Acallam na senórach - ll. 1064–1092. The stories of Airnélach and Sálbuide
concerning Airnélach
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ll. 1064–1092. The stories of Airnélach and Sálbuide —
The stories of Airnélach and Sálbuide, ed. Whitley Stokes, ‘Acallamh na senórach’ in Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch... (1900): ll. 1064–1092, beg. ‘Maith, a anum, a Cháilte’, ar Pátraic, ‘cia in fert-sa ar an tulaig ar a tám?’; tr. Ann Dooley • Harry Roe, Tales of the elders of Ireland (1999): 34–35.
Having identified the burial mounds of two royal sons of the Fían, Caílte tells the stories of their deaths: Airnélach, who died of shame from the threat of satire, and Sálbuide, who died in pursuit of a fairy deer. Patrick grants Heaven to both of them.
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Through Patrick’s intervention, Airnélach is released from the torments of hell and attains Heaven.
Through Patrick’s intervention, Airnélach is released from the torments of hell and attains Heaven.
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Airnélach mac Admalláin <strong>Airnélach mac Admalláin</strong> <br>In one of the subtales told in the course of <em>Acallam na sénorach</em>, a son of the king of Leinster and a warrior of the Fían, who died of shame in the face of satire and was released by Patrick to attain a place in Heaven.
