MsStick
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Joined: 5/4/2006 From: Ireland Status: offline
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KG - the Morrigan is the Irish Goddess of battle. Among other things. She took her mates when and how she liked, as did Maedbh. She prophesied and stirred the shit. She moved with grace and ease through the worlds, and it was she the warrior CúChulainn stupidly refused... leading to his eventual downfall. The best refs to her, and Maedbh, are in the Táin Bó Cuailgne, also known as the Cattle raid of Cooley, or simply the Táin. (Thomas Kinsella's translation is the easiest to obtain, it can also be found online). Saying that, the versions are skewed somewhat due to the translations of Christian scribes, and the lack of understanding of the original context of much of the references. Google will turn up much for your interest, but the original sources are always the best. I live in the same county as Rath Cruachan; the site of Maedbh's royal palace and the Morrigan's cave. It adds a certain interest to be so close
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Ms. Stick Is Minic a bhris béal duine a shrón! It's often that people's mouths break their noses!
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