Maine Condageb-uile

Family: Connaught · Role: son of Ailill and Medb · First appears: The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1

Life events

• Ailill and Medb sent their seven sons to Regamon to obtain cattle.(The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1)
  • With: Ailill Maev Maine Morgor Maine Mingar Maine Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert
  • “‘Some one from us,’ said Ailill, ‘should go to Regamon, that a present of cattle may be brought to us from him; to meet the need that there is on us for feeding the men of Ireland, when the kine are raided from Cualgne.’”
• The seven daughters secretly drove their livestock away and joined the sons of Ailill and Medb.(The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1)
  • With: Maine Morgor Maine Mingar Maine Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert
  • “The maidens drove together their cows and their swine, and their sheep, so that none observed them; and they secretly passed on till they came to the camp of their comrades.”
• Regamon pursued the raiders and defeated Maine Morgor’s party.(The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1)
  • With: Regamon Maine Morgor Maine Mingar Maine Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert
  • “The whole of the pursuing host overtook Mani Morgor, and brought defeat upon him.”
• The maidens carried the livestock to Cruachan and told Ailill and Medb that their sons needed help.(The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1 · 📍 Cruachan)
  • With: Ailill Maev Maine Morgor Maine Mingar Maine Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert
  • “The maidens went to Cruachan, and told all the tale. ‘Thy sons are at Ath Briuin in distress, and have said that help should be brought to them.’”
• Ailill, Medb, and their allies came to help the sons at the ford.(The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1 · 📍 Ath Briuin)
  • With: Ailill Maev Maine Morgor Maine Mingar Maine Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert
  • “The men of Connaught with Ailill, and Medb, and Fergus, and the banished men of Ulster went to Ath Briuin to help their people.”
• A treaty restored Regamon’s herd while his daughters remained with the sons, with cattle provided as their dowry.(The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1 · 📍 Ath Briuin)
  • With: Regamon Maine Morgor Maine Mingar Maine Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert
  • “Restitution of the herd was awarded to Regamon, and the maidens abode with the sons of Ailill and Medb; and seven times twenty milch-cows were given up, as a dowry for the maidens”

The Raid for the Cattle of Regamon · Literal Translation · Part 1

• parent: Ailill “Now the seven sons of Ailill and Medb loved these (daughters): namely the seven Maine, these were Maine Morgor (Maine with great filial love), Maine Mingar (Maine with less filial love), Maine Aithremail (Maine like his father), Maine Mathremail (Maine like his mother), Maine Milbel (Maine with the mouth of honey), Maine Moepert (Maine too great to be described), Maine Condageb-uile”
• parent: Maev “Now the seven sons of Ailill and Medb loved these (daughters): namely the seven Maine, these were Maine Morgor (Maine with great filial love), Maine Mingar (Maine with less filial love), Maine Aithremail (Maine like his father), Maine Mathremail (Maine like his mother), Maine Milbel (Maine with the mouth of honey), Maine Moepert (Maine too great to be described), Maine Condageb-uile”

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Extracted from the original text of Heroic Romances of Ireland. Made with Rho MD.