50 THE BATTLE OF VENTRY. 



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rac fichdha fergach fortamhail dluthmar dana dofreastail iachtac urrlam osnamhach 

 cneadhach crannruadh croidheamhail an comrac sin. Rafnic imoro beim o mac 

 righ Alban don mac sin righ an domhain fo sceimeal a sceith ana taebh cle, co 



910 n-dearrna da chuit cudruma dhe. 



Do connairc Finnachta Fiaclach sin 7 ruc sighi aris ar in minn righ 7 beiris leis 

 he co hairm a raibe Ogarmach ingen righ na Greigi. ' Gabh an minn righ 

 umad/ ar s^ * a Ogarmach, uair ata a n-dan don doman bean da ghabhail 7 ni 

 huaisli bean da n-ghebha he 'na thu-sa' 7 tucadh a gairm righ gos aird. ' Ca fear 



9^5 de dam-sa sin?' ar Ogarmach ' 7 nach maireann d' fianaibh Eirenn ni ara n-didheo- 

 lainn-si righ an domain [fo. 10 a. 2.] do marbad.' 7 tainic d' iarmoracht Finn fon 

 cath 7 do connairc Ferghus Finnbel hi 7 tainic co hairm a raibhi Finn. ' A rifef- 

 ntdh,' ar s6 ' cuimnigh an cathugud maith dorinnis re righ an domain co trasta 7 

 cuimnigh h' aithusa mora mince riam coruici so 7 is mor an t-eigean ata anois 



9' cugad .i. Ogarmach ingen righ na Greigi.' 



Tainic imoro an bhanghaisceadhach chuca fai sin. ' A Finn/ ar si ' is olc an 

 t-fc dhamh thu annsna righaibh 7 annsna tigerrnaibh do thuit leat 7 led muintir 7 

 gidheadh ' ar si ' ni fuil agad-sa lc ann is mor 'na thu fein 7 a maireann dod 

 chlannmaicne.' ' Ni ba fir sin ceana,' ar Finn ' 7 cuirfead do cheann-sa 'sa chosair 



attacked him, and they fought a combat, furious, angry, powerful, close, bold, insup- 

 portable, yelling, ready, groanful, sighing, shaft-red, courageous was that combat. Then a 

 blow from the son of the king of Scotland hit that son of the king of the world under the 

 sheiter of his shield in his left side, so that it made two equal portions of him. 



Finnachta Fiaclach saw that, and again made a rush at the royal diadem, and took it with 

 him to where Ogarmach, the daughter of the king of Greece, was, ' Put on the royal 

 diadem,' said he, ' O Ogannach, as it is the destiny of the world to be got by a woman, 

 and no nobler woman could get it than thou,' And the king's cry was raised for her 

 on high. ' How am I the better for it?' said Ogarmach, 'as there remain not of the 

 fianns of Erinn any on which 1 might avenge the death of the king of the world.' And 

 she went to seek Finn in the battle, and Fergus Finnbel saw her and went where Finn 

 was. * O king ot the fiann,' said he, ' remember the good fighting thou didst against the 

 king of the world just now, and remember thy great and many victories before till 

 this, and great is the need that is coming to thee now, to wit, Ogarmach the daughter 

 of the king of Greece,' 



At that the warrior woman came towards him. ' O Finn,' said she, 'thou art a bad 

 compensation to me for the kmgs and lords that have fallen by thee and by thy people, 

 and though that is so,' said she, ' thou hast no better compensation for it than thine 

 own self and what remains of thy sons.' * That is not true,' said Finn, *and I will lay 



907. /er^hacA MS. 921. saisin MS. 



