Acallam na senórach ll. 1147-1204. Deaths in the reign of Mac Con and after

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Lore concerning deaths during and after the reign of Mac Con, ed. Whitley Stokes, ‘Acallamh na senórach’ in Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch... (1900): lines 1147–1204; tr. Ann Dooley • Harry Roe, Tales of the elders of Ireland (1999).

Various death-tales relating to the Cycles of Lugaid Mac Con (and his son Fothad [Airgthech]), Ailill Ólomm and Fiachu Muillethan are alluded to, all of them in response to questions asked by Cainén mac Failbi, a descendant of Eógan Mór and hence of Ailill Ólomm.

(1) Cainén asks Caílte where Ailill Ólomm, Sadb ingen Chuinn, Ferchis the poet and Ailill’s seven sons died. Caílte enumerates these places, hinting at the circumstances of their deaths.

(2) Caílte also explains to Cainén that Áth Iseal, i.e. Áth Tuisil (‘the Ford of the Fall’), is so named because Fiachu Muillethan, son of Eógan Mór, died here at the hands of Connla Derg.

(3) Cormac Cas, king of Munster, was a son of Ailill Ólomm. He was wounded after the battle of Samain, in which his opponent Eochaid Abratrúad, king of Ulster, perished. Although he sustained a head-wound which caused his brains to leak, he remained king of Munster for another 13 years. He died at Dún Trí Liacc.

Caílte revisits these stories in a poem.

Incipit

Is annsin ro fiarfaig Caínen mac Failbhe, meic Ferghusa, meic Eogain Mhoir do Cháilti ...

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Irish narrative literature Cycles of the Kings

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Verse beg. Ath Tuisil ainm an átha (1 q.)

Verse beg. Aibhinn gidh in dún-sa thair (12 qq.)

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battle of Mag Mucrama

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battle of Samain

[Caílte mac Rónáin Caílte mac Crundchon meic Rónáin (ass. time-frame: 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 (link to subject index).]

[Cainén mac Failbi Cainén mac Failbi – In the Acallam na senórach, a descendant of Eógan Mór and hence of Ailill Ólomm. (link to subject index).]

[Eógan Mór No associated entry available.]

[Ailill Ólomm Ailill Aulom (ass. time-frame: Irish legendary history) – king of Munster; reputed ancestor of the Éoganacht and Dál Cais; a prominent figure in various king-tales, such as those revolving around the Battle of Mag Mucrama. (link to subject index).]

[Sadb ingen Chuinn Sadb ingen Chuinn (ass. time-frame: Ailill Ólomm,Id) – daughter of Conn Cétchathach and wife of Ailill Ólomm, king of Munster. (link to subject index).]

[Ferchess mac Commáin Ferchess mac Commáin – No short description available (link to subject index).] – name(s) in text: Ferchis

[Ailill’s seven sons No associated entry available.]

[Fiachu Muillethan No associated entry available.]

[Connla Derg No associated entry available.]

[Cormac Cas No associated entry available.]

[Eochaid Abratrúad Eochaid Abratrúad – No short description available (link to subject index).]

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