Colleen Brooke

Promising a plot summary was overzealous if you know anything about this text please reach out or if you want any more info on it just ask , I got 8 pages transcribed today, and Kelly's hand whilst better than his letters was still difficult to read. But I have preliminary findings. First the text opens with summary on Conn Cetathatch Reign with explicit mention of him Slaying Caithair Mhor during the battle of Magh maqha (Possibly Cath Magh Mucrama's ill have to check)which seems to repeat a tradition in the book of invasions.

Kelly transliterates names oddly , though I don't speak Irish, so maybe it's just because these translations are from before name standardisation. Cumhall is introduced as abroad a tradition that seems interesting to me when comparing with lays that deal with the subject in the dunaire fionn. I also have no idea what Kelly's exemplar manuscript is, but I can confirm it's in his hand. I am very familiar with his handwriting

The text seems long, really long. The last page I transcribed was the 8th after about 6 pages of the description of Cumhalls sea voyage back to Ireland.

It recounted how Cumhall plundered munster and Meath. His reason for this is because he felt like the chief of kingship. Which motivated the king's of Ireland to appeal to Conn. The absence of Tadg mac Nuadat from what I've read so far is interesting too.

By the way I looked up A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (2004) by James MacKillop, and Cath Maige Mucrama was about Lugaid mac Con slaying Art and Eógan. It was not about Conn and Cathaír Mór.

Attached to this post are screenshot of a transcript of a now lost manuscript of the literary version of the Cath Cnucha (Battle of knock) known more famously from its older cousin the Fotha catha Cnucha. This transcription is from the Irish-American newspaper issues October 1884 to January 1885.

The transcription seems to present a version of the story of the battle between Tadg mac Nuada and Cumhall mac Trenmoir with detail not found elsewhere as well as information on the conception of Fionn Mac Cumhaill

The literary version of Cath Cnucha remains critically unedited, and as far as I am aware outside of manuscripts, this transcription is the only treatment it has gotten despite folk versions being widely available in publication. It is, in my opinion, a tragedy that this Fenian cycle text remains unavailable for the reading of the modern public. This leads me to a threefold request for all who are willing to listen. These are three fold , firstly to all those in the US with access to libraries that may contain this newspaper and its issues please check if these issues are in better condition and avaliable please transcribe what is illegible or damaged in the scanned copies. The publication issues with damaged or inaccessible text are

4th October 1884

11 October 1884

18th October 1884

6th December 1884

20th December 1884

If the missing portions of the transcription can be recovered it is my hopes to make them freely avaliable online for the end goal of it being easier.

For those who understand early modern Irish orthography, I ask you to aid in the transliteration what is here to modern Irish orthography. The second would be for translation into modern Irish which from there we could translate to English.

The end goal is to make a freely avaliable none critical edition of the text to at least allow it to be studied or enjoyed by a broader audience. I, however, lack the skill to do it myself and am seeking the aid of others in this endeavour. I am no trained celticist. I am simply a folklorist and historian who recognises his limits. Please reblog to spread the word. I understand this is unusual but I am passionate about the fenian cycle enough to pursue this.

For those currently pursuing a masters or doctorate in celtic studies an edition of Cath Cnocha would be valuable to the field according to me

These screenshots are based on the scans from the central research library and are damaged or incomplete. Each can be found on

Kimblee and Miles fit well to be Spongebob and Squidward.

I'LL POST ANOTHER PARODY LATER. The reason why I'm taking forever on the Episodes is because I have to finish school.

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Join in if you’re girl positive but also ready to throw down

Knowing canon, one of Roy’s hobbies is definitely playing Chess and I’d expand that to even other strategy games both in and outside of Amestris. No clue what to give Roy for a birthday gift? No problem, just get him some strategy board game.

Another hobby includes annoying Edward but we knew that already

I was in rocks and minerals for my Science Olympiad team, so I had to learn the nitty gritty.

Also rainbow obsidian and rutile

Don’t Ship It

Why don’t you ship it?

It absolutely rubs me the wrong way. I honestly hate any Homonculus/Human ship because the power dynamic is too great and also it’s hella unhealthy. I can make an exception maybe for Greed because he’s the most human of them all mentally and yeah, Wrath and his wife are fine because that's canon I guess, but Kimblee and Envy? Not for me.

What would have made you like it?

Nothing probably. I like Envy as a character, but I can’t really see any of the Homunculi in any sort of Romantic relationship.

Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?