#MythologyMonday: `To restore the fertility of #Ireland, the blood of #Ségda from the #Otherworld should have been spilled. His mother #Rigrú, queen of the Isle of Promise, `Tír Tairngire`, offered a cow as a substitute sacrifice. When the `skin pouches` on the animal's sides were opened, a one-legged bird and a twelve-legged bird flew out. From their fight, the one-legged bird emerged victorious. This unusual creature stood for Ségda, who won because he was an innocent child. The men of #Ireland around #Conn of the Hundred Battles, represented by the twelve-legged bird, were wrong.` #Celtic
Source: Sylvia Botherroyd `#Irland`