Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . y the corpse of themurdered man until he should find for it a pillar stone of its ownheight. The stone was found at Lough Foyle, and Corchenn heavedit on his back, with a groan, Alas, the stone ! I shall die of it ;and the weight killed him. Attach (stone, alas), shall be the 1 See Report of Board of Works, 1907-8. 206 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND name of this place, said the Dagda ; and he bestowed it on hisfoster-brother, the warrior-god, Net, whence it got the name ofAileach Neit. Another legend tells that Frighriu, a famou
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . y the corpse of themurdered man until he should find for it a pillar stone of its ownheight. The stone was found at Lough Foyle, and Corchenn heavedit on his back, with a groan, Alas, the stone ! I shall die of it ;and the weight killed him. Attach (stone, alas), shall be the 1 See Report of Board of Works, 1907-8. 206 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND name of this place, said the Dagda ; and he bestowed it on hisfoster-brother, the warrior-god, Net, whence it got the name ofAileach Neit. Another legend tells that Frighriu, a famous craftsman ofnorthern Britain, absconded to Ireland with his kings daughter,and found protection from the King of Ireland. He here built thegirl a house of red yew, set out with gold and silver and brass andgems, so that by night it was as brilliant as by day. From himthe place was called Aileach Frighrenn, Frighrius girl, it is told, became the wife of Eochu Doimlen, King ofIreland, about 276, and was mother of the three Grianan of Aileach(From Photograph of H. S. Crawford) When the sons of Niall had become masters of these territories,Eoghan son of Niall fixed his seat at Aileach, according to a storytold in the Tripartite Life of St Patrick, for the man of Godaccompanied Prince Eoghan to his court, which he then held in thatancient and famous seat of the kings called Aileach, and the holypontiff hallowed it and its with his blessing, promising that of theseed of Eoghan many kings and princes of Ireland should come ;and as a pledge of that blessing he left a stone there, blessed by him,whereon the promised kings and princes should be installed. 2 In later times Aileach was a seat of the kings who ruled over thenorthern branches of the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages,and from it they are styled Kings of Aileach. The Book of Rightsenumerates fifteen principalities subordinate to the King of Aileach. 1 Rennes Dinnsenchus in Revue Celliqu
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