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|TranslatedTitle=The adventures of Rícenn ingen Chrimthainn and Caírech Dergáin | |TranslatedTitle=The adventures of Rícenn ingen Chrimthainn and Caírech Dergáin | ||
|Initial words in prose=Crimthann mac Lughdhach diatā Crimthann la Hū Maine is ē cētfher di Chonnachtaib romarb mnāi iar creidem hé. | |Initial words in prose=Crimthann mac Lughdhach diatā Crimthann la Hū Maine is ē cētfher di Chonnachtaib romarb mnāi iar creidem hé. | ||
|Description=Short narrative about two pious women, Rícenn, daughter of the king of Uí Maine, and her tutoress Caírech Dergáin, nun at Clúain Bairenn. When Tipraite, the king of Thomond, intends to marry Caírech, she asks Rícenn to go in her stead, apparently leading others to believe that Rícenn is the nun wanted by the king. While in this way Caírech is able to keep her vow of chastity, Rícenn agrees to marry the king. She succeeds in eliciting from him a number of pious acts, including the construction of two churches, and becomes a pious widow after his death. The text ends on the note that the ''trícha[i]t in tredual'' | |Description=Short narrative about two pious women, Rícenn, daughter of the king of Uí Maine, and her tutoress Caírech Dergáin, nun at Clúain Bairenn. When Tipraite, the king of Thomond, intends to marry Caírech, she asks Rícenn to go in her stead, apparently leading others to believe that Rícenn is the nun wanted by the king. While in this way Caírech is able to keep her vow of chastity, Rícenn agrees to marry the king. She succeeds in eliciting from him a number of pious acts, including the construction of two churches, and becomes a pious widow after his death. The text ends on the note that on this account, the ''trícha[i]t in tredual''<ref>This is translated as ‘threefold territory’ by {{Cite shorthand|Ní Dhonnchadha 2002b}}.</ref> is given to Ciarán [of Clonmacnoise], God and Caírech. | ||
|Categories=Cycles of the Kings; Early Irish hagiography | |Categories=Cycles of the Kings; Early Irish hagiography | ||
|LanguageAuto=Middle Irish; | |LanguageAuto=Middle Irish; | ||
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* {{Text person |Crimthann mac Lugdach |description=king of Uí Maine, son of Lugaid, described as the first Connachtman since the time of conversion to have killed a woman. }} | * {{Text person |Crimthann mac Lugdach |description=king of Uí Maine, son of Lugaid, described as the first Connachtman since the time of conversion to have killed a woman. }} | ||
* {{Text person |Rícenn ingen Chrimthainn |name=Rícenn; Ricend; usually simply referred to in this text as ‘the daughter’ (''ingen''). Her name ''Rícenn'' | * {{Text person |Rícenn ingen Chrimthainn |name=Rícenn; Ricend; usually simply referred to in this text as ‘the daughter’ (''ingen''). Her name ''Rícenn'' first occurs in the text when Caírech asks her to marry the king in her place. |description=daughter of Crimthann mac Lugdach, who entrusts her to the cleric Mac Raith in compensation for his crime. }} | ||
* {{Text person |Mac Reithe of Kilmacrehy |name=here called Mac Raith mac | * {{Text person |Mac Reithe of Kilmacrehy |name=here called Mac Raith mac nAingin or less plausibly, Mac Raith meic nAingin |description=The cleric who baptises Rícenn and takes her into fosterage }} | ||
* {{Text person |Caírech Dergáin |name=also Caírech Dercáin |description=A nun at Clúain Bairenn to whom Rícenn is entrusted to be raised and educated. }} | * {{Text person |Caírech Dergáin |name=also Caírech Dercáin |description=A nun at Clúain Bairenn to whom Rícenn is entrusted to be raised and educated. A great reputation for beauty. }} | ||
* {{Text person |Tipraite mac Foramáin |description=king of Túadmumu | * {{Text person |Tipraite mac Foramáin |description=king of Túadmumu, who seeks to marry Caírech and later, Rícenn. }} | ||
* {{Text person |servant (anonymous) |description=servant sent by Tipraite mac Foramáin to examine if Caírech would be a fitting match for the king.}} | * {{Text person |servant (anonymous) |description=servant sent by Tipraite mac Foramáin to examine if Caírech is as beautiful as the rumours suggest and so if she would be a fitting match for the king.}} | ||
* {{Text person |pet crane}} | * {{Text person |pet crane}} | ||
* {{Text person |Dúngal |description=son of Rícenn and Tipraite, eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Dúngaile }} | * {{Text person |Dúngal mac Tipraiti |description=son of Rícenn and Tipraite, eponymous ancestor of the Cenél Dúngaile }} | ||
* {{Text person |Ciarán of Clonmacnoise |names=Ciarán }} | |||
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* Much of the action is set in two kingdoms: | * Much of the action is set in two kingdoms: | ||
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