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Dinnshenchas of Achall - 2. The death of Achall
Eochu Garb and Achall
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2. The death of Achall —
Prose and verse on the death of Achall daughter of Cairpre Nia Fer. Achall, daughter of Cairpre Nia Fer [king of Tara] and Fedelm (daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa), learns of the death of her brother Erc, whose head lies at the mound known as Duma nEirc. She dies of grief and is given burial at Achall / Dumae nAichle ‘the mound of Achall’ (Skryne, Co. Meath), opposite her brother's mound.
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Allusion to a story that Eochu Garb, a warrior (óclach) of Cairpre Nia Fer, had once attempted to make Achall pregnant.
Allusion to a story that Eochu Garb, a warrior (óclach) of Cairpre Nia Fer, had once attempted to make Achall pregnant.
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making advances to;
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Eochu Garb No associated entry available from the subject index
Cairpre Nia Fer <strong>Cairpre Nia Fer</strong> <br>Cairbre/Coirpre Nia Fer, king of Tara from the Laigin, whose reign is dated by Tírechán to the time of Mac Con and his sons, but which in later tales coincides with the time of the Ulster Cycle.
Achall ingen Cairpri Niad Fer <strong>Achall ingen Cairpri Niad Fer</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ulster Cycle,Id) <br>Eponym of Achall, given as a daughter of Cairpre Nia Fer, king of Tara, and Fedelm, daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa.
Cairpre Nia Fer <strong>Cairpre Nia Fer</strong> <br>Cairbre/Coirpre Nia Fer, king of Tara from the Laigin, whose reign is dated by Tírechán to the time of Mac Con and his sons, but which in later tales coincides with the time of the Ulster Cycle.
Achall ingen Cairpri Niad Fer <strong>Achall ingen Cairpri Niad Fer</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ulster Cycle,Id) <br>Eponym of Achall, given as a daughter of Cairpre Nia Fer, king of Tara, and Fedelm, daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa.
