Motif
Fairy-women lament as origin of a named wail
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland MORTALS / IMMORTALS / TAIN BO FRAICH / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH; lines 9528-9700 confidence: high
Fairies depart at the Liss, cry over Fraech, and the lament is identified as the first Ban-Shee Wail; the note glosses Ban Side as fairy women.
The passage explicitly says the fairies' lament over Fraech is the first time the Ban-Shee Wail was heard.
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