Macalistek — Temair l3reg : Remains and Traditions of Tara. 273 



tions in PD, to the effect that "Comfot Caelchon is level with the northern 

 end" of that building (PD 28). On the oilier hand, it appears to agree in 

 position with that assigned to Edith Granule — "westward from the Marsh 

 of Temair on the summit of the mound" (6 Seiscend Temrach amdar for forard 

 na telca). I suggest, therefore, that the structure hitherto called Edith 

 Caelchon on Petrie's authority should be named Edith Granule. 



According to Trans. R.I.A. xxx, 279, the lump of red enamel mentioned 

 above (p. 238) was found "on the inner slope of the northern portion of the 

 ditch" surrounding this raith. This would tend to show that the raith was 

 a little older than the time of Granule, daughter of Cormac, but not much. 

 It is right to mention that there is another story, to the effect that the object 

 was found at Kilmessan (loc. cit.). But the localization in Edith Grainne 

 seems very circumstantial. 



34. Fotliad Hatha Grdinde 



This structure was to the north, under Fan na gCarbat, and level with 

 the northern Gloen'fert (PD 24). Neither it nor Edith Grdinde is men- 

 tioned in VD. There is no separate structure now to be seen in the place 

 indicated. But there is a small mound attached to the external rampart of 

 the mound here called Edith Grdinde, on the north side ; and this may be 

 the structure intended. 



The question turns on the meaning to be assigned to the word Fotliad. 

 O'Donovan, in the O.S. Letters, confesses his inability to deal with it. 

 Stokes, in his edition of the Eennes Dind-shenchas, translates it "founda- 

 tion," which is not altogether satisfactory, for it implies that the fort was 

 in one place, and its foundation in another! The sense given to fothugad in 

 O'Clery's Glossary — cumdach no tinnsgnamh — suggests the sense which we 

 can best attach to this word: the "founding" or "beginning"; the "original" 

 Raith Granule ; the " building which developed into Edith Grdinde " — such 

 seems to be the meaning which we are to understand. It does not necessarily 

 follow that this is what actually happened ; all that we are to infer is that 

 when Dind-shenchas Erenn was compiled, or rather when the name Fvtlmd 

 Hatha Grdinde became attached to the mound, it was supposed to have been 

 the original raith. It looks more like a burial-mound : and once again we 

 see a case of the incorporation of such a mound with a raith. This, however, 

 is less likely to have happened in the case of a residential raith. 



35. Cloenfertai 



The Cloenl'ertai were west of Baith Grdinde; and both this indication, 



and the appropriateness of the name "sloping trenches ", help us t" identify 



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