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2. The wooing and the wedding —
The wooing and the wedding, ed. and tr. Eugene O'Curry, Cath Mhuighe Léana or The Battle of Magh Leana, together with Tochmarc Moméra or the Courtship of Moméra (1855).
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The king, when the druid has advised him that tonight would be the most propitious time for the wedding, brings with him a retinue of nobles and approaches the newcomers, first inquiring as to their lineage. The marriage is consummated the same night (Is andsin do ronad a lám acus a lepad, translated by O'Curry as “And then they were behanded and bedded”). No dowry or gift is requested from the king, but the king insists on giving it anyway. Afterwards, both parties spend the night in the house for troops/companies (slúag-thige), where they enjoy a lavish feast, with drinking horns, golden vessels and cups of findruine, and listen to music in the comfort of their couches. They spend the next day at play. For the length of three days and nights, the festivities are carried on in this way, and at the end, gifts are handed to the king's daughter. The Irishmen remain in Spain for a year.
The king, when the druid has advised him that tonight would be the most propitious time for the wedding, brings with him a retinue of nobles and approaches the newcomers, first inquiring as to their lineage. The marriage is consummated the same night (Is andsin do ronad a lám acus a lepad, translated by O'Curry as “And then they were behanded and bedded”). No dowry or gift is requested from the king, but the king insists on giving it anyway. Afterwards, both parties spend the night in the house for troops/companies (slúag-thige), where they enjoy a lavish feast, with drinking horns, golden vessels and cups of findruine, and listen to music in the comfort of their couches. They spend the next day at play. For the length of three days and nights, the festivities are carried on in this way, and at the end, gifts are handed to the king's daughter. The Irishmen remain in Spain for a year.
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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>).
Éber ... king of Spain <strong>Éber ... king of Spain</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Mug Núadat ... alias Éogan Taídlech) <br>In Munster origin legends as represented by <i>Tochmarc Moméra</i>, a king of Spain whose daughter married Éogan Taídlech and became the mother of Ailill Ólomm.
Antipater ... druid No associated entry available from the subject index
Moméra ... alias Bera <strong>Moméra ... alias Bera</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ailill Ólomm,Id) <br>in Munster origin legends, a daughter of (Éber) the king of Spain, who became the wife of Mug Núadat (alias Éogan Taídlech) and the mother of Ailill Ólomm. Her name is given as Bera in <em>Cath Maighe Léna</em> and a long recension of <em>Cóir anmann</em>.
Éber ... king of Spain <strong>Éber ... king of Spain</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Mug Núadat ... alias Éogan Taídlech) <br>In Munster origin legends as represented by <i>Tochmarc Moméra</i>, a king of Spain whose daughter married Éogan Taídlech and became the mother of Ailill Ólomm.
Antipater ... druid No associated entry available from the subject index
Moméra ... alias Bera <strong>Moméra ... alias Bera</strong> <br>(<i>time-frame ass. with</i> Ailill Ólomm,Id) <br>in Munster origin legends, a daughter of (Éber) the king of Spain, who became the wife of Mug Núadat (alias Éogan Taídlech) and the mother of Ailill Ólomm. Her name is given as Bera in <em>Cath Maighe Léna</em> and a long recension of <em>Cóir anmann</em>.
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