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Find Mac Cumuli, has supplied the legendary origin of the title Leaba 

 Dliiarmacla agus Ghrainne' n — "Bed of Diarmait and Grainne," applied 

 to many of the Cromleacs in this and other countries. A current ver- 

 sion of the tale, edited with an English translation by Standish Hayes 

 O'Gracly, was published in 1857 by the Ossianic Society, under 

 the title ToruigliecM Bhiarmada agus Glirainne — "Pursuit of Diarmait 

 and Glirainne." 



Aichi-o fflmpe pe THibptnp. — " Elopement of Muire with 

 Diibruis." 



Aichi"o flinch ceApnn pe Cuaiia hiac CaiIcht. — "Elope- 

 ment of Ruithcearnn, with Cuana, son of Cailcin." 



This stoiy is preserved in the Book of Leinster. Buithchearn was 

 the daughter of Aed Benen, King of "Westminister about a. d. 600, and 

 wife of Mac Lonan, the poet. Cuana, son of Cailchin, with whom she 

 eloped, was King of Fearnmuige, now Fennoy, Co. Cork. For some 

 account of Cuana, son of Cailchin, see Irish Life of St. Molaga of Timo- 

 league, patron saint of Fernioy, who was his contemporary. 



Aicnio eipce in^en LogAipnn pe mupe'OAch mAc Go^ahi. — 

 " Elopement of Eire, daughter of Logarnn, with Muredach, 

 son of Eogan." 



This tale is preserved in MS. H. 3. 17., Lib. T.C.D. Ere was 

 daughter of Loam, King of Scotland, a. d. 503. Ailell was the son of 

 Eogan, ancestor of the Cineal Eoghain. See Irish Nennius (Ir. 

 Axchseol. Soc.) 



Achato Cpei-oe pe L&ijnen. — " Elopement of Cred [Diglie] 

 with Lagnen." 



AichiT> mnA OiI/iiia mAic Oo^Mn pe Foch.A'o Ca.ha.hti. — 

 " Elopement of the wife of Oilill, son of Eogan, with Fothad 

 Canann." (See under "Loingeas Fothad," p. 226.) 



Aip^ne imoppA Armpo *oon .1. — " Slaughters now 



FOLLOW HERE, I. E." 



Ap^Ain film 51 CecAiA. — "Slaughter of Magh Cetala." 

 Ap^Ain T)nroA pAij. — " Slaughter of Dind Righ." 

 This is the tale of the Destruction of Bind Righ, near Carlow, by 

 Labradh Loingsech. It is preserved in the Book of Leinster, and is 

 quoted in the Amra Colum Chille in Leabhar na h- Uidhri. 

 ApgAin AuIia CliArh. — "Slaughter of Ath Cliath." 

 ApgAin T)mne 'Oel^A. — "Slaughter of Dun Delga." 

 Ap^Ain Urnp CoriAing. — " Slaughter of Conaing's Tower." 

 This is the story of the Destruction of Conaings Tower on Tory Is- 

 land, off the coast of Donegal. It was a triumph of the Neruedians 

 over the Fomorians, and is told in the Book of Conquests. 



ApjAin tleTo mAic1n*0Ai5 1 n-AiieAc. — " Slaughter of Neid, 

 son of Indach, in Ailech." 



