tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post6996100223826446972..comments2023-08-22T12:40:01.243-07:00Comments on Searching for Imbas: MuirgeiltErynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297413089914906458noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-6259974833754338232011-10-22T13:38:28.143-07:002011-10-22T13:38:28.143-07:00Hmmm. I think you're right. I was probably con...Hmmm. I think you're right. I was probably conflating a couple of different versions. I was working from several online sources:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=V01-76iQ48gC&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=muirgeilt&source=bl&ots=H5jyYZIxWw&sig=5j7jiCjQTvKpEAr27g3uLWCddpc&hl=en&ei=_OihTrStFo3isQKZ5ZzABQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CGEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=muirgeilt&f=false<br /><br />This bit from the Annals found here: http://patflannery.com/IrishHistory/AnnalsOfTheFourMasters.htm#Annal_M500<br /><br />M558.2<br /><br />In this year was taken the Mermaid, i.e. Liban, the daughter of Eochaidh, son of Muireadh, on the strand of Ollarbha, in the net of Beoan, son of Inli, the fisherman of Comhgall of Beannchair.<br /><br />And this: http://pivarski.watson.org/mermaid_saint/joyce.html<br /><br />I suspect I was so busy multitasking when I wrote this that I had her appearing several paragraphs too early. She was mentioned a few times before the flood but was not specifically named as the keeper of the well. My error, and thanks for pointing it out.Erynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297413089914906458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-75776381525871562262011-10-22T10:05:55.981-07:002011-10-22T10:05:55.981-07:00I may not be remembering correctly, but Lí Ban did...I may not be remembering correctly, but Lí Ban didn't come into the story until after the flood; she was not responsible for the well's overflowing, nor was she the woman who tended it (I think that was just a miscellaneous nameless woman), she was just one of the people who was able to survive the disaster, and probably the most interesting of those for a variety of reasons...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-35151714071962927372011-10-22T00:17:10.911-07:002011-10-22T00:17:10.911-07:00Yeah, but what would you do with it? ;)Yeah, but what would you do with it? ;)Erynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297413089914906458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-65419035511493084152011-10-22T00:14:57.588-07:002011-10-22T00:14:57.588-07:00Now you have me wanting to make a salmon-shaped fe...Now you have me wanting to make a salmon-shaped feathered cloak!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-16164675870022588472011-10-21T20:16:02.172-07:002011-10-21T20:16:02.172-07:00Indeed. There are so many strange and wonderful th...Indeed. There are so many strange and wonderful things in Irish mythology, aren't there?Erynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297413089914906458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-76784418607957649732011-10-21T20:14:26.771-07:002011-10-21T20:14:26.771-07:00Oh what a fascinating story and dream indeed. May ...Oh what a fascinating story and dream indeed. May my dreams be so interesting this evening.<br /><br />-SoliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-13103950540114311812011-10-21T19:08:12.169-07:002011-10-21T19:08:12.169-07:00You're welcome. I thought you'd like this ...You're welcome. I thought you'd like this one. ;)Erynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297413089914906458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245968337172165533.post-80430378965983534442011-10-21T18:10:47.310-07:002011-10-21T18:10:47.310-07:00Oh, my dreams have been intriguing of late. *chuck...Oh, my dreams have been intriguing of late. *chuckles* Some of it's the new meds, though. Thank you for sharing this.Lysanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624205720202491058noreply@blogger.com