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Mills, Kristen, “Death, women, and power: theme and structure in Reicne Fothaid Canainne”, Ériu 68 (2018): 65–98.

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“Death, women, and power: theme and structure in Reicne Fothaid Canainne”
Periodical
Ériu 68 (2018)
Breatnach, Liam, and Damian McManus (eds), Ériu 68 (2018), Royal Irish Academy.
Volume
68
Pages
65–98
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy
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Abstract (cited)
This study is a thematic analysis of two understudied Old Irish texts, a poem entitled Reicne Fothaid Canainne and a short prose narrative, describing the death of Fothad Canainne, a leader of a Connacht fían, who, after being killed in battle by Ailill mac Éogain, his rival in love and war, posthumously recites the Reicne from his grave-mound to Ailill's wife. These texts are the most important extant sources for the figure of Fothad Canainne, and give insight into the early Fenian tradition. A Middle Irish prose narrative that expands on the Old Irish prose text is also briefly considered.
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History, society and culture
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Fothad CanannFothad Canann (Canainne)
Fothad Canainne
rival of Finn mac Cumaill; brother to Fothad Airgtech and Fothad Cairptech
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Dennis Groenewegen
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