Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga in English

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The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

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The Destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel in Irish

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Part of

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The Ulster Cycle

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Written, translated

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written 1100 AD
translated 1910

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Construction:

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of a Greek tragedy
~clearly devided structure¬

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Was originally meant

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To be sung

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

a tragid hero

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Conaire Mór

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Owner of the Hostel

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Da Derga

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Conaire’s foster brothers + what do they do

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Fer Gair , Fer Lí , Fer Rogain
-banished
-attack the hostel

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

the scout for the marauders

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Ingcél Cáech

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

(Female) seer who prophesies the destruction

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Calib

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Nemglan was a… (2)

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-supernatural figure
-“birdman” / “king of the birds”

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

What’s Conaire Mór’s role?

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High King of Ireland

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

what are Conaire’s life and death shaped by?

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sacred taboos (geasa)

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

symbolism of red

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colour red: danger, Otherworld, Da Derga

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Samhain symbolism

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spirits roaming the realm, emboddied by Samuin

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

The literary style mixing prose with metrum (verses)

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Prosimetrum

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Togail Bruidne Dá Derga - The destruction of Da Derga’s Hostel

Historical context: (3)

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-Henry II was allowed to invade Ireland
-Norman control has begun
-still hope