Cormac Mac Art That story was
207
and a second quarter of the pig was
true,
cooked.
Cormac was bidden now to tell a story for his quarter, and he told how he was upon a search for his wife, his son and his daughter that had been borne away from him a year before by a youth with a fairy branch.
" If what thou sayest be true," said the man of the house, " thou art indeed Cormac, son of Art, son of Conn of the
Hundred
Battles."
"
Truly I am," quoth Cormac. That story was true, and a quarter of the
pig
was
cooked.
in
" Eat thy meal now," said the man of the house. "I never ate before," said Cormac, " having only two people my company." " "
Wouldst thou If
eat
with three others
it
"
?
they were dear to me, I would," said Cormac. the door opened, and there entered the wife and
Then
of
children
Cormac
great
:
was
and his
his joy
exulta-
tion.
Then Manannan mac before
appeared thus
him
Lir,
lord of the
his
in
own
true
fairy
form,
Cavalcade,
and
said
:
" I
it
I
it
was, Cormac,
Eat thee here. " I would do of the wonders
"Thou men
who
was who gave thee
now and so," said
I
saw
bore away these three from thee.
this branch,
all
that
I
might bring
drink."
Cormac,
" could
I
learn the
meaning
to-day."
shalt learn them," said
Manannan.
" The horse-
thatching the roof with feathers are a likeness of people