O'Looney — Historic Tales in Irish. 249 



From a vellum manuscript in the Lib. T. C. D. (Class H. 3, 

 17) ; and the second, known as the Battle of Moy Tura of the 

 Fomarians, from a vellum manuscript in the British Museum 

 [Harleian, 5280), where it has the following heading : — 



C&c m&i je utijAe^yo &n -pce&L yo py, oeuf ^eneAiii^m O^e/yp 

 rrnc e-l&c.Mn ocuf ^ 1 u 5 e - — " This story which follows here is 

 the Battle of Magh Tuireadh, and the begetting of Brease, son 

 of Elatan, and his reign." 



1ni]\<sin^. — " Yoyages, or Wanderings on Sea." In my 

 translations of Leabhar na h-Uidhri, I have given as an example 

 of this class of tale : : — 



1mp&in 011^15 nuMtexjuni. — " Wandering of Maeldun's 

 Boat." To this I have now to add the curious tale of : — 



1m|\<Mn cujvp&it; tu\ co|\]\&. — "Wandering of the boat of 

 the sons of Ua Corra," and the story of the exile and death of 

 Cano, son of Grartnan, and grand-nephew to Aedh Mac Grart- 

 nan, king of Scotland (circa 620), a contemporary of Saint 

 Colum Cille, who was compelled to fly from Scotland and take 

 shelter in Ireland, to avoid the jealousy of his grand-uncle, who 

 had already slain his father, and killed and dispersed his friends 

 and followers. This tale is peculiarly interesting in preserving 

 a very good picture of the manners and customs of the people 

 of Eriu and Alba, at this early period. This piece is well pre- 

 served in the " Yellow Book of Lecan," in the Library of 

 Trinity College, Dublin, under the following title : — 



Occipt) c&n&nn rrnc ^xvpcn^n. — " Occisid Canann, son of 

 Grartnan." The visit of Grartnan and his people to Ireland is 

 set down in the Annals of Tighernach at a. d. 687. 



I now submit specimens of a totally different class of pieces. 

 The first may be considered an important chapter of Seanchas 

 Ban Erend or " History of the women of Erin." It has no 

 title, but commences :— 



Ctt& be&n At) Aim ipproe cev be&n m be&ch^ — 

 " Eve wife of Adam, she was the first woman of the world." 



To this I have to add a tract on the derivations and etymo- 

 logy of the names of the illustrious and distinguished men of 

 Erin who flourished as the heroes of our ancient tales and 

 stories. This is also without a title, but may be regarded as a 

 chapter of Seanchus Fer n-Erend — or, "History of the [distin- 

 guished] men of Erin." It begins : 



fllumu chilli]' -|\o 1w\imnni5e-o — " Mumu how so called." 



