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The Death of the Sons of Uisnech. 113
her fosterer and her nurse and a female satirist called Lebar-
chani, and Conchobar himself. And she lived in this wise
until she was ripe for marriage, and she outwent in beauty
the women of her time.
Once on a snowy day it came to pass that her fosterer
killed a calf for her dinner: and after the blood of the calf
was poured upon the snow, a black raven bent down to drink
it. And when Deirdre took heed of that, she said to Lebar-
cham that she would have a husband on whom were the three
colours which she beheld, that is, the colour of the raven
on his hair, the colour of the calf's blood on his cheeks, and
the colour of the snow on his skin. "The like of that" [saith
Lebarcham] "hath^a man by Conchobar in the household, who
is called Naisi son of Uisnech", — son of Conall the Flatnailed,
son of Rugrai the Great, from whom came Conchobar as we
said above.
"If it be so, Lebarcham", saith Deirdre, "I beseech thee
to bring him to converse with me, no one knowing of it."
Lebarcham revealed that thing to Naisi. Then comes
Naisi secretly to meet Deirdre, and Deirdre declared to him
the greatness of the love she had for him, and entreated him
to take herself in flight from Conchobar. Naisi consented to
that, though he was slow to do so for dread of Conchobar.
Then did Naisi and his two brothers, to wit, Ainnle and Ar-
dán, and thrice fifty warriors with them, proceed to Scotland,
where they found maintenance of quarterage from the king
of Scotland, until he got a description of Deirdre's beauty and
sought her as a wife for himself. Great wrath thereat seized
Naisi, and he fared forth with his brothers out of Scotland
into an island of the sea, fleeing with Deirdre after many
battles had been given to the king's household and to them- v/
selves from every side.
One day thereafter a mighty feast was made by Conchobar
in smooth-delightful Emaiu. &c.