Motif
heroic removal of local oppression
heroic_removal_of_local_oppression
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Liberation, Defense, and Route Clearing. 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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER V. CAT-HEADS AND DOG-HEADS / CHAPTER VI. LOMNA'S HEAD / CHAPTER VII. ILBREC OF ESS RUADH / CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE OF CRUACHAN; lines 9388-9467 confidence: medium
The old man says he is steward to the King of Ireland and that every Samhain a woman from the hill of the Sidhe of Cruachan takes nine of the best cattle from every herd; he names himself Bairnech son of Carbh.
Bairnech names two oppressions affecting the district, and Caoilte and Cascorach end them by killing the cattle-raider and the three wolf-raiders.
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