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then, the best way to give the Academy an idea of what it con- 

 tains would be to read the titles of the several episodes of which 

 the Tain Bo Cuailnge consists, and of the Introductory Tales, 

 Pre-Tales, Prologues, and Prefaces, which complete its story : — 



Introductory Tales, 



Cto t)i& m-b6i ton^ef m&cn-upnij. — " What was the cause 

 of the exile of the sons of Usnech." Cause of their exile, etc. 



"Pochon tom^pe hep^u-p^ 111 ac H015. — " Cause of the exile 

 of Fergus Mac Rogh," &c. 



Uocm&pc 11m a Cputro. — " Courtship of the wife of Grand." 

 And cause of the "Cesnoiden" or child-birth pains of the 

 Ultonians. 



Tloroen uiat> Cit> t>i& Ua. — " Noiclen (infant or child-birth 

 pains) of the Ultonians why so called." Story of the " Cesnoi- 

 dean" — child-birth pains and debility of the Ultonians, which 

 gave Medb and her forces an opportunity of successfully invad- 

 ing their country and carrying away their spoils. 



Pre-Tales. 



Uaiii bo Herman. — " Tain Bo Regamon." 



Uaiti bo Ueg^mon. — " Tain Bo Eegamon." Another story 

 under the same title, in which the Mor Rigu forewarns Cuchu- 

 laind of the dangers and disasters of the Tain Bo Chuailnge. 



UAiTi bo VimMf. — " Tain Bo Flidais." 



Uaih be Amjen. — "Tain Be Aingen." See p. 222. 



UA111 bo 'O^pc/vo^. — " Tain Bo Dartad." 



U&111 bo Hj\&ic. — " Tain Bo Fraech." 



U&m bo llltm/vo m Atbaon. — " Tain Bo Munad in Alba." 



Prefaces. 



1ncipic Uahi Do CtiMirije. — "Incipit Tain Bo Cuailnge." 

 Account of the origin and cause of the Tain Bo Cuailnge and 

 mythological origin of the two Bulls, namely, Dond Chuailnge 

 and Findbennach Ai. 



T)o p-Mibpu^ii'o Uah/s Do Cu&itrije. — " Of the Discovery 

 of the Tain Bo Chuailnge." 



T)e jAb^ib in cp'OA. — " Of the taking of the Sid." 



T)e cofDup 111 x)& nuicc<vo&i. — " Of the contention of the two 

 Swine-Herds." 



