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Fitness of Names. 303
into Spain. So then Eogan wedded the maiden, and she bore
him noble offspring, even a wondrous son, AiHll Olomm, and a
brace of daughters named Scothniam and Caimell.
At that time there used to come in every year a lovely
varicolom^ed salmon from the River of the Elements in Para-
dise to the river Tiber, and from Tiber to the river Ebro in
Spain. Thus was that salmon, with a covering of most beau-
tiful wool, and a kind of every colour thi'ough it. Now while
Eogan was in Spain that salmon was caught by Eber and that
woollen covering was stript from from it, and that wool was given
to Eber's daughter. Now of the covering wliich had been on the
salmon the damsel made for Eogan a splendid shining mantle;
and 'tis that mantle which Eogan wore when he came (back)
to Ireland. Conn of the Hundred Battles was then in the
kingsliip of Erin. Splendid and shining was the brightness
abiding on Eogan from that mantle. Wherefore the name Eogan
'Splendid' clave to him.
39. Eogan Ficlfeccacli, he was (also) called, why was this?
to say. Eogan had three fortresses, and the name of
was Fidfecc. Now Eogan was setting and bending and
the wood at each: wherefore he is called Eogan Fid-
feccacJi, fi'om bending (feccad) the wood (fid) in setting it: or
Figfecc, fi'om weaving (fige) the same wood.
40. Mog Nuadat, whence is it? Easy to say. Dáire
BaiTach son of Catháir Mór, 'tis he that reared Mog Nuadat,
is, Eogan son of Mog Neit. Once upon a time the forti-
' fication of Dun Aillinne was undertaken by Dáfre Barrach.
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there was then in Erin a famous rath -builder, Nuada
-heel, son of Oengus, son of Fer da chrich in the district
of Cualnge. In him was the strength of a hundred, and he
woidd eat the fill of fifty. This slave was brought to Dáire to
fortify Dun Aillinn. When they were in the trench, a-digging
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