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The Irish ordeals, Cormac's adventure in the Land of Promise, and the decision as to Cormac's sword (Author: Unknown)
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CORMAC'S CUP.
Cormac's own Cup, then, was a cup of gold which he had. The way in which it was found was thus:
One day, at dawn in Maytime, Cormac, grandson of Conn, was alone on Múr Tea in Tara. He saw coming towards him
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a warrior sedate (?), greyhaired. A purple, fringed mantle around him. A shirt ribbed, goldthreaded next(?) his skin. Two blunt shoes of white bronze between his feet and the earth. A branch of silver with three golden apples on his shoulder. Delight and amusement enough it was to listen to the music made by the branch, for men sore-wounded, or women in childbed, or folk in sickness would fall asleep at the melody which was made when that branch was shaken.