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The Tain (Paperback)
Joseph Dunn
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The Tain (Paperback)
Anonymous; Translated by Joseph Dunn
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R439
Discovery Miles 4 390
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ONCE of a time, that Ailill and Medb had spread their royal bed in
Cruachan, the stronghold of Connacht, such was the pillow talk that
befell betwixt them: Quoth Ailill: 'True is the saying, lady, 'She
is a well off woman that is a rich man's wife.'' 'Aye, that she is,
' answered the wife; 'but wherefore opin'st thou so?' 'For this, '
Ailill replied, 'that thou art this day better off than the day
that first I took thee.' Then answered Medb: 'As well off was I
before I ever saw thee.' 'It was a wealth, forsooth, we never heard
nor knew of, ' Ailill said; 'but a woman's wealth was all thou
hadst, and foes from lands next thine were used to carry off the
spoil and booty that they took from thee.' 'Not so was I, ' quoth
Medb; 'the High King of Erin himself was my sire, Eocho Fedlech
('the Enduring') son of Finn, by name, who was son of Findoman, son
of Finden, son of Findguin, son of Rogen Ruad ('the Red'), son of
Rigen, son of Blathacht, son of Beothacht, son of Enna Agnech, son
of Oengus Turbech. Of daughters, had he six: Derbriu, Ethne and
Ele, Clothru, Mugain and Medb, myself, that was the noblest and
seemliest of
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