#WyrdWednesday #Celtic: “Close the house!” said Conall to Bélchú. He goes forward and leaves the house open. “Well now, Bélchú,” said Conall, “come into my bed!”
“Nay,” said Bélchú.
“Off with thy head,” said Conall, “unless thou come into the bed.”
“It must needs be,” said Bélchú. Then Bélchú closed the house. When Bélchú had fallen asleep, Conall opens the house. The sons of Bélchú come towards the bed in which their father was and put their three spears through him, so that they killed him. And then Conall arises and plies his sword upon them, so that their brains were scattered about the walls. And he carries their four heads with him eastward until he reached his house before it was morning. So that is the Death of Cet and of Bélchú of Brefne with his sons.`
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#WyrdWednesday #Celtic: `Bélchú of Brefne brought physicians to Conall until he was whole. “It will be even so,” said Bélchú to his sons, “this man will escape from me and will do us no good. Kill ye the man before he goes from us. Come then to him all of you to-morrow night, when I will leave the house open before you, and kill him in his bed.” The man of affliction and great woe, even Conall, knew the evil intent which was harboured against him.`
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#WyrdWednesday #Celtic: `Bélchú of Brefne was the first to come to Cet’s Ford. “This is Cet,” said he. “And here is Conall,” said he. “And henceforth Ireland will be happy, since these two slaughter-hounds have fallen, who ruined Ireland between them.” So saying, he set the butt-end of his spear on Conall.
“Take away thy spear from me, O father!” said Conall.
“Thou art alive,” said Bélchú.
“No thanks to thee,” said Conall, “I am alive.”
“I see it, O Conall,” said Bélchú, “thou wouldst have me slay thee. But I shall not do so, for thou art dead as it is.”
“Thou wouldst not dare to wound even my cloak,” said Conall, “thou wretched old woman!”
“I shall not kill thee now, but there is something else. I shall carry thee with me to my house, and thou shalt be healed with me; and when thou art whole, I shall fight with thee.” So then he lifts him on his back, half dragging him behind, until he reached his house.`
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#WyrdWednesday #Celtic: “Thou shalt not escape to-day, O evil one,” said Cet. “That is my opinion too,” said Conall, `turning towards him. And each of them smites the other so that their shouting and their panting, and the . . . of the horses, and the . . . of their charioteers (?) inciting the heroes who were in Cet’s Ford were heard throughout the wilderness until both fell to this side and that. Cet, however, died forthwith, and Conall fell into a swoon.`
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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `The Leinstermen had a ‘caldron of hospitality’, named Buchet. A guest-house of the men of Erin was the dwelling of that Buchet. From the time he began householding the fire under his caldron was never quenched.`
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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `The Irish myths associate the yew with kingship. In one such story, a swineherd’s vision of a yew tree above the Rock of Cashel was interpreted by the druid, Aodh, as a sign that it should be the inauguration site of the kings of Munster. He also prophesised that the first person to light a fire under the yew tree would become king of Munster. As forseen, Conall Cerc lit a fire beneath the yew and became king.`
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#FairyTaleTuesday #Celtic: `After Cormac had gone on he saw a warrior kindling a fire. He would fetch a great tree-trunk, root, and crown, and would put the trunk on the fire and go to fetch another; and nothing of the first tree-trunk would be left when he returned. And this was the business and labour of that man from the beginning of the world until ist end.“
Later Manannán explained to Cormac: „…the man kindling a fire, he is the victuallers and young noblemen of the world: it is they themselves who consume everything which they labour to produce. ... , and whatever they consume this year, often they pay for it the next year."
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RFz5ygHIw8