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MAGHACH COLGAR. I 79
he wrung every drop of blood that was in every one of
tlieni out at the finger ends of her feet and hands ; he put
a black cloth above them, and he began to spill the
blood on those who were within, and every one as he
spilt the blood on Mm, he would rise and go. The
blood failed, and every one was loosed but one, whom
they called Conan.
" Art thou about to loose me here, oh Diarmid ?"
" Wailing be on thee ; the blood has failed."
" If I were a fine yellow- haired woman, its well
thou wouldst aim at me ?"
" If thy skin stick to thyself, or thy bones to thy
fiesh, I will take thee out."
He caught him by the hand and he got Mm loose,
but that his skin stuck to the seat, and the skin of his
soles to the earth. " It were well now," said they, " if
the cMldren of the good king were alive, but they
should be buried under the earth." They went where
they were, and they found them laughing and fondling
each other, and ahve. Diarmid went, and took them
with him on the shower top of his shoulder, and he
left them in the castle as they were before, and they all
came home to Eirinn.
MAGHACH COLGAR.
Bha Fionn MacCumhail anu an Eirinn, agiis rii;h Lochlann ann an
Lochlann. Chuir righ Lochlann Maijhach Collar thun Fhinn a
'ionnsachadh. Chuir righ nan Sealg a 'ionnsuidli a mhac f hm ris an
canadh eud Innsridh fliac righ nan Sealg. Bha iad aig aois sia
bliadhna diag. Blia eud an sin ann an Eirinn aig Fionn. Uh'
ionnsuich Fionn do Mhaghach mac righ Lochlann h-uile h-ionnsach-
adh a bh' aige. Thainig brath righ Lochlann gon robh e n galar
a bhais airson an saoghal fhagail, 's gom feumadh am Maghach dol
dachaidh go bhi 'n Lathair airson a chrlinadh. Dh" fhalbh Maghach