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Ferchertne
Ferchertne
1. Bard and faithful companion of the legendary Leinster King Labraid Loingsech. Allusions to him are found in other texts, including a 7th-century life of St Patrick. To him are attributed verses on the destruction of Dind Ríg, which are included in the narrative Orgain Denna Ríg [The Destruction of Dind Ríg], in which he is a character. He and harper Craiphtine accompany Labraid Loingsech into exile. 2. A son of Cairbre and chief poet and entertainer of Conchobar mac Nessa. 3. Loyal bard of Cú Roí. When he learned that his master's wife, Bláithíne, had treacherously brought about his death through her lover Cúchulainn, Ferchertne clasped her in a deadly embrace and jumped off a precipice on the Beare peninsula with her in his arms. |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ferchertne." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ferchertne." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Ferchertne1.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ferchertne." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Ferchertne1.html |
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Ferchertne
Ferchertne, Ferceirtne, Ferche(i)rtne, Fercherdne, Fercertniu, Feircheirdne, Fer Cherdne [Ir., man of precise crafts]. A personification of a descriptive idiom; the name may thus denote any number of admired personages in early Ireland, especially poets, the most cited (but not earliest) of whom is the bard of Cú Roí. See also FECCOL FERCHERTNE.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ferchertne." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ferchertne." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Ferchertne.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ferchertne." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Ferchertne.html |
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