Revue celtique - National Library of Scotland

TWO IRISH TALES.
The two following stories areboth takenfrom the manuscript Egerton
1782 of the British Muséum. The subject which they both treat is love
sickness and its guerison. The first is intilled 'AisHnge Oengusso', the
vision of Oengus^, and is one of the ten remscéla or introductory taies to
the Tain bô Cuailgne. The whole list of them is given in the book of
Leinster as follows :
i) de gabâil intsid.
2) de chophur na da muccida.
3) de aislingi in mac Oie.
4) de tâin bô Regamain.
5) de echtra Nerai.
6) de chompert Chonchobair.
7) de Thochmurc [ ] '.
8) de chompert Chonchulain.
9) de thdin bô Flidais.
10) de thochmurc Emiri.
Our story is the third in this séries : Oengus
mac in Oc, the celebra-
ted Tuatha dé Danann chief of Brugh na Boinne, sees in dream a beauti-
ful lady without being able to recognize her or to speak to her; a severe
illness ensues until after a year the lady is found out with the help of
the fairy chief Bodb of Sid fer Femoin. It is Caer ib Ormeith the daugh-
ter of Ethal Anbual from Sid Uamain in the territory of Ailill 7 Medb. At
first her father is unwilling to give his daughter to Oengus saying that
she has the power to be in the shape of a bird every second year. Howe-
ver Oengus succeeds to win her and in conséquence he makes friendship
with Ailill and Medb, and follows them to the Tâin bô Cuailgne.
The place where Caer ib Ormeith is found by Bodb is called Loch
Bell Draccon occruitt Cliach. On this Cliach we fmd a curious notice
I . Left blank.