Texts

Ferchuitred Medba ‘Medb's husband allowance’

Late Middle Irish
prose
Ulster Cycle

Title

Ferchuitred Medba

‘Medb's husband allowance’

Also entitled Cath Bóinde (The battle of the Boyne)

Manuscripts

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Language

Late Middle Irish
late Middle Irish (O'Neill)

Form

prose (primary)

Classification

Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle

id. 1797

Subjects

Medb ChrúachnaMedb of Crúachan
Medb of Crúachan, Medb Crúachna, Medb of Connacht
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Queen of the Connachta, co-ruler with her husband Ailill mac Máta, in the Ulster Cycle. She is said to have a daughter, Findabair, and seven sons known as the seven Maines. Her lover is Fergus mac Róich.
See more Eochaid FeidlechEochaid Feidlech
Eochu Feidlech
in Irish legendary history, high-king of Ireland, descendant of Labraid Lorc and father of multiple daughters and sons, including Medb ruler of Connacht, Clothru and the triplets known as the three Findemna.
See more The three FindemnaThe three Findemna
Findemna
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
In Irish legendary history, three triplet sons of Eochu Feidlech, who slept with their sister Clothru on the night before the battle of Druim Criaich.
See more Conchobar mac NessaConchobar mac Nessa
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of the Ulaid in tales of the Ulster Cycle; son either of Cathbad or Fachtna Fáthach (father) and Ness (mother); husband of Mugain; father of Cormac Cond Longas, Cúscraid Mend Macha, Furbaide Fer Bend and Fedelm Noíchrothach; fosterfather of Cú Chulainn.
See more Tinde mac ConnrachTinde mac Connrach

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See more Eochaid DálaEochaid Dála
No short description available
See more Ailill mac MátaAilill mac Máta
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
king of Connacht, husband of Medb of Connacht
See more The seven MainesThe seven Maines
seven Maines, The
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle, Conaire Mór, Conchobar mac Nessa)
In the Ulster Cycle, the seven Maines (na secht Maine) are a collective designation for the seven, or eight, sons of Medb and Ailill, all of whom are named Maine: Maine Máithremail and Maine Aithremail, Maine Míngor and Maine Mórgor, Maine Andóe, Maine Milscothach and/or Maine Mó Epert, and Maine Conda(s)gaib/Cotagaib Uile.
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Sources

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[ed.] [tr.] OʼNeill, Joseph [ed. and tr.], “Cath Boinde”, Ériu 2 (1905): 173–185.

TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Based on the Book of Lecan version, with variants from Rawlinson B 512 in the footnotes

[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Ferchuitred Medba”, in: Osborn Bergin, R. I. Best, Kuno Meyer, and J. G. OʼKeeffe (eds), Anecdota from Irish manuscripts, vol. 5, Halle and Dublin, 1913. 17–22.

CELT – edition: <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link> Internet Archive – vols 1-5: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 3-5: <link>

Edition from Rawlinson B 512