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|ShortDescription=A composite Middle Irish tale about the reign and death of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, king of Ireland. A common theme is the king's violation of ecclesiastical sanctuary or protection. | |ShortDescription=A composite Middle Irish tale about the reign and death of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, king of Ireland. A common theme is the king's violation of ecclesiastical sanctuary or protection. | ||
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|Description=Diarmait rules with heavy hand,<!---upholding ''cáin'', ''smacht'' and ''recht'' ----> employing stewards (both ''mair'' and ''rechtaireda'') and soldiers billetting on local resources. One time in Connacht, he travels in the company of stewards (''mair'') and ''baccláim'', with a herald/crier (''callaire'') preceding him. The herald proclaims the king's arrival when the king pays someone a visit for hospitality (''oígidecht'', i.e. of the guesting variety). He demands that the gate (''dorus'') of one's dwelling should be demolished so that the king could enter with his spear held crosswise. No one dares to raise objections and the herald would be demonically possessed as he presses his instructions. | |Description=Diarmait rules with heavy hand,<!---upholding ''cáin'', ''smacht'' and ''recht'' ----> employing stewards (both ''mair'' and ''rechtaireda'') and soldiers billetting on local resources. One time in Connacht, he travels in the company of stewards (''mair'') and ''baccláim'', with a herald/crier (''callaire'') preceding him. The herald proclaims the king's arrival when the king pays someone a visit for hospitality (''oígidecht'', i.e. of the guesting variety). He demands that the gate (''dorus'') of one's dwelling should be demolished so that the king could enter with his spear held crosswise. No one dares to raise objections and the herald would be demonically possessed as he presses his instructions. | ||
However, the king finds resistance when he comes to the house of Áed Guaire in the land of Uí Maine Connacht. Áed Guaire, angered at the king's demand, slays the herald (called ''gilla in gái'' ‘servant/lad of the spear’). Áed flees to the Muscraige, secures the protection (''commairge'') of his maternal cousin, Bishop Senach, who in turn places him in the protection of the saint Rúadán of Lorrha, whose sisters (Cóel and Rúadnait) had fostered Senach as a child. Rúadán, in turn, transfers him to the Britons, but Diarmait's influence is such that Áed is not safe with the Britons or in Alba. Rúadán receives him once again, concealing him under ground at Poll Ruadáin. When Diarmait learns of this, he sends a charioteer to drag Áed from his hiding place, but his eyes are lost as soon as he goes underground. | However, the king finds resistance when he comes to the house of Áed Guaire in the land of Uí Maine Connacht. Áed Guaire, angered at the king's demand, slays the herald (called ''gilla in gái'' ‘servant/lad of the spear’). Áed flees to the Muscraige, secures the protection (''commairge'') of his maternal cousin, Bishop Senach, who in turn places him in the protection of the saint Rúadán of Lorrha, whose sisters (Cóel and Rúadnait) had fostered Senach as a child. Rúadán, in turn, transfers him to the Britons, but Diarmait's influence is such that Áed is not safe with the Britons or in Alba. Rúadán receives him once again, concealing him under ground at Poll Ruadáin. | ||
When Diarmait learns of this, he sends a charioteer (anonymous) to drag Áed from his hiding place, but his eyes are lost to him as soon as he goes underground. Diarmait confronts Ruadán, who truthfully tells him that he does not know Áed's whereabouts unless he is beneath the king. Diarmait only later realises that Áed was, in fact, hiding beneath his feet and sends a certain Donnán to drag him off. Donnán fails, having lost the strength of his arms when he tried to dig the earth. Both the charioteer and Donnán submit to Rúadán, join his monastery and later become venerated as saints at Poll Rúadáin. | |||
Finally, Diarmait arrives in person and drags Áed off to Tara. Here Áed awaits execution by hanging. | |||
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