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the Gabal, or fork of the two rivers which meet at Clonsost, in the 

 north-east corner of ancient JJi Failge, or Off ally, and of the present 

 "King's County, north-west of Rathangan ; to Ath Mic Lugna, the ford 

 of the son of Lugna — which ford must have heen upon the north-east 

 branch of the Gabal — past Druim Da MaigJie, "The hill of the two 

 plains," now Drumcaw, in the parish of Ballinakill, in the north-east 

 corner of the King's County, over DroicJiet Chairpre, or Bridge of 

 Cairbre, on Tochur Chairpri, or Cairbre's Causeway (a place lying 

 south of Chain Lrard, now Clonard, along which the boundary line of 

 Meath and Leinster passed to Geisell, near Tullamore, in the King's 

 County. Cairpri's Bridge was over the Boind, or Boyne, in the pre- 

 sent barony of Carberry, in the northern corner of the county of Kil- 

 dare), to Ath Chinn Chon, the ford of the hound's head, in Fear a Bile, 

 now the barony of Farbill in "Westnieath. Here AilelVs charioteer 

 cast the hound's head out of the chariot, and hence the name Ath 

 Chinn Chon, or ford of the hound's head, has adhered to the place, 

 which appears to be that now called Kinnegad. 



Ap5&in niMc 1T) At^ch. — " Slaughter of the sons of Magach." 

 Ap^&in S15& I1enc&. — " Slaughter of Sid Nenta." 

 This was the Fairy Mansion or Sid, situated on the hill, called from 

 it Mullach Shee — " Fairy Hill " (near Lanesborough, Co. Roscommon), 

 of which Sigmall was chief. Sigmall was charged with having aided 

 Midir of Brigh Leith in his love enterprises with Queen Eta in, wife of 

 Eochaidh Airem, monarch of Ireland, and in her abduction from Tar a. 

 The monarch Eochaidh pursued his wife and recaptured her, and he is 

 stated to have, in revenge, demolished every prime Sid or Fairy Man- 

 sion in Erin, and Sid Nenta — the Sid of Sigmal — among the rest. 

 Hence, the enmity of the £7^ followed the race of Eochaidh Airem 

 ever after. Sigmall was again charged with the murder of Eochaidh 

 in the year a. it. 5084, and it was by the action of the Sid of Brig 

 Leith the destruction of his ua, grandson, Conaire M6r, was wrought 

 at the Bruiden Da Berga, a. m. 5160. 



Ap^/vm f\Au& CUiaca. — "Slaughter of Bath Cluath." 

 In the list in the Book of [Leinster this is made Srath Cluada, and 

 0' Curry supposed it to refer to Strath Clyde in Scotland. Bath 

 Clttata is, however, mentioned in the Book of Leinster as one of the 

 primitive Baths of Erin. 



Ap^/vm Steib Se&tj&c. — " Slaughter of Sliabh Sealgach." 

 Ap5.Mi1 "Raca. fvi^b&ip-o. — "Slaughter of Rath Righbard." 

 This was one of the first Baths built by the "Milesians in Ireland. 

 The tale of its destruction has not been identified. 



Apj&in TCau& II15 buil. — "Slaughter of Rath Righ Gruil." 

 Ap5<ym 11&C& Uu&ije. — "Slaughter of Rath Tuaige." 

 Ap5&in 11&C& Uu&iphe. — "Slaughter of Rath Tuaisle." 

 Ap5&m 1v6.c& Uob&cu^. — " Slaughter of Rath Tobachta." 

 Apg&in T1&C& UnmlX. — " Slaughter of Rath Tiniill." 

 Ap5&m VL&i& Cinn^e. — " Slaughter of Rath Cuinge." 



