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Ko|Vb.Mf l/A.'ojiA.Tro. — "Siege of Ladxan." 



Fonb&ir T3nuime *O.Mm5&ij"ie. — " Siege of Drom Danih- 

 ghaire." 



Br 07U Da77ih GTiaire, which literally means the " Hill of the Ox- 

 Bellowing," was the ancient name of the place now known as " Knock- 

 Long," County Limerick. The siege was laid by the monarch 

 Cor77iac Mac Airt against Fiacha Muillethan King of Munster, about the 

 year 220. The story, though strictly historical in its leading facts, is full 

 of wild incidents, in which Mog Ruth the famous Munster Druid, 

 and Cithruadh and Col/ptha, the Druids of the monarch Cormac, are 

 made to act a most conspicuous and curious part. The tale is pre- 

 served in the Book of Lismore in the Academy's Library, and in the 

 Irish MS. Collection in the Catholic University, and is well described 

 by 0' Curry in his Lectures on the Manuscript Materials ef Irish His- 

 tory, and in his Lectures on the Manners and Customs of the people 

 of ancient Ireland. 



e-&ccp<yo& nnoppo mto|*o pr .1. — " Adventures now 



FOLLOW HERE, I.E." 



e-AchcfiA He&|\&. — "Adventures of Neara (Nera)." 

 This is, probably, the adventure related of Nera in the Tain Bo 

 Aingen already noticed at p. 222. 



6&chcpA. Fia.ttia.iti. — " Adventures of Fiaman." 

 e-^chcpA. Con|M. — "Adventures of Curoi." See p. 226. 

 GAcbcpA. ConcubMTro. — "Adventures of Cuchulaind." 

 There are two tales specially devoted to the adventures of Cuchu- 

 lai)id preserved in the Book of Leinster. See p. 247. 0' Curry sup- 

 posed this tale to be the story of Cuchulaind? s journey to Scotland to 

 finish his military education with Scathach, and his adventures and 

 exploits while abroad. If so the story is included in the tale of the 

 Courtship of Emer already noticed, p. 219. 



e^clic]AA Con^-ill. — "Adventures of Conall." 

 0' Curry supposed this to be the tale of the adventures of the TJlto- 

 nian warrior Conall Ceamach, of which we know nothing more than 

 that it is mentioned in the account of the Battle of Boss na Righ in 

 the Book of Leinster. There is, however, a story of the adventures of 

 Conall Cearnach in MS. H. 3. 18., Lib. T.C.D. Possibly the story re- 

 ferred to is that of the Adventures of Conall Claringech, of which there 

 is a copy in the MS. ]S T o. 205, in the Lib. B. I. A. There is another story 

 corresponding to this title, of which there are several copies in the 

 T.C.D., and B.I. A. Libraries. It is C^ccpA. Con.Mll 5titb&in — 

 " Adventures of Conall Grolbain," who was the son of luall of the June 

 Hostages, monarch of Ireland, a. d. 379-405. 



e^cnc-pA. Vitro a. n-TDeipc "Fe&priA. — "Adventures of Find 

 in Dearc Fearna." 



I am not aware of any existing copy of this tale, which purported 

 to relate the adventures of Find Mac Cianall, in the Cave of Dunmore, 

 Co. Kilkenny, anciently called Dearc Fearna. See " Caves," p. 223. 



