O'Looney — Historic Tales in Irish. 225 



Ua Corra" comes next in the list of Historic Tales in the Book of Leinster, 

 but it is omitted in the present list from MS. H. 3. 17. The tale is, 

 however, well preserved in the Book of Ferrnoy, and well described 

 by O'Curry in his Lectures on the MS. Materials of Irish History.] 



Imp^in Lumge Tnuficepc&i^ 111&1C &pc&. — "Navigation of 

 the ship of Murchertach Mac Ere." 



A short sketch of this Imram or voyage is preserved in MS. H. 

 3. 17., Lib. T. C. D. Murchertach MacErca, the hero of this tale, was 

 grandson of Eogan, from whom Tir Eogain is so called, and from whom, 

 the Clanna Neill are descended. For some account of him see the 

 Irish version of Nennius (Ir. Archaeol. Soc), and the account of his 

 death preserved in the Yellow Book of Lecan(Lib. T. C. L\, H. 2. 16). 



Loingep bpi "Leith. — " Navigation (or Exile) of Bri Leith." 



I have not been able to find any trace of this tale. Perhaps it 

 may be the Longeas or exile of Bri Bruach Breac, daughter of Midir, 

 who is stated in the Bindsenchas of Brigh Leith to have fled to that 

 place with her sweetheart, Liath, son of Celtchair of Cucdand : hence 

 the name Brigh Leith. See Book of Lecan, folio 262, a. a., and MS., 

 H. 3. 3., Lib., T.C.D. 



Loing&p Dfi&c&iTh — "Navigation (or Exile) of Bracan." 



This tale is quoted as an authority in the Bindsenchas of Coire 

 Brecain, the well-known eddy of that name between the north-east 

 coast of Erin and Ceann Tire (now Cantire) in Scotland. In this 

 account Bracan is stated to have been the son of Partholon, who came 

 towards Erin before his father, and who was drowned in the Coire, 

 i. e., the boiler or whirlpool, called after him Coire Bracain, i. e., 

 Bracan 1 s Boiler. Cormac MacCullinan quotes an abstract of this tale 

 in his Glossary, sub voce Coire Breccain, where it is stated that Braccan, 

 from whom Caire Braccain is named, was the son of Mane, son of 

 Xiall of the Nine Hostages, monarch of Ireland, a.d. 379-405. 



Lom^e-p dthrie ll.6xh.M5e. — "Navigation (or Exile) of 

 Eithne Uathach." 



This tale is not mentioned in the list of Historic Tales in the Book 

 of Leinster. It belongs to the time of Saint Patrick, and relates the 

 Longes or Exile of Eithne Uathach, daughter of Crimthan, King of 

 Leinster, who was carried away by the Besse into Munster immediately 

 after her birth, and nursed and fostered by them till she became the 

 wife of Aengus, son of Natfraech, King of Munster, who was converted 

 by Saint Patrick. The courtship of this lady is also mentioned in our 

 list at p. 221, and noticed above, but I am not aware of any complete 

 or independent version of either of the tales. The story of the Banish- 

 ment of the Besse, and their settlement in Munster, is preserved in 

 Leabhar na h- Uidhri, and gives a very fair idea of both stories. 



Lon^e-p L^bp/yo.6.. — " Navigation (or Exile) of Labrad." 



This is the story of the exile and adventures of Labrad Loingsech, 

 or Labrad the exile. This tale, or at least a good portion of it, is pre- 

 served in the Book of Leinster, and in the Yellow Book of Lecan, 

 Lib. T.C.D. The substance of the tale is well summed up in a 



