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Neid was a Tuatha Be Banann chieftain who was surprised and slain 

 by the Eomorians in Ailech Neid. The facts of this tale are recorded in 

 two poems in the Book of Leinster, and in the Bindsenchas of Ailech 

 Neid, but I have not been able to identify the tale itself. 



Ap5&in betcon top [1] chime. — "Slaughter of Belchu 

 Brithbne." 



This tale, which relates the death of Belchu Brefne and his sons, who 

 were surprised and slain by Conall Cearnach, is preserved in MS. H. 3. 

 17., Lib. T.C.D. 



Ap5.Mi1 C&ipbpi C11T0 Cmc pop p&ep Ct/MiMb Cpent). — 

 " Slaughter of Cairbre Cind Cait upon the free Clans of Erin." 



This is devoted to a history of the Revolution of the Aithetch Tuatha, 

 or " Atticotts," under the leadership of Cairbre Ceann Caitt, and the 

 slaughter by them of the free clans of Erin, which took place, according 

 to the Annals of the Pour Masters, a. d. 10. It is contained in MS. 

 H. 2. 17. in Lib. T.C.D. 



Ap5&in e-Ach&c pop & m&cMb. — "Slaughter of Eochaidh 

 upon his sons." 



This story, which relates the slaughter of his sons by Eochaidh Feidh- 

 lech, monarch of Erin, a. m. 5058-5069, is preserved under the title of 

 Cath Atha Cumair, or battle of Ath Cumair, in manuscript JSTo. 1.1. 

 of the Hodges and Smith collection in the Academy's Library, and in 

 the Book of Leinster and Yellow Book of Lecan, Lib. T. C. D. 



Ap5A.n1 Ctnle Con&iVL — " Slaughter of Cuil Conaill." 



This title is somewhat obscure. In the list of tales in the Book of 

 Leinster, it is made Caille Conail — "of the "Wood of Conall," but I 

 have not been able to find the tale under either title. 



[In the Book of Leinster list, the next tale mentioned is o^gAm t>otiAn 

 e^A — " Slaughter of Bonan of Eg." It purports to give an account of 

 the martyrdom of Saint Bonan of Eg, an island in the Hebrides. It is 

 mentioned in the Litany of Aengus Cele Be, and in the Felere, or Ees- 

 tology, of Aengus, 7th April, at the feast of St. Bonan of Eg.] 



Ap5&in 1T1&C X>6.to. — "Slaughter of Mac Datho." 



This appears to be the tale preserved in the Book of Leinster, and 

 in the MS. classed Harleian 5280, in the Brit. Mus., under the title of 

 Seel Muicce Maw Batho — " Story of the pig of Mac Batho." Accord- 

 ing to this story, the true name of Mac Batho was Mesroeda, and he 

 was called Mac Bd Tho, which means the ' ' Son of the two dumb per- 

 sons," because his father and mother were deaf and dumb. MacBatho 

 was King of Leinster, and brother to Mesyegra, "King of Leinster, who 

 was killed by Conall Cearnach, and with whose brain, formed into a 

 ball, Concobar Mac JYessa, King of Ulster, was struck by Cet, son of 

 Mayach, a champion of Connaught, who left the ball lodged in King 

 Conchobar's head, so that he subsequently died of the wound and 

 effects of the ball of hichin Mesyeyra, or " Mesyeyrcfs brain." 



Mac Batho had a famous hound whose fame spread all over Erin. 

 Ailell and Medb, King and Queen of Connaught, sent messengers to 

 ask him for the hound. At the same time, messengers arrived on the 



