and so the gods tumble.

riadach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

An-suimiúil faoin droch-shúil. Is maith liom an smaoineamh taobh thiar den bhearna trí lá, ní maith bás ró-thobann nó ró-tharraingthe amach. Chuala mé faoin bhfód báis ceart go leor agus faoin bhfóidín mearbhaill ach níl an fód báis chomh coitianta.

An rud litriúil é an fóidín mearbhaill? Cheap mé gur bhain sé le cúrsaí meafair .i. sin an uair i saol duine a chuaigh sé le craobhacha. Ós ag caint ar chraobhacha tánn muid, is dócha más rud litriúil é, gurb in an rud a tharla do Shuibhne Rí, i ndiaidh Chath Mhag Rath ar chuala trí bhéim an chloig dó. Is comhtharlúint é, is dócha, go mbaineann an cora cainte sin 'dul le craobhacha' leis an rud céanna. An bhfuilid ag rá mar sin, go bhfuil leagtha amach ag an gcinnte go bhfuil áit áirithe ina dtiocfar mearbhall orainn, faoi mar atá i gceist leis an bhfód báis?

Is áit a bhí sa bhfóidín mearbhaill agus má sheas tú air chuaigh tú ar strae, bheithfeá ag dul timpeall i gciorcail ag teacht ag an spota céanna arís agus arís eile agus ní bheithfeá in ann do bhealach abhaile a dhéánamh.

Only Pat Spillane left to fill your hole[/quote]

That`s some mental image.

905 wrote:

21. What was the threefold death? Name one figure of literature who is said to have died from it? Drowning, hanging/beheading and fire. Was it Conaire Mór who snuffed it in Da Derga's hostel?

Correct, but I'm not sure you could consider Conaire Mór's death an example.

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25. What is an each uisge, and why has it been i mbéal an phobail of late? A water-horse, has there been a spate of hippo attacks in recent weeks?

That would be a dobhareach. You were right for the first though.

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30. What were the two clanns of the fianna called? Hmmm, Finn and his crowd were called something beginning with B and the Mac Morna groups I don't know.

Half-right.

riadach wrote:

905 wrote:

21. What was the threefold death? Name one figure of literature who is said to have died from it? Drowning, hanging/beheading and fire. Was it Conaire Mór who snuffed it in Da Derga's hostel?

Correct, but I'm not sure you could consider Conaire Mór's death an example.

Well the hostel was set afire three times. His thirst was inspired by the druids though, but the hostel's water had gone into putting out the fires. It is tenuous but there is a case for death by fire there. He was, of course, beheaded. And Macc Cecht poured the water down his throat at the end, suggesting death by drowning. The symbolism is there at least.

905 wrote:

riadach wrote:

905 wrote:

21. What was the threefold death? Name one figure of literature who is said to have died from it? Drowning, hanging/beheading and fire. Was it Conaire Mór who snuffed it in Da Derga's hostel?

Correct, but I'm not sure you could consider Conaire Mór's death an example.

Well the hostel was set afire three times. His thirst was inspired by the druids though, but the hostel's water had gone into putting out the fires. It is tenuous but there is a case for death by fire there. He was, of course, beheaded. And Macc Cecht poured the water down his throat at the end, suggesting death by drowning. The symbolism is there at least.

Very true.

Have you ever read tí bhior-ghaoithe an bháis by Keating?

I've never read Keating full stop. My interest in this only goes so far, rarely further than the Norman invasion.

Which threefold death is more representative of Ireland: wounding, drowning and strangling/beheading or fire, drowning and stranglish/beheading?

905 wrote:

I've never read Keating full stop. My interest in this only goes so far, rarely further than the Norman invasion.

Which threefold death is more representative of Ireland: wounding, drowning and strangling/beheading or fire, drowning and stranglish/beheading?

Wait for global warming, then we'll see.