The banquet of Dun na n-Gedh : and the battle of Magh Rath : an ancient historical tale now first published from a manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin / with a translation and notes by John O'Donovan.

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1842
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Credit: The banquet of Dun na n-Gedh : and the battle of Magh Rath : an ancient historical tale now first published from a manuscript in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin / with a translation and notes by John O'Donovan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    amail a bún-pum, acc nap ba bint) laip au pí^ain ocup la Oom- nall pepin a ainm .1. Dun na 11-560 do 5oipoip De. Ocup ip 6 |io páió Oomnall ppi a niaepu ocup ppi a peccaipiu, ocup ppi li-oep cobai^ a cana ocnp a cipa, ina b-pui^beoip a n-Gpinn De 11151b 566 Do rabaipr leo Do cum na pleiDe pm, ap mp bo miaD la Oomnall co m-beir 1 n-Gpino cenel m-bíD nách pui^bicea popp in pleiD pin. T?o cinolaD cpa in pleaD uile lcip pin, ocup mÍD, ocup copmaim, ocup cenel cec bfo olcena, cenmorac na I1-U151 nama, áp nip ba peiD a pá^bail. Ocup Do oeacaDap oep in cobaij; peacnóin TTlíóe pop íapaip na n-ui^e, conup raplaDap pop Duipfeach m-bec, ocup oen bann]*cal ann, ocup caille Dub pop a cinD, ocup pi oc lpnai^ce ppi Dia. (1c ciaD muincip m pi^ ealca Do ^éDaib 1 n-Dopuy> in Duiprije. Uiagaic lpin ceac ocup po ^abac ianD lan De 11151b 566 ann. Ocup apbep- raDap pop pén mair Dun, ol lac, uaip Dia pipmipGpe, m pu^bitea m buD mb olDapeo De 11151b 5eD in oen maD innci. Nipu pén mair, lcip k His accession to the throne.—It, was a custom among the Irish chieftains to give a feast at the completion of any great work, or on their succession to the chieftain- ship. 1 Dun na n-Gedh signifies the dun or fort of the geese. In Mac Morrissy’s copy of this Tract, which was corrected by Peter Connell, now forming No. 60 of the MS. collection of Messrs. Hodges and Smith, it is written Dun na n-Gaedk, i. e. the fort of the darts or wounds. It is curious, that the writer of the story does not state why King Domhnall had imposed such a name on his new palace. It does not appear to be derived from the goose eggs which are made the principal cause of the battle of Magh Rath. m To procure them That is, it was not easy to procure them at that season, as geese do not lay throughout the year. n Duirtheach.—This word has been in- correctly rendered nosocomium by Dr. O’Conor, throughout his translation of the Irish Annals, but correctly pceniten- tium cedes, and domus pcenitentice, by Col- gan, who understood the ancient Irish language far better than Dr. O’Conor. (Acta SS. p. 407 and 606). Peter Connell, in his Dictionary, explains it, a house of austerity, rigour, and penance. There are several ruins of Duirtheacks still remain- ing in Ireland, and we learn from an ancient vellum MS. in the Library of Trinity Col-