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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge

Note 9-9 — Footnotes.

Joseph Dunn translation

On this circuit Medb 9turned back from the north after W. 2047. she had remained a fortnight laying waste the province9 1and plundering the land of the Picts and of Cualnge and the land of Conall son of Amargin,1 and having offered battle 2one night2 to Findmor ('the Fair-large') wife of Celtchar 3son of Uthechar3 at the gate of Dûn Sobairche; and she slew Findmor and laid waste Dûn Sobairche; 5and, after taking Dûn Sobairche from her, she brought fifty of 4her4 women into the province of Dalriada.5 6Then she had them hanged and crucified. Whence cometh Mas na Righna ('Queen's Buttock') as the name of the hill, from their hanging.6

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