This story, as I have given it, is a combination of two tales, _The Siege of Howth_ and _The Death of King Conor_.

The second really completes the first, though they are not found united in Irish literature.

Both pieces are given in O'Curry's MS.

MATERIALS OF IRISH HISTORY, and Miss Hull has printed translations of them in her CUCHULLIN SAGA, the translation of the _Siege_ being by Dr Whitly Stokes and that of the _Death of Conor_ by O'Curry.

These are very ancient tales and contain a strong barbaric element.