THE BATTLE OF VENTRY. 13 



do, tuc urrcur de uimpe co n-derrna smirspairti fola cro da curp am .i. a croicinn 7 

 tuc an chois thailc troighleathan rena ghualainn do 7 do iharraing an ceann da 

 cholainn 7 do comhaidh an gnimh. 



' Atre buaidh 7 beannachtain,' ar Conncrithir * 7 eirigh romad anocht co teach 

 m' athar-sa co Teamair Luacra .i. Bran mac Feabail 7 abair re Bran Tuatha 225 

 De Dhanann do thimsachad uili d' ar cabhair 7 eirig assin a marach co fianaibh 

 Eirenn.' Qais tainic Taistellach roime tar eis an comraic sin co dunadh Brain 

 mic Feabhail 7 do innis a scela uiH co himlan doibh. 



Dochuaidh imoro Bran mac Feabhail do thinol 7 do thoitheastal Thuaithi De 

 Danand 7 dochuaidh co Dun Seasnain Seanghabhra a n-ibh Conaill Gabhra 7 230 

 do bi fleagh ag a caitheam ann 7 moran d' ogaibh Tuaithe De Danand ann 7 do 

 badar tri saermacaim Tuaithe De Danand ann .i. Ilbreach mac Manannain 7 

 Nemhannach mac Aenghusa 7 Sighmall hua Midir 7 ro cuirsed failti re Bran mac 

 Feabail 7 dobh' ail fosaig do denamh do. 'A oga,' ar Bran 'ata eigin is mo 'na sin 

 orainn ' 7 do gab ag innisin a scel doib 7 ac innisin an eigin a raibhi a mac .i. Conn- 235 

 crithir. ' An-sa agam-sa anocht,' ar Seasnan '7 rachaz'^ mo mac .i. Dolb mac Seas- 

 naln co Bodhb Derg mac an Daghdha 7 timsoch didTuatha De Danand chugainn.' 



7 dorinnedar amlaid sin 7 dochuaidh Dolb mac Seasnain roime co Sith 

 [fo. 3 b. I.] Bhan Finn os Feimeanmuidh 7 is ann do bhi Bodhbh Derg mac an 



reached the height of his shoulder, and the stone that was near him, he made a cast at 

 him with it, so that he made bloody lumps of marrow of his body forsooth, to wit, 

 of his skin, and he put his strong, broad-soled foot against his shoulder, and tore his 

 head ofF his body, and boasted of his deed. 



' iNIay victory and blessing attend thee,' said Conncrithir, ' and go now to-night to the 

 house of my father to Temair Luachra, namely, to Bran the son of Febal, and tell Bran 

 to assemble all the Tuatha De Danand to help us, and thence betake thyself on the 

 morrow to the fianns of Erinn.' And Taistellach went his way aftcr that combat to 

 the fort of Bran the son of Febal, and related all his tidings to them completely. 



Then Bran the son of Febal went to gather and muster the Tuatha De Danand, and 

 he went to Dun Sesnain Sengabra in Hy Conaill Gabra, and there was a feast being 

 held there, and a great number of the youths of the Tuatha De Danand were there, 

 and there were three noble sons of the Tuatha De Danand, namely, Ilbrech the son of 

 INIanannan, and Nemannach (the Pearly) the son of Oengus, and Signiall the grandson 

 of iVIidir, and they made Bran the son of Febal welcome, and desired him to stay. ' O 

 youths,' said Bran, ' there is greatcr need than that for you,' and he began to tell them 

 his story and to relate to them the strait that his son Conncrithir was in, ' Stay with 

 me to-night,' said Sesnan, 'and my son Dolb the son of Sesnan will go to Bodb Derg (the 

 Red), the son of the Dagda (the good god), and gather the Tuatha De Danand to us.' 



And so they did, and Dolb the son of Sesnan went to Sid Ban Finn (the Sid of the 



228. sceila MS. 



