II. Dermat O'Dyna secretly espouses the Princess Grania, 277 III. Flight and Pursuit, 285 IV. The Fastness of the Seven Narrow Doors, 289 V. The Three Sea-Champions and their Three Venomous 296 Hounds on the Track of Dermat and Grania, VI. What Befell the Three Sea-Champions and their Three 305 Venomous Hounds, VII. Sharvan, the Surly Giant, and the Fairy Quicken Tree 313 of Dooros, VIII. The Attack of the Witch-Hag, 330 IX. Peace and Rest at Last, 332 X. The Death of Dermat, 334 THE CHASE OF SLIEVE CULLINN, 351 THE CHASE OF SLIEVE FUAD, 362 OISIN IN TIRNANOGE; OR, THE LAST OF THE FENA, 385 THE VOYAGE OF THE SONS OF O'CORRA, 400 THE FATE OF THE SONS OF USNA, 427 NOTES, 455 LIST OF PROPER NAMES, 471 THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR; OR, _THE FOUR WHITE SWANS._ Silent, O Moyle, be the roar of thy water; Break not, ye breezes, your chain of repose; While murmuring mournfully, Lir's lonely daughter Tells to the night-star her tale of woes. MOORE. CHAPTER I. BOVE DERG CHOSEN KING OF THE DEDANNANS. After the battle of Tailltenn,[VII.] the Dedannans[1][VIII.] of the five provinces of Erin assembled in one place of meeting, to consider on their state, and to choose a king. For their chiefs said it was better for them to have one king over all, than to be divided, as they were, serving sundry lords and princes. Now of those who expected the sovereignty for themselves, the following chiefs were the noblest, namely:--Bove Derg,[IX.] son of the Dagda; his brother Angus, of Bruga on the Boyne, who, however, had no earnest wish to become king, preferring to remain as he was; Ilbrec of Assaroe; Lir of Shee Finnaha; and Midir the Haughty of Bri-Leth.[1] Then the chief people went into council, all except the five above named; and the decision they came to was to elect Bove Derg, son of the Dagda, king over the whole of the Dedannan race. When the election was made known, none of those who were disappointed took the matter to heart except Lir of Shee Finnaha alone. And when Lir found that the chiefs had chosen Bove Derg, he was greatly offended, and straightway left the assembly in anger, without taking leave of any one, and without showing any mark of respect or obedience to the new king.