Motif
place-name origin from death or animal sign
place_name_origin_from_death_or_animal_sign
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Tears, Transformation, and Memorialization. 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 Part I / LITERAL TRANSLATION / TAIN BO FRAICH / PART II; lines 10427-10468 confidence: high
At Ard Uan Echach, Bicne dies while cows are driven, by trampling or tossing; Loegaire is named as his father, Conall Cernach as chief, and Inver-Bicne as a name preserving grief for him.
The passage explains Inver-Bicne from Bicne's death and Bangor's Strand of Horns from cattle shedding their horns.
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