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eAchq^ Concob&ip. — "Adventures of Concobar." 



e\6.chc|u\ C]umu^int) 1Ti*s fl&rp. — "Adventures of Crim- 

 thand Nia Nar." 



eosc1icp& tYI&c^. 1115111 Aeo^ pu^*o. — "Adventures of 

 Macha, daughter of Aed Euad." 



This was Macka Mong Buaclh, daughter of Aeclh Ruaclh, King of 

 Eniania, whose adventures during her wars with the sons of Ditliorba 

 formed the subject of this tale. An abstract of the story is preserved 

 in the Book of Leinster, where her journey to, and adventures in, 

 Corconiroe, are well summed up, showing how she triumphed over 

 the sons of Dithorla, and how she subsequently founded the palace of 

 Emania, called after her Emain Madia. Her story is told in Keating's 

 History of Ireland, and references to it may be found in all the 

 Irish Annals. 



GAcbcp^ tle&ccMn [m^sic] At]q\oitro.— " Adventures of 

 Neachtan [son of] A 1 frond." 



C&chqiA Gibcnro himc Am^.t^^'OA.. — "Adventures of El- 

 cind, son of Anialgad." 



G&cricj\& AeT>/ym m/vic S&bp&ni. — "Adventures of Aedan 3 

 son of Glabran." 



Aeclan son of Gabran, was "King of Scotland about the year a. d, 

 570. It was he who had the misunderstanding with Aedh, son of 

 Ainmerech, monarch of Ireland, concerning the possession and alle- 

 giance of the Dalriads, which, among other important questions, was 

 settled at the great convention of Drom C'eat, a. d. 590. I am not 

 aware of any existing copy of the tale, but we have an interesting 

 account of some of Aedan's adventures and of the troubles of his time, 

 in the story of the death of Cano, son of Gartnan his grand-nephew, who 

 fled for shelter into Ireland, about a.d. 687. The story of his adven- 

 tures and death is included in my translations, with reference to which 

 see p. 249 of this paper. 



G&chcpA. tYlAite Um.^ imic *b&er>xym. — "Adventures of 

 Mael Uma, son of Baedan." 



6&chcn& ffiot15.Mi1 m&ic 1Pi&cnnA.. — "Adventures of Mon- 

 gan, son of Fiaehna." 



Mongan was the son of Fiachia, son of Boeclan, King of Ulster, 

 who was slain a. d. 621 . This story is preserved in the Book of Termoy, 

 Lib. R. I. A. It opens with an account of the visit of Fiachia, son of 

 Boeclan (Mongan' s father), to the land of Lochlain (Scandinavia), 

 and his adventures there, but in reality the tale is a history of the 

 life and adventures of Mongan himself. An abstract of the talc is 

 preserved in Trinity College Library. There are many other tales" of 

 Mongan preserved in some of our best and oldest manuscripts, e. g. one 

 in the Book of Leinster, and three others in Zealhar na h- Uidhri. 



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