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§§ 166–167, ed. and tr. Elizabeth A. Gray, Cath Maige Tuired: The second battle of Mag Tuired (1982) and Whitley Stokes, ‘The second battle of Moytura’, Revue Celtique 12 (1891): conclusion in which the Morrígan utters two roscada; discussed by John Carey, ‘Myth and mythography in Cath Maige Tuired’, Studia Celtica 24-25 (1989–1990), Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, ‘Cath Maige Tuired as exemplary myth’ in Folia Gadelica... (1983) and Elizabeth A. Gray, ‘Cath Maige Tuired: myth and structure (84-93, 120-67)’, Éigse 19 (1983).
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Second roscad by the Morrígan: an ominous rosc concerning the end of the world, beg. Ní accus bith na mbéo
Second roscad by the Morrígan: an ominous rosc concerning the end of the world, beg. Ní accus bith na mbéo
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The Morrígan <strong>The Morrígan</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ulster Cycle,Id) <br>deity or supernatural figure in medieval Irish literature, frequently associated with war and destruction; she sometimes appears as part of a triad with Macha and the Badb; also associated with Nemain.
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(probable) source: Ní accus bith na mbéoNí accus bith na mbéo
A phophetic rosc attributed to the Morrígan about the unhappy end of the world. It occurs at the very end of the Middle Irish text Cath Maige Tuired, following a rosc attributed to the same deity about wealth and prosperity.
Beg. Ní accus bith na mbéo (roscad)
