Maine Mingar

Also known as: Mani Mingar · 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 Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert Maine Condageb-uile
  • “‘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 Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert Maine Condageb-uile
  • “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 Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert Maine Condageb-uile
  • “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 Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert Maine Condageb-uile
  • “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 Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert Maine Condageb-uile
  • “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 Aithremail Maine Mathremail Maine Milbel Maine Moepert Maine Condageb-uile
  • “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”
• 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”

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