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 494 T^^^ Bodleian Dinnshenchas.

Mag Tarbga canas roraided ? do gleicc na tarb tenRsaiteac[h] : tria bass in Find do mormocli de dogarar in Findloch.

From the conflict and contest of the two bulls, Findbennach ("White-horned") and Donn Cuailnge ("the Dun of Cuailnge"), after the drove was taken at Cnoc Tarbgai.

Findloch, the lake of Findbennach, from the death of the Findbennach (caused) by the Donn Cuailnge in the lake. Whence is said " Findloch", and the poet said :

Mag Tarbga, whence was it spoken ? From the contest of the strong-sated bulls. Thro' the death of the Find very early. Thence the Find-loch is called.

Also in LL. 166 b 47.

Mag Tarbgai is not identified.

As to the two bulls, see above, s.v. Luimnech. Their deaths are described in LL. 104 a, and in O'Curry's Lectures, pp. 39, 40.

Findloch. I know not whether this lake is the same as Findloch in Cera, now Carra, in the co. Mayo, as to which the following graceful legend is told in prose in R. 112 b 2, H. 44 b, and Lee. 487 a ; and in verse, LL. 158 b: / Enlaithe Thire Tairrngire dodechadar do fhailti fri Patraic dia mboi a Cruachoin Aigle, CO ro (ersatar gleic dia n-itib frisin loch, coro[b] find[ith]ir lemhnacht, 7 is ed adberdis : "A chobair Gaedhel, tair, tair 7 toirche !" Ba hi sin tochuiriudh Patraic leo, conus-toracht Patraic, 7 coros-bennach in loch. Conid aire sin asb«'ar Findloch hi Ceru.

A flock of birds of the Land of Promise came to welcome S. Patrick when he was on Cruachu Aigle, and with their wings they smote the lake so that it became whiter than new milk. And this they were saying : " O help of the Gael, come, come and come hither !" That was their invitation to Patrick. So he came and blessed the lake. Wherefore it is called Findloch (" White lake") in Cera.

[29. Loch Neill.] — Loch Neill, canas rohainmn?^^^.? Ni a7isa .1. Niall mac^ Ennai Aignig, mo/c Aeng?/i^a Tuirmigh,- m«/c Ai/dla Caisfhiaclaich, is e ropo toisseach dibergach nY^xenn i flaith Conaill Cromdeirg rn^/c Labradha Luchta. Dodeocha/^ fw lurg mucc nDreibrinde dia lotar a Sidh Collamrach condas- fuair i nDairi Tarbgai. Imrachtatar na mucca'' reimib eitir con- aib 3 firu iar futt Maigi Ai, fodaig rop ead^ ainm con Ennai Aig- 7iig [Feib rancatar in loch] [14^ i] robaded Niall ann 3 a coin j a dibergaig. Unde Loch Neill.

Robaidhedh Niall'' c^/aib cenn

ior lurg do mucc, a Dreibrenn ;

robo primhcelcgach, tor tenn,

toseach dibergach Yjxe7in.

Niall, son of Enna Aignech, son of Oengus Turmech, son of Ailill of the Twisted Teeth ; he was the leader of the brigands of Ireland in the reign of Conall Cromderg, son of Labraid

1 MS. inserts mc. ^ ]y[s. tuirmidh. ^ ^5. muccca. * MS. eat. 5 MS. CO.