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speak to her. As the evening approached, she stood up and proceeded 

 to do all the business of the house, as would well become an indus- 

 trious housekeeper. She made a good lairgin, or cake of bread, and 

 placed it before him for his dinner, and dined with him herself. Crund 

 admired her good qualities and proposed to her to become his wife and re- 

 main with him for good. She consented, and they lived happy together 

 till the next great annual Oenach Emna, or public fair of the Ultonians. 

 She went to this fail' with her husband, and here the altercation took 

 place which caused the Ceasnaoiden, "child-birth pains," and debility 

 of the Ultonians. Tbis and the story of the Ceasnaoiden itself are two 

 of the Introductory Tales of the Tain Bo Cuailnge mentioned in my list. 



Uochm&pc 6-ichrie tl&ch&i^eirrgerie Cpemc,Miro. — " Court- 

 ship of Eithne Uatliach, daughter of Crenitkand," 



This story was devoted to the Courtship of Eithie the daughter of 

 Crimthan King of Leinster, who was wooed and won by Aengus, son 

 of Natfraeclx, King of Munster. They were both killed, in the battle 

 of Gill Osnad, Co. Carlow, in the year 489. IS"o detailed account of this 

 courtship has come down to us, but there is a curious and interesting 

 account of the Princess Eithie and her espousal by Aengus, son of 

 Natfraech, iiiLeabhar nali-TJidliri, in the story of the cause of the ban- 

 ishment of the Bern out of Tara, which is, perhaps, the best account 

 of this couple that has come down to us. 



C^diA •owi r innfo .1.- — "Battles now here, i. e." 



C&ch 11111151 Uupi-o. — " Battle of Magli Tured." 

 There are two distinct pieces under this title, for some account of 

 which see my list of translations, near the end of this paper. 

 CacIi U&iUuen. — " Battle of Taillten." 



This battle was fought at Tailten (now Teltown, in Heath), be- 

 tween the Milesian Brothers and the Tuatha Be Banann about A.M. 

 3500, and in it the latter were subdued. The mere fact of the occur- 

 rence of the battle is mentioned in the Book of Invasions. Some de- 

 tails of the battle are given in MS. H. 4, 22, Lib. T. CD., and in the 

 story of Altrom Tigi da Medir, in the Book of Fermoy, Lib. R. I. A. 

 Ca.c1i TII11151 niuq\om&. — " Battle of Magh Miichroma." 

 This battle was fought between Art, the monarch of Erin, and his 

 nephew Mac Con, a Munster Prince, in which the former was slain, 

 a. d. 196. Several paper copies of the tale are preserved in the Li- 

 braries of the Royal Irish Academy, and Trinity College, Dublin. 

 There is a good copy made by Andrew Mac Curtin, about the year 

 1710, in the 0' Curry manuscripts in the Catholic University, and ano- 

 ther in my own possession. 



Ccsrh *Oj\omm& *OaIoc1i *o&p *Oich&i5 qundmec. — "Battle 

 of Drom Daloch, in which the Picts were slaughtered." 

 C&xh 11111151 tl^c'n.—" Battle of Magh Bath." 

 This battle was fought between the monarch Domnall and Congal 



