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Tochmarc Étaíne - §§ 13–20
§§ 17-18. A new meeting concerning Étaín.
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§§ 13–20 —
Third tale of Tochmarc Étaíne, ed. and tr. Osborn Bergin • R. I. Best, ‘Tochmarc Étaíne’, Ériu 12 (1934–1938): 174–193, based on LU (RIA MS 23 E 25), NLI MS G 4 and BL, MS Egerton 1782.
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§ 17. When the men of Ireland begin to dig up Síd Brí Léith, Midir appears to them to complain of their unjust persecution of him, asserting that Eochaid had sold his wife to him. Eochaid is unmoved, but agrees to receive his wife at the third hour the following morning. The following day, 50 women with Étaín’s dress and appearance, with a grey ‘slut’ (gast) before them, appear to them. Eochaid is to choose which one of them is his wife.
§ 18. Because Eochaid recognises Étaín by her serving (cf. § 13), a test is devised: the women are divided into two groups and all are to pour out drink from a vessel in the middle of the house. When it comes to one of the last two women, Eochaid decides that she is Étaín, although “it is not herself” and “it is not her serving”.
§ 17. When the men of Ireland begin to dig up Síd Brí Léith, Midir appears to them to complain of their unjust persecution of him, asserting that Eochaid had sold his wife to him. Eochaid is unmoved, but agrees to receive his wife at the third hour the following morning. The following day, 50 women with Étaín’s dress and appearance, with a grey ‘slut’ (gast) before them, appear to them. Eochaid is to choose which one of them is his wife.
§ 18. Because Eochaid recognises Étaín by her serving (cf. § 13), a test is devised: the women are divided into two groups and all are to pour out drink from a vessel in the middle of the house. When it comes to one of the last two women, Eochaid decides that she is Étaín, although “it is not herself” and “it is not her serving”.
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digging up a síd;
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Eochaid Airem <strong>Eochaid Airem</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Eochaid Airem,Subject) <br>Eochaid <em>Airem</em> (‘Ploughman’), legendary high-king of Ireland, known from the tale of <em>Tochmarc Étaíne</em>.
Midir <strong>Midir of Brí Léith</strong> <br>one of the Túatha Dé Danann in early Irish literature
Étaín ... mythological figure <strong>Étaín</strong> <br>mythological figure in <i>Tochmarc Étaíne</i> and related texts
Midir <strong>Midir of Brí Léith</strong> <br>one of the Túatha Dé Danann in early Irish literature
Étaín ... mythological figure <strong>Étaín</strong> <br>mythological figure in <i>Tochmarc Étaíne</i> and related texts
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Brí Léith
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Ir. gast
Ir. naiscid
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