Irish trícha cét
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1. Visitors from Spain —
Éogan receives visitors from Spain.
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The three youths, called Fáthe, Fís and Fírinne, disclose their identity and tell Éogan how they had come to know such things. It appears that the king of Spain had desired to know who would marry his daughter and that his druid, Antipater, foretold that her husband would come from Ireland (referred to as ‘Cesair's island’ and ‘Island of the sons of Míl’), from a mighty race of conquerors (here they are said to have conquered 27 ‘cantreds’ - trícha cét), and that he would come to her as soon as he received messengers from her. Upon those words, the druid's sons were sent as messengers to Ireland.
The three youths, called Fáthe, Fís and Fírinne, disclose their identity and tell Éogan how they had come to know such things. It appears that the king of Spain had desired to know who would marry his daughter and that his druid, Antipater, foretold that her husband would come from Ireland (referred to as ‘Cesair's island’ and ‘Island of the sons of Míl’), from a mighty race of conquerors (here they are said to have conquered 27 ‘cantreds’ - trícha cét), and that he would come to her as soon as he received messengers from her. Upon those words, the druid's sons were sent as messengers to Ireland.
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Mug Núadat ... alias Éogan Taídlech <strong>Mug Núadat (al. Éogan Taídlech)</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Conn Cétchathach) <br>legendary king of Munster; father of Ailill Ólomm and grandfather of Éogan Mór; ancestor of the Éoganacht. His main rival in the sources is Conn Cétchathach, with whom he comes to an arrangement: to divide Ireland into a northern half (<i>Leth Cuinn</i>) and a southern half (<i>Leth Moga</i>).
Fáthe, Fís and Fírinne ... sons of Antipater <strong>Fáthe, Fís and Fírinne ... sons of Antipater</strong> <br>The three youths, sons of the druid Antipater, in the tale of <em>Tochmarc Moméra</em>, whose names are <em>Fáth(e)</em> or <em>Fáthaid</em> ‘Prophecy’, <em>Fís</em> ‘Knowledge’ and <em>Fírinne</em> ‘Truth’.
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Fáthe, Fís and Fírinne ... sons of Antipater <strong>Fáthe, Fís and Fírinne ... sons of Antipater</strong> <br>The three youths, sons of the druid Antipater, in the tale of <em>Tochmarc Moméra</em>, whose names are <em>Fáth(e)</em> or <em>Fáthaid</em> ‘Prophecy’, <em>Fís</em> ‘Knowledge’ and <em>Fírinne</em> ‘Truth’.
Antipater No associated entry available from the subject index
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Cesair<strong>Cesair,Cessair,Cessair ingen Betha</strong> – Cesair or Cessair, daughter of Bíth and granddaughter of Noah <small>(link to subject index)</small>., Míl Espáine<strong>Míl Espáine</strong> (ass. time-frame: Míl Espáine) – in Irish pseudo-historical tradition, father of the Milesian invaders of Ireland, hence ancestor of the Goídil <small>(link to subject index)</small>.
Cesair<strong>Cesair,Cessair,Cessair ingen Betha</strong> – Cesair or Cessair, daughter of Bíth and granddaughter of Noah <small>(link to subject index)</small>., Míl Espáine<strong>Míl Espáine</strong> (ass. time-frame: Míl Espáine) – in Irish pseudo-historical tradition, father of the Milesian invaders of Ireland, hence ancestor of the Goídil <small>(link to subject index)</small>.
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Ir. trícha cét
