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P The baîtle of Cnucha. 89
Tuath-Dathi in Bregaî. The druid was soliciting land in Laigen^ from
Cathair; for he icnew that it was in Laigen his successorship would be.
Cathair gave him his choice of land. The land the druid chose was
Almu7,
She that was wife to Nuadhu was Almu, daughter of Becan.
A dân was built by the druid then in Almu, and alamu ^ was rubbed
to its wali, until it was ail white; and perhaps it was from that l'the name)
' Almu ' was applied to it; of which was said :
Ail- white is the dùn of battle renown
As if it had received the lime of Ireland ;
From the alamu which he gave to his house
Hence it is that ' Almu ' is applied to Almu.
Nuadu's wife, Almu, was entreating that her name might be given to
the hill; and that request was granted to her, to wit, that her name should
be upon the hill ; for it was in it she was buried afterwards ; of which
was said :
Almu — beautiful was the woman !
—
Wife of Nuadhu the great, son of Achi.
She entreated — the division was just —
That her name ^should be on the perfect hill.
Nuadu had a distinguished son, to wit, Tadhg son of Nuadhu. Rairiu,
daughter of Dond-duma, was his wife. A celebrated druid, also, (was; Tadg.
Death came to Nuadu?; and he left his dùn, as it was, to his son ;
and it is Tadg that was druid to Cathair in the place of his father,
Rairiu bore, a daughter to Tadhg, i e. Murni Muncaim '° her name.
This maiden grew up in great beauty, so that the sons of the
kings and mighty lords of Ireland were wont to be courting her.
Cumall, son of Trenmor, king-warrior of Ireland, was then in the
service of Cond " . He also, like ever every other person, was demanding
the maiden. Nuadu gave him a refusai, for he knew that it was on account
of him 'Cumall he would hâve to leave Almu '2.
' The same woman 5 was moiher to Cumhall and to Cond's father, to wit,
Fedelmid Rechtaide.
Cumall cornes, however, and takes Murni by force, in elopement with
him, since she had not been given to him. Tadg cornes to Cond, and
relates to him his profanation by Cumall, and he began to incite Cond,
and to reproach him.
Cond dispatches messengers to Cumall, and ordered him to leave
Ireland, or to restore his daughter to Tadhg. Cumall said he would not