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st. 4

Cú Roí performed a feat when he slew Fliuchna the champion (fénnid). This is said to be the ‘origin of his suffering (bunad a chésta) when he drove off Iuchna’s kine (h-ercca Iuchba)’.
cf. st. 12. The Erca Iuchba here correspond to the Erca Echdai in the prose narrative of Aided Con Roí.
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Cú Roí mac DáireCú Roí mac Dáire
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Fliuchna [warrior]Fliuchna ... warrior
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IuchnaIuchna
Mythical cattle-owner or briugu; associated in dinnshenchas narratives with Almu (Hill of Allen, Co. Kildare) and Adarca (eponymously, Adarca Bó Iuchna) in Co. Offaly; name probably connected to Benna Iuchna in Slán seiss, a Brigit co mbúaid; in the story cycle around Cú Roí, he came to be equated or merged with Echde [or Eochu] Echbél, legendary owner of three special cows.
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Ir. erc ... 4. type of cowIrish erc ... 4. type of cow
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st. 12

They went up on the mountains, avenged Fliuchna [...] and drove off Iuchna’s kine (erca Iuchna).
cf. st 4. The Erca Iuchna here correspond to the Erca Echdai in the prose narrative of Aided Con Roí.
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Fliuchna [warrior]Fliuchna ... warrior
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IuchnaIuchna
Mythical cattle-owner or briugu; associated in dinnshenchas narratives with Almu (Hill of Allen, Co. Kildare) and Adarca (eponymously, Adarca Bó Iuchna) in Co. Offaly; name probably connected to Benna Iuchna in Slán seiss, a Brigit co mbúaid; in the story cycle around Cú Roí, he came to be equated or merged with Echde [or Eochu] Echbél, legendary owner of three special cows.
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Ir. erc ... 4. type of cowIrish erc ... 4. type of cow
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