Corp Liath

Also known as: Corp Liath (the Gray) · First appears: The Raid for Dartaid's Cattle · Literal Translation · Part 1

Corp Liath was the son of Tassach. At Imlech Dartaid, his forces defeated the Connaught party: Dartaid and the sons of Connaught’s kings fell, while Orlam mac Ailill and eight others escaped with the cattle. The account says that “in that place fell the sons of the kings of Connaught, together with the warriors who had gone with them, all except Orlam and eight others, who carried away with them the kine, even the forty milch-cows, and fifty heifers.”

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Life events

• Corp Liath's forces defeated the Connaught party; Dartaid and the Connaught kings' sons fell, while Orlam escaped with the cattle.(The Raid for Dartaid's Cattle · Literal Translation · Part 1 · 📍 Imlech Dartaid)
  • With: Orlam mac Ailill Dartaid
  • “in that place fell the sons of the kings of Connaught, together with the warriors who had gone with them, all except Orlam and eight others, who carried away with them the kine, even the forty milch-cows, and fifty heifers, [so that they came into the land of Connaught]; but the maiden fell at the beginning of the fight.”

The Raid for Dartaid's Cattle · Literal Translation · Part 1

• parent: Tassach “Corp Liath (the Gray),] who was the son of Tassach.”
• enemies with Orlam mac Ailill “A battle was fought], and in that place fell the sons of the kings of Connaught, together with the warriors who had gone with them, all except Orlam and eight others, who carried away with them the kine, even the forty milch-cows, and fifty heifers”
• with Tecmall (The figures promise to meet Corp Liath.) “‘And now’ said the woman, ‘we depart to meet thee to-morrow at the ninth hour.’”
• with Coscrad (Coscrad is named among the figures who speak with Corp Liath.) “‘Tecmall and Coscrad (Gathering of Hosts, and Destruction),’ said they.”

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