O' Nolan — 3I6)- of Minister and the Tragic Fate of Guana. 275 



So Keating (For. Fea., vol. iii, 2337 ff.), who calls it the " battle of 

 Bealach Feile," and says, " It was Cathal, son of Finghuine, king of Munster. 

 who won that battle." Three Frag., p. 57, call it battle of Aillinn. 



The , date of Cathal mac Finguine is a century after the time of Mor 

 Mumhan. C. mac F. is the king, affected by the " Craos Deamhan," in 

 "Aislinge meie Conglinne" Mej'er {ih., p. 200) says he was king of Munster 

 from 694-737. 



" It was about this time (736 AU.) that ' a meeting took place between 

 Aodh Ollan (Aedh Aldan ALT. 733-742) and Cathal, son of F., king of 

 Munster, at Tirdaghlas (Terryglass), in Urmhumha, where they imposed 

 Patrick's rule and law and tribute on Ireland." Keat. FF. 2347J. 



" After that (737 AU.), Flann, son of Cronmhaol, Bishop of Eeachruinne 

 i^ftctt Reachra) (7^58 AU.), and Cathal, s. of F., k. of Munster, died." (Keat., 

 FF. 2356). 



" A hosting by C, s. of F., to the Leinsterraen, when he carried ofi" the 

 hostages of the Ui Faelain and great spoils." AU. 737. 



" Death of Cathal, son of Finnguine, king of Cashel." 741 AU. 



The plundering of Magh Breagh by C, s. of F. (Three Frag. 720). 



Cathal mac Aeda ri Muman mortuus est. CS. 025. 



It is obvious that LL. has confused C. mac Aeda with C. mac F. The 

 Cathal of our story was perhaps the brother of Fingen. Perhaps the 

 mention of a son of a Cuanu in AT., AU. 734, AI. 723, FM. 730, and of 

 another son of Cuanu, seven years later, in both cases with Cathal, son of 

 Finngume, may explain the scribe's error. Furthermore a Seachnusach is 

 mentioned sub an. 745, 746, a Cuanu in 738, an Aedh Dub, son of Cathal, 

 746 ; so the scribe got mixed. Cf. Anecdotalr. MSS. iii. 61. 



CUAN^'A MAC CaILCHIN.I 



It was in their reign (643-654 AU. Conall Caol and Ceallach, two sons 

 of Maolcobha, &c.) that Cuanna, son of Cailchin, king of Fearmaighe, that 

 is, Laoch Liathmhaine, died, and this Cuanna was a contemporary of 

 Guaire (d. 663 or 666), son of Colman, and there was a rivalry between 

 them in hospitality and charity ; and hence the two jesters, Comhdan [son 

 of Da Cearda], and Gonall composed between them this stanza on their 

 rivalry, in which they say : — 



Dail gach neith da mbi 'n-a laimh 



Do[g]ni Guaire mac Colmain ; 



A mhian feiu do gach (n)duiue 



Dailtear le laoch Liath-mhuine. 



Ceitinn. For. Fea. ar. Eir. iii. 130. 



' See pa^'e 274. 



