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Prologues. 



Incipic U&in foo Cu&ilfige. — "Incipit Tain Bo Cuailnge." 



SI151 n& Uavia pc. — " "Way of the Tain, etc." This piece re- 

 lates the progress and adventures of the hosts of Ailill and Medb, 

 and the names of the places through which they passed on their 

 way from Cruachan Ai into the territory of Cuailnge in Ulster. 



1ncipiunu m&c 5rnrnp.<yo& Concut^nro. — " Incipiunt Boy- 

 deeds of Cuchulaind." Under this title there are three stories — 

 the present and two following pieces — of the Boy- exploits of 

 Cuchulaind, related to Queen Medb and Ailill by three of the 

 "Ultonian Exiles" namely, Fergus MacEoigh, Cormac Con- 

 longais, son of Concobar, and Fiacha Fir Aba. 



Ue&chc CtichuLAirro -oo Uh&ij cuUiito cep'O'0.6.. — "Visit 

 of Cuchulaind to the house of Culancl Cercl," and how he got 

 the name Cuchulaind. 



*Oo 5&b&it g&pcro *oo Choincul&uro ocup "oia. "0111 1 c&p- 

 p&r. — " Of the Taking of Arms by Cuchulaind, and of his going 

 into a chariot." And his first day's achievements. 



Uahi bo CtiAilfige. — " Tain Bo Cuailisge." 



1n peel pcoeppin ip 111 aito pot)ec€p&. — "The story itself 

 [i. e., the Tain] is what is now related here." The progress and 

 adventures of the forces of Ailell and Medb, from Cruachan Ai in 

 Connaught, to the territory of Cuailnge in Ulster, and the fights 

 of Cuchulaind with Nathchranclal, Redg, the satirist, Cur, son of 

 Daloth, Ferbaeth, Larine, son of Nos, Loch mor, son of Mofemiss, 

 and many more of the warriors of Ailell and MedVs forces, are 

 told under this heading without any special title. 



bpiptec m^it;e ITlttpchetnne. — " Breach of the plain of 

 Murthemniu." 



1n c&pp&c pe|w&. — " The sickled chariot." 



1rnpot bel&ij; eom. — "Mishap of Beallach Eoin." 



tXn^e im Uh<vmon. — " Dress upon Tamon." 



Comp&c Fepgup^. — " Fight of Fergus." 



Cinmu Vepcon. — "Head place of Ferchu." 



Comp&c C&lAxin oc&p a ct&inoe. — " Fight of Calatin and 

 of his children." 



Comp&c "Fip-oeA-o. — " Fight of Ferdiadh." 



AnniAiroA AbAtro te^ip Coriclrul&uro 1 ConAitte flltm- 

 cemm. — "Names of the healing rivers of Cuchulaind in Conaille 

 Murthenmi." 



