How Find Found Knowledge
 and the Slaying of Cul Dub

On another occasion Find was in Cend Curraig. There it was customary for him to be. Every morning a man was entrusted to cook a pig for him as his day's ration. Once, then, Oisine was charged to cook it. when he deemed it time, he put it aside on the points of the fork upon the dish in the custody of his companion. Then it stuck fast. He turned about (to go) out. Oisine ran out after him beyond the Suir, namely over Ath Nemthen, beyond Ord, beyond Inniuin, beyond Fan hua Faelan to the summit of Sith Fer Femen. After he went to the fairy mound, the door was closed behind him. He left Oisin behind.

When Find's followers awakened, then he arrived.

"Where is the pig?" asked Find.

"A braver man has taken it," Oisine replied.

On the following day, Cailte took it. From him it was carried off in the same way. Thereupon he came (back).

"Where is the pig?" said Find.

"I am not braver than he from whom it was taken yesterday," Cailte said.

"Although I go to cook it," said Find, "sharper is each thorn that is younger."

He went himself to cook it, his spear-shafts in his left hand, the other hand, however, turning the pig on the points of the fork. It stuck fast. Find made a thrust at him. But only the point of the spear then attained his back. Thereupon he left the belly at Mag Tarra in Lee at Cell Ichtair (and) the breadth of the side at Toib Muicce. Seven times he leaped over the Suir.

"Open," he said, "before it," (when he was in the crown of the hill. "Open," he said, (running) over the (whole) length of the hill.

"Here is (something) from me!" said Find. He made a thrust at him as he went into the fairy mound, and thereby his back broke. His hand stuck fast against the door-post so that the door-valve closed on his thumb and he put it into his mouth. Therefore, some say that hence it is that Find obtained knowledge, for he used to put into his mouth the portion of his finger that had gone into the fairy mound. Their wailing was heard.

"What is that?" each said.

"Cul Dub has been slain!"

"Who has slain him?"

"Find hua Baiscni."

They all wail.

Then he (Find) said, "Sweet, sweet (is) the sweet little language..."

He carried his pig in his bosom, and apportioned it among his household.