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Fitness of Names. 293
of him. Eochaid Urchain was E,otlia mac E,oain's first name;
and from the habit of frequently saying the nickname to denote
him, the nickname supi)lauted the original name.
14. Eochaid Urchain i.e. lir 'fresh' and cdin 'beautiful'
was he so long as his hfe lasted.
15. Failbe Fdl-choirthech. 'Tis the fii'st person by whom
of old in Erin a menhfr was erected to be set in a boundary.
Or Failbe Ilchórach from the abundant peace {córa) which in
his time every one enjoyed.
16. Cass Cét-chuimnecJi, that is, Cass Cét-coimgneech: 'tis
he that of old fu'st began histories (coimgneda) and poetry at Tara.
17. Ehm Oll-fin-snedita 'great-wine-snow', that is, from a
great snow [sneclita) of wine {fin) which fell in his reign he is
called Ehm Oil- fin- sneclita. Or Ehm Ol-étechtaide, that is,
he used to take an frregular {étechtaide) draught (o7), that is,
huge was his fill of liquor: s(udet) q(ui) l(egat).
18. Art Imlech (or Art Inflig), that is from the imlech
(land near water) of the Man of one Heifer in Cliu. 'Tis there
was his fortress at fii-st, and thence Art Imlech is said of him.
19. Bres ri 'king', that is, he was a king for royalty: i.e.
royal was his action and his honour and his reign, and he routed
the Fomorians in many battles, expelling them from Ii'eland.
20. Setna Indarraid, son of Bres. 'Tis he that of old
first gave wages (indarrad) to soldiers in Erin. Wherefore Setna
Indarraid is said of him.
21. Enna Derg, son of Dua Finn: red (derg) was his face,
wherefore (the name) Enna Derg 'Red Enna' clave to him.
22. Lugaid Ldigde, that is, in Corco-Láigdi he was reared.
Or Lugaid Ldigde, from the cutting-up of the fawn (lóeg), and
from boihng it, Lugaid Ldigde was said of him.
23. Lugaid lardonn: dark (iar) and brown {donn) he
was, for iarn means darkness.