ABSTRACT

Find-abair, daughter of Ailill and Mve, from hear-say regarding him, gave him love, of which report was brought him at his place. Erin and Alba were full of his fame and story. He accordingly thought him of going to speak to the girl, and then he talked of the matter with his folk. And his folk said: Let word too be sent to thy mother's sister that she may give thee somewhat of raiment of the rare treasure of the Sdh. Thereupon the young braves who were in Ailill's suite got up. Find-abair then gets out of the water, and leaves the sword in Fraoch's hand. Fraoch cuts off the monster's head so that it lay above on its rump, and Fraoch brings the monster to land. From this is named Duiblind Frich, Fraoch's Black-Linn (Black-Pool) on the Brei in the lands of the men of Connaught.