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Edain (Etain) occurs elsewhere for B. Etair or Edair = Howth;
B. Edair meic Etghaeith in féinnedha, Acall. i88, 249, 4683.
For story of Étar m. Étgaíth (or Etbáith) see Met. Binds,
iii 104, 114. See also 1042 below.
396 "He had challenged the (entire) fian & the fian was not
complete without me " i.e. I was included in the challenge.
410 iondam i.e. in retribution for my death ; note use of i n-
to express cause (offence, etc.) for which punishment is
inflicted.
414 Bran B., called ri[g]reachtaire Fhiann Eirenn -i Albaa,
Acall. 6586.
428 For Sciath Breac m. Dathchaoin see Acall. 4947, 6588, also
DF" xliii 7, where he is said to be the son of Lughaidh
Lágha & Dathchaoin, daughter of Tadhg, perhaps another
name for Turnae (see ch. xi).
451 This & the follg. wonder are omitted by MKFL but given
by N.
462 Perhaps the spear of Fiacha m. Congha taken by Finn
from Sidh Finnachaid, Acall. 1659.
469 A poem omitted here.
471 The follg. story recalls that of the visit of Cormac to Tir
Tairngire IT iii 193 fg. & with its allegorical & didactic vein
forms a contrast to the rest of the work.
473 The owner of the house is called Conall below in the other
MSS., but they all agree in " teach Cuanna " here & in 633,
1336. where the word seems a proper name (cuanna " hand-
some, fine ").
477 Mac Lughach was the son of Finn's daughter Lughach &
his son Dáire ; his real name was Gaoine. For story of his
birth see Acall. 538 fg. & DF^ xi 11 fg., also DF^ iv 14 &
DF^" xliii 5. In DF^ xlii 17-42 a somewhat different account
of his parentage is given. Diarmaid Ó Duibhne, the lover
of Gráinne, is well known.
611 The details : an bolgán geal . . . na bliadhna are omitted
in MKFNL.
627 grádh éagmaise " love in absence " = love w-ithout sight,
common in early Irish lit. of love of an unseen person inspired
by the report of his (or her) valour (or beauty). C/. the
story of the troubadour Rudello & the Countess of Tripoli.
673 The reading of the other MSS. is interesting : tri mic
Cearmoda Milbheoil mic an Deaghadh do Thuatha D. D. do
rinn a nEirinn ar ttúis é [Eithor Ceithor -] Teithor a n-ainimna
add. I-'ML] -| naoinmhur do bhiodh aca da dhéanamh ■]
Táthmhac mac Conáin do rinn na dhiaig sin é -\ naonamhar
do chanadh leis é no go rainig sé misi -] fear -j caogad chanas
liomsa é K. The true names of the three sons of Cearmad M.,
generally known as Mac Cuill, I\Iac Cécht & Mac Gréine,
were Sethor, Tethor & Cethor ace. to LL 9^ 27 ; elsewhere
M. Cuill is called Ethor, see L. Gabhála I 168 & Keating i
p. 222.
686 Called Cas m. Cannáin (oí Ulster, one of the chiefs of the
Fiana before Finn) Acall. 2515.
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