Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland, fyc. 101 



sessed, were the province of Gailian, (i. e. the province of Leinster), and the province of Olnecmaoli t, 

 (i. e. the province of Connaught). In the first place the province of Gailian was occupied by the 

 race of Labhraidh Loingsech, and the province of Connaught was the peculiar inheritance of the 

 race of Cobhthach Coelbregh ; wherefore it (i. e. the province of Connaught) was given to Medhbh 

 before every other province. (The reason that the government of this land was given to Medhbh is, 

 because there was none of the race of Eochaidh fit to receive it but herself, for Lughaidh was not fit, 

 for action at the time). And whenever, therefore, the monarchy of Erin was enjoyed by any of the 

 descendants of Cobhthach Coelbregh, the province of Connaught was his ruidles (i. e. his native prin- 

 cipality). And for this reason they were interred at Oenach na Cruachna. But they were interred 

 at Brugh from the time of Crimhthann (Niadh-nar), to the time of Loeghaire, the son of Niall, ex- 

 cept three persons, namely, Art, the son of Conn, and Cormac, the son of Art, and Niall of tin- 

 Nine Hostages. 



" We have already mentioned the cause for which Cormac was not interred there. The reason 

 why Art was not interred there is, because he ' believed,' the day before the battle of Muceramma 

 was fought, and he predicted the Faith, (i. e. that Christianity would prevail in Erin), and he said 

 that his own grave would be at Dumha Dergluachra, where Treoit [Trevet] is at this day, as he 

 mentioned in a poem which he composed, viz. Cain do denda den, (i. e. a poem which Art com- 

 posed, the beginning of which is Cain do denna den, &c.) When his (Art's) body was afterwards 

 carried eastwards to Dumha Dergluachra, if all the men of Erin were drawing it thence, they could 

 not, so that he was interred in that place, because there was a Catholic church to be afterwards at 

 the place where he was interred (i. e. Treoit hodie) because the truth and the Faith had been revealed 

 to him through his regal righteousness. 



" Where Niall was interred was at Ochain, whence the hill was called Ochain, i. e. Och Caine, 

 i. e. from the sighing and lamentation which the men of Erin made in lamenting Niall. 



" Conaire More was interred at Magh Feci in Bregia (i. e. at Fert Conaire) ; however some say 

 that it was Couaire Carpraige was interred there, and not Conaire Mor, and that Conaire Mor was 

 the third king who was interred at Tara, viz. Conaire, Loeghaire, and * * * *. 



" At Tailltin the kings of Ulster were used to bury, viz. Ollamh Fodhla, with his descendants 

 down to Conehobhar, who wished that he should be carried to a place between Slea and the sea, 

 with his face to the east, on account of the Faith which he had embraced. 



" The nobles of the Tuatha De Danann were used to bury at Brugh, (i. e. the Dagda with his 

 three sons ; also Lughaidh, and Oe, and Ollam, and Ogma, and Etan, the Poetess, and Corpre, the 

 son of Etan,) and Cremhthann followed them because his wife Nar was of the Tuatha Dea, and 

 it was she solicited him that he should adopt Brugh as a burial-place for himself and his descend- 

 ants, and this was the cause that they did not bury at Cruachan. 



" The Lagenians (i. e. Cathair with his race and the kings who were before them) were buried at 

 Oenach Ailbhe. The Clann Dedad (i. e. the race of Conaire and Erna) at Temhair Erann ; the men of 

 Munster (i. e. the Dergthene) at Oenach Culi, and Oenach Colmain ; and the Connacians at Cruachan." 



The preceding document will, I think, be sufficient to satisfy all rational 

 inquirers of the visionary character of the hypothesis of the Round Towers 



