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The destruction of Da Derga's Hostel (Author: [unknown])

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The Room of the Three Sons of Báithis of Britain.

‘There I beheld a room with three enneads in it. Fair yellow manes upon them, and they are equally beautiful. Each of them wore a black cape, and there was a white hood on each mantle, a red tuft(?) on each hood, and an iron brooch at the opening of every mantle, and under each man's cloak a huge black sword, and they


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(the swords) would split a hair on water. They bore shields with scalloped edges. Liken thou them, O Fer rogain!’

‘Easily done. That is the robber-band of the three sons of Báithis of Britain. Three enneads will fall by them in their first conflict, and among them they will share a man's triumph. And after that whom sawest thou?’