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Fitness of Names. 375
^uda came to him. Then Enda thrust his spear through the
poet and laughed at him. But the bystanders said: "Foul is the
smile that thou smilest after outraging us, Enda". ''This
shall be his name", said the wise man, "Enda of the foul
isalacli) smile {gen)". Hence this agnomen clave to him thence-
foi-ward, even Enda Gen salach.
210. Enda Bógiiine, that is, slaughter {guin) of the kine
(&o), that is, the cattle of his mother and his father which he
killed. He was asking land of his father when he killed them.
211. Rumul Bériar, that is, Dee-riar is said because of
the extent to which he performed the will (riar) of his gods
(dee). 'Twas he and his wife Dera that fostered Lugaid Reo
nderg, and the tutor that taught him martial exercise was
Cúchulainn: hence it is said that Cúchulainn was Lugaid's
tutor. Now that Rumul was king of Leinster, and he was
the first king of Leinster that ruled from the Boyne to Buaidnech.
212. Gaileoin (that is, Leinstermen), i. e. Galleóin, for
Labraid Loingsech, from whom the Leinstermen descend, was
a fosterhng of foreigners (^ai7Z). Or Gailioin, that is, gaileoin, i.e.
famous, for gall means 'famous', because of the abmidance of
the fames and the victories of Leinster over the men of Erin
they are called Gailioin from that work.
213. Ossairge 'Ossoiy', that is, oss- cirge, that is, their rising-up
(éirge) like wild deer (ossu) as they fled before the Déissi, when
they left the land on which the Deissi are settled today. Or
Ossairge, that is, oss-frithe 'deer -waif, i. e. among wild deer
(ossaib) was found (frith) Oengus Osaii'ge, the ancestor of the
Ossorians. When his mother Cennfind, daughter of Daire mac
Dega, was about to bring forth her child, she escaped at night
from the girls who were in her company, guarding her. Then
every one pursued the damsel to the place in which she was staying,
and where she was found was among the wild deer, just after
she had borne a son among the deer (ossu). And the name
of Oengus was bestowed upon him; and he is the Oengus
Ossairge from whom Ossory's kingfolk descend.