Ochall Ochne
King of the síd at Cruachan, whose pig-keeper quarrels with the keeper of Bodb of Munster.
Overview
Ochall Ochne is king of the síd at Cruachan and there is bad blood between him and Bodb, the king of the Munster síd. Their pig-keepers, Rucht for Ochall and Friuch for Bodb, are good friends until people stir up talk about whose has the greater power. Ochall's steward Fuidell sees the two birds the keepers have become, and the quarrel ends in the two bulls.
Connections
Related characters
- Bodb (rival king, with bad blood between them)
- Fuidell mac Fiadmire (his steward)
- Rucht (his pig-keeper)
Places
- Cruachan (where his síd is)
- Síd ar Femen
Appears in chapters
Appears in
- Ochall Ochne's pig-keeper Rucht spends a year here in the shape of a bird of prey, quarrelling with Bodb's pig-keeper Friuch, then a second year at the síd on Femen Plain. At Cruachan. In The Quarrel of the Two Pig-keepers, and how the Bulls were Begotten.
- Friuch and Rucht spent a year as birds of prey at the síd on Femen Plain, after a year at Ochall's síd at Cruachan. At Síd ar Femen. In The Quarrel of the Two Pig-keepers, and how the Bulls were Begotten.