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that the legends should waver between Gdide and Eremon as the husband of 

 Tea, the traditional foundress of Temair. 



In the Pictish Chronicle Geide is followed by Denbecan or Oenbecan, who 

 reigns 100 years, and he by Olfineehta, who reigns eighty years. The latter 

 looks like a compound of the names of Geide's two predecessors in the TJlidian 

 list, [Slanjoll and Finnachta. But there is a different version of the roll of 

 early Pictish kings to be found in Bawl. B 506 (Bodleian Library) and in the 

 Book of Lecan at p. 285." This list follows closely the TJlidian dynasty ; but 

 it appears to duplicate the personality of Fiachu Findoilches. and while one of 

 his "components " keeps the place before Berngal, the other takes the place 

 of Slanoll, who is shifted to the place following Geide. The names of the com- 

 ponents are Findoll Cisirne (before Geide) and l'agag" Ollfiaeha (before 

 Berngal). To the first are assigned the white cows, and it is easy to see the 

 enigmatical by-name Findoilches buried in his name, as well as Fiachu's 

 "cisterns." To the second is assigned the "beginning of wars in Ireland" 

 which became so bad that in the time of his successor Berngal " all the corn 

 in the country was destroyed except a sack and a half." The number of seven 

 kings is preserved by the omission of Oilill. For reference we may set out 

 the Pictish version of the TJlidian dynasty, as it appears in the Book of 



Lecan. thus : — 



Ollamh. 



hEilim Ollfinsnechta. 



Findoll Cisirne. 



Geithe Ollgothach. 



Slanoll. 



Bagag (Inbadach) Ollfiaeha. 



Bearngal. 



All these kings are said to have reigned thirty years — a round number for a 

 generation. 



Let us now compare with the TJlidian dynasty the list of kings of the Fir 

 Bolg, as it is contained in the " official history." This list stands as follows : — 



A.M. 



i. 3267 Slainge, son of Dela. 

 ii. 3268 Budraige, son of Dela. 



1 Printed in Skene, op. oit., p. 318. There is another copy of this list in the Book of 

 Ui Maine, fo. Ion 1, line 32. I have collated this, but find no variant readings oi 

 importance, except that it calls Elini "Ollamh." 1 have also collated the Lecan copy, 

 which displays slight orthographical variations From Skene's text : Skene follows Raw).. 

 which 1 have not had an opportunity of examining. The Lecan version calls Elini 

 "Ailill." 



2 Inbadach in the Book of Ui Maine. 



