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vol. II. p. 161: St. Olaf’s hair and nails grow on him, as
on a living man, as he lies in his coffin. So, according to a note
on the Calendar of Oengus (Félire Oengusso) Nov. 24, St.
Cianán of Doimliacc lies uncorrupting in his tomb till Doomsday,
and, until the time of Adamnán, who died AD. 703, his hair and
nails used to be cut every Maunday Thursday.
vol. II. pp. 505, 506: Gunlaug and Raven, rivals for a
beautiful girl’s love, fight a duel. Gunlaug wounds Raven’s leg
severely. But Raven wishes to go on with the duel. „If only I could
get a draught of water I could fight on merrily.“ „I will get
thee thy desire, if thou wilt not betray me“, answers Gunlaug,
and accordingly fetches his wounded foe the water in his own
helmet. But Raven treacherously smites his adversary a deadly
blow on his defenceless head. So when Diarmait elopes with
Finn’s wife Grainne, and Finn pursues Diarmait and finds him
dying of a wound inflicted by a wild boar, Diarmait asks Finn
for a drink of well-water from the palms of his hands. Finn
twice brings the water, but on each occasion treacherously lets
it run through his fingers. The third time he brings the water,
`and as he came up, the life parted from the body of Diarmait.’
See Toruigheacht Dhiarmuda agus Ghrainne, ed. S. H. O’Grady,
1857, p. 192.
London, December 12. 1884.
WHITLEY STOKES.
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