blow on you in battle or war, or wherever else I meet you in the world."
"I will give you that," said Césa. So he freed his comrade from the anvil. The young men parted from each other,—Lun Dubh went one way alone, and Césa another with Scéhide ni Wánanan.
As Césa went along he bought a skin at every house where he could find one, until he had enough to make clothes in which to disguise himself; for he was in dread of Lun Dubh, on account of the first blow which he had the right to strike when they met.
He put on the skin clothes, and changed his name to Gilla na Grakin (the fellow of the skins).
Gilla and his wife held on their way till they came to the castle of Fin MacCumhail; and the time they came there was no one in the place but women.
"Where is Fin MacCumhail with his men to-day?" asked Gilla na Grakin.
"They are all out hunting," said the women.
Now Gilla saw that the castle stood with open door facing the wind, and turning again to the women he asked: "Why do you have the door of the castle to the wind?"
"When Fin and his men are at home and the wind comes in at the door, they all go out, take
