THE BATTLE OF VENTRY. 15 



7 Ograidhe a Maenmach 7 an Suirgeach o Leamain 7 an Seanchrt o Sinainn 7 

 Midir a Brigh Leith 7 Feilim Nuacrothat-/? mac Nocheadail 7 Donn a Sidh Beac- 260 

 uisci 7 Dreagan Dronuallar// 7 Yer an [fo. 3 b. 2.] berla bhinn on Bhoinn 7 Cathal 

 Crithchosach ri Berrnain Eili 7 Donn Fritgrine 7 Donn Duma 7 Donn Teimeach 

 7 Donn Seanchnuic 7 Donn Chnuic an Dois 7 Brat Riabhach 7 Dolb Dedsolus a 

 sidhaibh 7 coic mic Finn a Sidh Cairnn Chain 7 Finnbharr Meagha Siuil 7 Sigh- 

 mall hua ]\Iidir 7 Ilb^rac mac Manannain 7 Nemannach mac Aenghusa 7 Lir 265 

 Sithi Finnach(7z'</ 7 Abhartach mac IUathaz^ 7 moran eili do maithib Tuaithe De 

 Danand nach airimter ann so. 



Tainic dana na sluaig 7 na socraide sin a crichaib Ciaraighi Luachra 7 co 

 Sliabh mongruadh Mis 7 assin co cuan Finntragha. * A Tuatha De Danand,'Jar 

 Abhartach 'eirgedh meid meanman 7 aignedh indaibh re hagaid chatha Finn- 270 

 tragha, uair biaidh se la 7 \Madain 'ga cur 7 biaidh gnim gach enfir dib 'ga innisin 

 00 deireadh an domhain 7 comaill/a^/^ na briathra mora doberthai isna tighibh n-ola.' 



Eirig, a Ghlais mic Dreamafn,' ar Bodhbh Derg mac an Daghdha * d' fogra catha 

 dam-sa co righ in domhain.' Do ghluais Glas roimhe mar a raibhe ri in domhain. 

 'A anam, a Ghlais/ ar ri an domhain *in iad fiana Eirenn sud?' ' Ni hiad,' ariys 

 Glas ' acht drem eili d' feraibh Eirenn nach lamhann beth ar uachtar talman, acht 



of Mag Sainb, and the Segsa from Segais, and Ferdron from Laigis (Leix), and the Glas 

 from Bruinne Breg, and Airgetlam (Silver-hand) from the Shannon, and Ograide from 

 Maenmag, and the Suirgech from Lemain, and the Sencha from the Shannon, and Midir 

 from Brig Leith, and Feilim Nuacrothach, the son of Nochedal, and Donn from Sid Bec- 

 Uisci (the Sid of the Little Water, and Dregan Dronuallach (the Strong and Proud), and 

 Fer an Berla Bhinn (the man of the Sweet Speech) from the Boyne, and Cathal Crlth- 

 chosach (of the Trembhng Feet) the king of Bernan Eile,and Donn Fritgrine, and Donn 

 Duma, and Donn Teimech, and Donn Senchnuic, and Donn Chnuic an Dois, and Brat 

 Riabhach (the Swarthy), and Dolb Dedsolus (the Bright-toothed) from the Sids, and the 

 five sons of Finn from Sid Cairn Chain, and Finnbarr of Mega Siul, and Sigmall, the 

 grandson of Midir, and Ilberach, the son of Manannan, and Nemannach,the son of Aengus, 

 and Lir of Sid Finnachaid, and Abartach the son of Ildathach (the INIany-coIoured), and 

 a great many other nobles of the Tuatha De Danand who are not enumerated here. 



Now, these hosts and armies came into Ciarraige Luachra (Kerry) and to red-maned 

 Slieve iMis, and thence to Ventry Harbour. 'O Tuatha De Danand,' said Abartach, 



* let a high spirit and courage arise within you in the face of the battle of Ventry, For 

 it will last for a day and a year, and the deed of every single man of you will be related 

 to the end of the w^orld, and fulfil now the big words ye have uttered in the drinking- 

 houses.' 'Arise, O Glas, son of Dreman,'said BodbDergthesonof the Dagda,'to announce 

 combat for me to the king of the world.' Glas went where the king of the world was. 

 ' O soul, O Glas,' said the king of the world, ' are those yonder the fianns of Erinn ? ' 

 ' Not they,' said Glas, ' but another lot of the men of Erinn, that dare not to be on 



