a THE BA TTLE OF VENTRY. 



mac Faebhairglais 7 Ogarmach ingen righ na Greigi, an bangaiscedhach is ferr 



15 tainic isin doman riam 7 moran do righaibh 7 do tigernaibh ele nach airimter 

 ann so. 



Ar toidieacht imoro don tromsocraide sin co hairm a roibhe airdri in 

 domhuin, ro cinneastair uile encomuirli .i. teacht do ghabhail Eirenn ar ais no ar 

 eigin. Ocus ba he so an adhbar .i. feacht n-aon da n-deachaid Finn mac Cumaill 



20 ar innarbad a hEirinn isin domhun mhor 7 do bhi thoir re bUadain a n-amsaine 

 ag Bolcan ri na Fraingci 7 ro elo bean 7 ingen righ Frangc leis ar thabairt 

 comgradha doibh ar aen do 7 is trid sin ro tinoiledar na sluaig 7 na socraide 

 sin do theacht da dhidhailt ar Eirennchaib. Oir nir bo miadh no maise leisna 

 maithib sin tar 7 tarcaisne do tabairt den Eirennach orrto. 



25 Is ann sin ro fiara^^/ ri in domain : ' Cia bus eolach dam-sa a [fo. i a. 2.] calad- 

 portaib Eirenn ? ' ar se. ' Dogen fireolas duit,' arsa Glas mac Dreamhain ' 7 ataim 

 fein ar innarbad o Finn mac Cumaill 7 berad eolus ar caladaibh redhi rofairsingi 

 na Eirenn dib-si ' ar se. 



Is ann sin tangadar na sluaig 7 na socraide linmara 7 na teaghlaigi taibsemacha 



30 sin isin oirear ara bhadhar a longa 7 a laigeanga 7 ro hinnled leo a cuafrre 7 

 a cairpthi, a curaigh 7 a caemhlonga 7 ro cwrbadh amach cliatha cuanna certa 

 crannrighne cruadhramadh 7 dorinneadar imram tren togharadh dianlaidir degh- 



Ogarmach the daughter of the king of Greece, the best woman-warrior that ever came 

 into the world, and a great number of other kings and lords that are not enumer- 

 ated here. 



Now, when this weighty host had come where the high-king of the world was, 

 they all fixed upon one plan, namely, to go and to take Erinn by fair means or 

 foul. And this was the cause thereof. Once Finn the son of Cumall had been 

 expelled from Erinn into the great world, and he was in the east during one year 

 doing military service with Vulcan the king of France, and the wife and the daughter 

 of the king of the Franks eloped with him, having both bestowed equal love upon him. 

 And therefore those hosts and multitudes assembled to go and take revenge for it on 

 the rnen of Erinn. For those brave ones did not think it honourable nor seemly that 

 contcmpt and contumely should come upon them by a man of Erinn. 



It was then the king of the world asked : ' Who is there that can be my guide in 

 the harboursteads of Erinn ? ' he said. * I shall guide thee true,' said Glas the son of 

 Dreman. ' For I am myself expelled by Finn the son of Cumali, and I shall guide 

 you about the smooth very broad harbours of Erinn,' said he. 



Then came those numerous hosts and armies, and those proud henchmen to the 

 harbour where their ships were, and their caravels ; and their vessels and boats, 

 their coracles and their beautiful ships were then made ready by them, and the 

 trim straight oars with stiff shafts and hard bladcs were got out, and they made 



