utensils, ornaments, and variously coloured dresses of Ailill and
Medhbh mentioned in the tale of the Tâin Bó Chuailgne; the mate-
rial or fashion of the dress not specified. Medhbh's preparation for
the war of the first Táin; description of the parties summoned. De-
scription of the Ultonian clanns at the hill of Slemain, forming the
army in pursuit of Ailill and Medhbh, by the herald of the latter,
Mac Roth, from the tale of the Táin Bó Chuailgne; his description
of Conchobar Mac Nessa; of Causcraid Mend; of Sencha ; of Eogan
Mac Durthachta; of Laegaire Buadach; of Munremur ; of Connud;
of Reochaid; of Amargin; of Feradach Find Fechtnach; of Fiachaig
and Fiachna; of Celtchair Mac Uthair and his clann; of Eirrge
Echbel; of Mend, son of Salcholgan; of Fergna; of Ercc, son of Car-
pri Nia Fer and his clann; of Cuchulaind's clann. Note: Cuchu-
laind is removed to Muirtheimne after his fight with Ferdiadh, to get
the benefit of the healing properties of its stream or river; enumera-
tion of them; while there, Cethern, who had gone to his assistance,
arrives covered with wounds, and is visited by physicians from the
enemy's camp, whom he drives away; Cuchulaind then sends for Fin-
gin Fathliagh, who examines each of his wounds, and Cethern de-
scribes the persons who gave them-his description of Illand, son of
Fergus; of queen Medhbh; of Oil and Othine; of Bun and Mecconn;
of Broen and Brudni, sons of Teora Soillsi, king of Caille; of Cormac
[Mac] Colomarig and Cormac the son of Maelefoga; of Mane Math-
remail and Mane Athremail, sons of Ailill and Medhbh; of the
champions from Iruade [Norway]; of Ailill and his son Mane; of
the marrow bath by which Cethern was healed, whence the name of
Smirammair, now Smarmore, in the county Louth. Medhbh enume-
rates her dowry to Ailill; gifts promised by her to Long Mac Emonis;
gifts promised by her to Ferdiadh; one of those gifts, her celebrated
brooch, weighed more than four pounds. Story of Mac Conglinde ;
his extravagant dream; his description of a curious dress of a door-
keeper; analysis of the dress-the Cochall, the Ionar, the Och-
rath; analysis of Mac Conglinde's own dress; his Leinidh. Distinc-
tion between the Léine and the Leinidh-the latter was a kilt. De-
scription of the dress of the champion Edchu Rond in the tale of the
Exile of the Sons of Duildermait; he wore a kilt. Ancient law regu-
lating the wearing of the Leinidh or kilt, and the Ochrath or panta-
loon.
LECTURE XXIV. OF DRESS AND ORNAMENTS IN ANCIENT