Tochmarc Ferbe
Background information
Annals of the Four Masters
M5069.1 Eochaidh Feidhleach, son of Finn, son of Finnlogha, after having been twelve years in the sovereignty of Ireland, died at Teamhair [Tara].
Lebor Gabála Érenn (Macalister), Volume 5
p. 299 Eochu Feidlech took the kingship of Ireland for a space of twelve years … till he fell in Temair.
The History of Ireland (Geoffrey Keating), Volume 2
pp. 185-189 Eochaidh Feidhlioch … held the sovereignty of Ireland twelve years. … He was called Eochaidh Feidhlioch, for he suffered long from sighing, for feidhil means ‘long’, and uch means ‘a sigh’, hence Feidhlioch means ‘a long sigh’. For his heart was never without a sigh since he slew his sons in the Battle of Drom Criaidh until his own death. … Eochaidh gave the kingdom of Connaught to Tinne son of Connraidh, and gave him his own daughter, Meadhbh, in marriage. … Meadhbh continued for a long time afterwards to be the wife of Tinne son of Connraidh, till he fell at Tara by the hand of Monuidhir, who was called Mac Ceacht. Now Meadhbh held for ten years the sovereignty of Connaught after Tinne without living with any man publicly, but living privately with whatever man pleased her fancy. After this, Meadhbh took for her husband Oilill Mor son of Rossa Ruadh, a Leinsterman. Mada Muirisc, a Connaughtwoman, was his mother. And Meadbh bore to Oilill seven sons, namely, the seven Maines.
Táin Bó Cúalnge (O’Rahilly)
p. 142 The seven Maines, including Maine Mórgor (See Section 9)
Cath Boinde (O’Neill)
p. 185 (198) The seven Maines, including Maine Mórgor (See Section 9)
Tochmarc Emire (Meyer)
p. 69 (99) The iern-gual (iron-coal) (See Section 11)
Lectures of the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History (O’Curry)
List of Historic Tales in the Book of Leinster includes:
Tain bo Chualgne (The Cow-spoil of Cuailgne), p. 584 (620)
Tochmarc Feirbe (The Courtship of Ferb), p. 585 (621)
Fis Conchobair (The Vision of Conchobhar), p. 592 (628)
Airec Menman Uraird Maic Coise (Byrne), Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts, Volume 2
List of the gnathscela Herenn includes:
Tain Bo Cuailngni, p. 43 (139), §3, line 6
Fis Concobair, p. 46 (142), §7, line 2
R = The Rennes Dindshenchas (Stokes), Revue Celtique, 15-16, 1894-1895
M = The Metrical Dindshenchas (Gwynn)
B = The Bodleian Dinnshenchas (Stokes), Folklore, 3, 1892
S = Silva Gadelica (O’Grady), Volume 2
S: Connachta (See Section 2), p. 509 (544)
R: Emain Macha §161 (See Section 5), Part 5, pp. 279-283
M: Emain Macha (See Section 5), Volume 4, pp. 309-311, p. 459
R: Mag n-Ái §69 (See Section 19), Part 2, p. 469, (‘Mag n-Ái’)
M: Mag nAi (See Section 19), Volume 3, p. 381, p. 548
S: Mágh nAei (See Section 19), p. 539 (574)
B: Mag Cruachan §27 (See Section 9), pp. 492-493, (‘Mag Cruachan’)
B: Maine Mórgor in Ath Cliath la Connachta §26 (See Section 9), p. 492, (‘Ath Cliath la Connachta’)
S: Olnécmacht (See Section 19), p. 509 (544)
Cóir Anmann: Fitness of Names (Stokes), Irische Texte, Ser. III.2
Connachta §76 (See Section 2), p. 325, p. 414
Cruachu (in Medb of Cruachu §274) (See Section 4), p. 403, p. 424
Cú Chulainn §266 (See Section 10), pp. 399-401, p. 423
Eochaid Feidlech §102 (See Section 8), p. 331, p. 415
Fomoraig §234 (See Section 9), p. 383, p. 421
Maine Mórgar §233 (See Section 9), p. 383, p. 421
Ulaid §245 (See Section 7), pp. 387-389, p. 422
Wikipedia
Book of Leinster
British Library, MS Egerton 1782
Ulster Cycle
Táin Bó Cúailgne
Ailill mac Máta; Kings of Connacht
Badb
Bricriu
Cathbad
Conchobar mac Nessa; Kings of Ulster
Cú Chulainn
Donn Cuailgne
Eochu Feidlech; High Kings of Ireland
Findabair
Fomorians
Medb
Mugain
Cooley peninsula
Devenish Island
Emain Macha
Rathcroghan (Cruachan)
Voices from the Dawn
Rathcroghan
Early Christian Ireland
Devenish Island