Part 17 of The Metrical Dindshenchas

Rath Cnámrossa

I have for the Leinstermen day by day
rich store of legend — no spurious wealth —
whence comes the title (mighty shouting)
the noble name of the territory of Cnamros.
5] Hither came in suffering
after the fight at the red-flaming hostel,
with many a hurt and wound,
Mac Cecht, son of Slaide Seched.
The giant soldier bore with him
10] the kingly child of friendly Conaire
Le fri Flaith, truly named,
for it was he that lifted him from the ground.
Into the hollow of his fair fringed shield
he packed the boy's frame;
15] the boy that had not force for valour in arms
was made like a heap of scattered bones.
The blood whelmed him and the heavy heat,
he met tumult and oppression,
when he kept a darkling tryst
20] at sloping Corra Ednige.

Then said Mac Cecht,
because the mighty slaying was wasted
"woe betide him that starts on a journey
from the heap of thy scattered bones!"
25] He cut the belly from his targe,
and it was buried round the royal child;
until that Judgment that awaits thee
this is the rath where they abide.
Hiburni, son of Dedos the blind,
30] came hither to the son of Cumall
with love-nuts of Segais thereafter
from the wife of Bernsa from Berramu.
Then said Find, prince of the warriors,
to the active, the nimble-handed Hiburni,
35] that they were not nuts of good knowledge¹⁰ 19, 128.
but nuts of doubt and uneasiness.
From these nuts, stronger than eager strength of chieftains,
is named level Cnamros;
Find embedded them a foot under earth,
40] their origin was not known.
Strong Bresal Belach won
against the clans of stout Cairpre
with his clan (mighty shouting)
a tough fight in the territory of Cnamros.

45] A loss of nine men and nine hundred
and nine thousand ('twas a great calamity)
was sustained by Cairpre and his chieftains in the east
along with Fiachu and the two Eochaids.
There they lie imprisoned under a cairn
50] since they were slaughtered in the great rout;
till Doomsday come at the time appointed
the rath in which they lie conceals them.