóibh iarsin co facadar in dirim degh-shluaig da n-innsaigid

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Bran mac Deirg, son of the king of Munster, arrives to pay homage to Patrick and to learn the arts of the fían (fiannaigecht) with Caílte. The entire company sets out for Cenn Abrat (Ballyhowra Mountains).

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framing narrative⟨narrative devices⟩
framing narrative

id. 26551

Places

Cenn Abrat

Cenn Abrat/Febrat ... Ballyhoura Mountains

County Cork, Id

Lexical items

Ir. fíannaigechtIrish fíannaigecht
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Caílte remembers how the Fían attempted to hunt an elusive stag known as Líath na Trí mBenn.

Subjects

huntingforest and nature activities
hunting

id. 27452

deer huntinghunting
deer hunting

id. 27463

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framed narrative⟨narrative devices⟩
framed narrative

id. 26550

Agents

Líath na Trí mBennLíath na Trí mBenn

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While Patrick stays at Ardpatrick, a hunt is organised about the Lake of Cows. On refusing to share his bounty with the churchmen, Bran is struck with abdominal pain and Patrick cures him in return for customary tribute. Caílte urges his hunting company to move on and recites a last poem before departure.

Subjects

miracle worked by living saintyet to be classified, miracles
miracle worked by living saint

id. 26230

healing miraclemiracles
healing miracle

id. 26240

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verse embeddingpoetic device, verse
verse embedding

id. 26200

framing narrative⟨narrative devices⟩
framing narrative

id. 26551

Places

Ard Pátraic (Co. Limerick)Ard Pátraic (Co. Limerick)

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Beg. Cumhain leam-sa trí tulcha

Verse beg. Cumhain leam-sa trí tulcha, attributed to: Caílte mac RónáinCaílte mac Rónáin
Caílte mac Crundchon meic Rónáin
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle)
or Caílte mac Crundchon meic Rónáin, kinsman of Finn mac Cumaill and a prominent member of his fían; accomplished warrior and hunter; one of the protagonists of Acallam na senórach
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