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HO The Death of the Sons of Uisnech.
Lismatigue in Parrish of Newmarkett, Barreny of Knoctopher,
County of Kilkenny, Province of Linster and Kingdom of Ire-
land.'
p. 410. Oigheadh cloinne Lir. 1
p. 432. Oidheadh Chlohme hUisneach sonn.
p. 337. Bruighion Eochach Bheag Deirg.
On the back of p. 361 is a catalogue of the contents, in
English, and then 'No. Ill, Patrick Turner'.
This ms. is noticed by M. Gaidoz in the Revue Celtique,
t. VI, p. 113.
The version of our saga, which it contains, begins as
follows:
Oidheadh Chloinne hUisneach sonn,
no an treas trwagh do thri truagh[aibh] an sgeuluigheacMa.
Righ uasal ordne árdchumchac/itach róghabh cetus choige
XJladh, darab comhainim Conchubhar mac Feachtna Fathaig
5 mic Capa, mic Gionga, mic Rughraoi Mhóir, ó ráidhtear Clanna
Rughraoi, mic Sithrig, mic Duibh, mic Foghmhói, mic Arget-
mhair, mic Siorlaimh, ma[i]c Finn, mic Brátha, mic Labhradha,
mic Cairbre, mic Ollamhain Fadla, mic Fiachwa, mic Fionn-
sgothaig, mic Seadna, mic Airtri, mic Eibhric, mic Eibir, mic
10 Ir, mic Milidh. Easbainne. Agus dochuaidh an t-airdrigh calma
cosgedh&ch. sin do chaithiomh fleidhe agus feusda go tig Féidh-
lime mic Doill . i . sgealuidhe Chonchubhair féin. Oir is amhla[idh]
do cait[h]idhe feis an Eamhuin Macha an tan sin .i. cuigear
7 tri fithchicl agus tri chét lion an teaghlaig óidhchc d'airighthe
15 a ttig gach fir diobh. Agus le linn na fleidhe do chaithiomh
dóibh do rug bean Feidhlime inghion. 2 Agus do rin Cathfach
draoi, thárla 'san chomhdhail an tan ein, tuar agus tarrangaire
don inghion . i . go ttiocfadh iomad diotha 7 dochair don choi-
ge[adh] dá toisg. Agus iarna chlos sin don laochra[idh], do tho-
*) There is, according to Dr. Kuno Meyer, an older version of
this tale in Edinburgh ms. XXXVIII.
2 ) From this down to the end of the extract I am indebted to Dr.
Kuno Meyer.