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25. An lá sin, 'nuair a bhí an Cú
Bán a fiadhach, dubhairt a ghíománach leis
go n-innseóchadh sé rud eigin dhó dá m¬
beidheadh fios aige nach g-cuirfeadh sé
fearg air. Dubhairt an Cú Bán nach g¬
cúirfeadh. "Tá go maith," arsan gíom¬
ánach, so agad anois é. Nuair bhimid
'nár g-codladh aréir & athrughadh aréir,
(codluigheach an gíománach i seomra os
cionn a mhaighistir) bhí bean in aondaigh
leatsa & bhí sí ag innsin duit gach uile
rud do thárla dhaoibh nuair i bhí sibh
pósta in Éirinn, ach níor chualaidh tú
focal de, mar bhí deoch súain annsan
naigín a thug an chailleach duit le n'ól;
& má dheunfaidh tú mo chómhairle, deun¬
famuid máilín beag leathair, & anocht,
'nuair a thiocfas sí isteach leis an
deoch, leig síos san máilín í a bhéidheas
faoi do mhuinéal, ach, ar a bh-facaidh tú
ariamh, ná cuir cor asad. Ann sin
cuirfidh sí coinneal le bonnaibh do chos,
agus dóighfidh sí iad go d-ti 'n chnáimh¬
ach na corruigh ar a bhfacadh tú ariamh.'
26. Bhí go maith ; 'nuair i chuaidh siad
i chodladh, thainic an chailleach asteach le
naigin & dhubhairt sí leis an g-Cú é ól.
Dubhairt sé leithi rud éigin thabhairt dó
as 'n gcistionaigh. Cho fad a's bhí sí shíos,
chuir sé an deoch in a mháilín leathir, &
thuit sé in a chodladh, má budh fíor dhó
féin. Ach bhí aimhreas uirri nár ól sé
í' Dhóigh sí bonnaibh a chos isteach go d¬
ti 'n chnáimh, ach níor chorraigh sé. D'
iompuidh sí amach insin, mar shaoil sí
go cinnte go rabh sé 'na chodladh. Thois¬
uigh an Cú Bán & a bhean insin a cómh¬
rádh & níor stadadar go rabhadar sá¬
ruighthe. D'innis sí dhó go rabh ubh faoi
chois na leaptha & dá m-buailfeadh sé
an chailleach léithi go marbhóchadh í Níor
bh'fhada go d-tainic sí isteach arís. Chaith
sé 'n an ubh leithe & mharbhuidh sé í. Bhí
na geasa briste insin, & bhí caisleán
na caillighe & gach uile nidh d'a fheabhas
ag Cú Bán an t-Sléibhe & a bhean. Phós
an gíománach Maolcharrach. Chuadar
treasna na h-aibhne & báthadh iad, acht
thainic mé féin slán.
Críoch.
25. That day, When the white Hound was hunt¬
ing, his servant said to him that he would tell him
something if he thought he would not be displeas¬
ed. The White Hound said he would not. "Very
well,” said the servant, “here it is for you.” When
asleep last night and ere last night (the servant
slept in a room over his master), there was a wom¬
an along with you and she was telling you of every
thing that happened to you when you were married
in Ireland. But you did not hear a word of it, as
there was a potion in the naggin which the old hag
gave you to drink ; and if you take my advice you
will make a small leather bag, and to night when
she brings in the drink let it down the little bag that
will be round your your neck, but for your life dont
stir. She will then put a candle to the soles of your
feet, and she will burn them to the bone, but dont
stir for all ever you saw.
26. Very good. When they went to sleep the
old hag came in with a naggin and she told the
White Hound to drink it. He told her to bring
him something from the kitchen and while she was
below he put his drink in his leathern bag, and he
fell asleep, as it were. But she doubted that he
drank it. She burned the soles of his feet into the
bone, but he did not stir. She then departed belei¬
ving that he was really asleep. The White Hound
and his wife then began to talk, and they did not
cease until they were exhausted. She told him that
there was an egg at the foot of the bed and that if
he struck the hag with it he would kill her. It was
not long until she came in again. He threw the egg
at her and killed her. The spell was then broken,
and the White Hound of the Mountain and his wife
possessed the hag's castle and the best of every o¬
ther thing. The servant married Maolcarrach.
They went across the river and were drowned, but
I came safe, — finis.
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