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 492 The Bodleian Dinnshenchas.

He obtained without disputes through battle Berramain as a reward for shaving.

Also in LL. 167 b 6; BB. 382 b 29; H. 41 b ; Lee. 483 a, where the place is called Moenmag, now Moinmoy, a territory lying round Loughrea, in the co. of Galway. Berramain, near Tralee ; see Rev. Celtique, vii, 295.

[26. Ath Cliath la Connachta.] — Ath diath la Connactu, canas r[o]hainm;//o-^^?

Ni aiisa .1. Cliath sciach ^ droigean dorigenseat na secht Maine .1. secht meic^ Meidbi Cruachrt?? . i. Maine Aithremail 3 Maine M.i.thxemail 3 Maine Mingar, yiaine Morgor, lAaine Ann- dae, yiaine Mo-epert .i. mo a choimpert 3 a adbur, Maine Coii- dagaib uile, ^ Crochen- Crodt^z-g inailtEdaine — is uaithe ainm- ni[g]ter Mag Cruach^//. It eat sin rolasat na cliatha [13^ 2] fna hocu M«man ic tabairt^ tana bo Darthada ingine Gegamain {sic). Dodos-farraid cobair iardain a Cr\xa.chain. Unde Ath Cliath.

Na secht Maine, linaib gal,

gniset fri (eraih M//man

cliatha draigin, data tra,

for tanaid^ bo Darthadha.

A hurdle {cliath) of whitethorn and brambles the seven Maines made, to wit, the seven sons of Maine of Cruachu, even Maine Fatherlike, and Maine Motherlike, and Maine Mi'ngor, Maine M6rgor, Maine Andae, Maine M6-epert (greater his conception and his substance), Maine Con-da-gaib uili, and Crithcen Croderg, Etain's handmaid — from her Mag Cruachan is named. Those are they who set the hurdles (in the ford) against the warriors of Munster after taking the drove of the kine of Dartaid, daugh- ter of Regaman. Afterwards help came to them from Cruachu. Hence Ath Cliath ("Ford of Hurdles").

The seven Maines, with numbers of valours,

Against the men of Munster wrought

Hurdles of brambles, pleasant indeed.

On the Driving of Dartaid's cows.

Also in BB. 382a 30 ; H. 40a ; Lee. 481 a ; and R. iioa 2 ; where it is called Ath Cliath oc Medraige, the "Ford of Hurdles at Medraige", now Maaree in Ballynacourty parish, in the co. Galway.

The story relates to an incident in the tale of the Tain B6 Dartada, of which there are copies in H. 2. 16, and Egerton 1782, and a fragment in Lebar na hilidre, p. 20, col. 2.

Queen Maive refers to the seven Maines in the Tain Bd Cualnge, LL. 57 a. They were her sons by Ailill. Their names are explained in the Coir Anmann, H. 3. 18, p. 589 a. Maine Athremail and M. Mathremail are mentioned in LL. 90 b II. Maine Andoe's death is described tbid., 91 a 43.

[27. Mag Cruachan.] — Mag Cruacha;^, canas rohainm;7/^(?^ ? Ni ansa .1. Cruach?/; no Crochen^ inailt Etaine dodeochaidh

1 MS. repeats. 2 jyjS. crithcen. ^ ^5. repeats. * MS. tanaig bo. ^ MS. croiten.