Indo-European linguistics and classical philology
N. Yu. Zhivlova Ériu and Codal: raising up a goddess and an island (pp. 264–272)
Author
N. Yu. Zhivlova (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
Pages\n 264–272
Summary\n
This contribution deals with the dinnṡenchas of Benn Codail. This text tell the story of the goddess Ériu raised and fed by Codal Corrcichech (Round-breasted). Benn Codail is sometimes equated with Ireland’s Eye, an island near Dublin. However, a number of medieval Irish texts describe Codal as a hill on a plain and an abode of kings in the North of Ireland. Possession of Codal was a prerequisite of kingship: Conn of the Hundred Battles and Níall of Nine Hostages are described as being “of Codail”, and Saint Columba as “the grandson of the King of Codal”. Some texts also mention Loch Codail and Síd Codail, seemingly in Meath, but it is hard to tell how (and if) they are connected to the Codal of kings. At the same time, Codal (“the hide”) could be a symbol for Ireland as a whole (even if it existed as a real place). Keywordsа: dinnṡenchas, Benn Codail, medieval Irish texts, Old Irish, Celtic studies, etymology, Ireland in Middle Ages.
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