And it
is a pity for you, sweet daring Bran," he said, "fosterling of Fergus of
the thirty woods and plains, that you did not do something worth praise
before killing your own foster-brother. And I will put a curse on you,
Bran," he said, "beyond every hound in Ireland, that you will never see
with your eyes any deer you may ever kill."
There was anger on Finn when he heard that, and he said: "If you put a
curse on Bran, Angus, there will not be a room left, east or west, in
the whole of your great house without being burned." "If you do that,"
said Angus, "I will put trees and stones in front of you in every
battle; and I will know what number of men you have in your armies," he
said, "looking at them through my ring."
Then Oisin, that was wise, said: "It is best for you to agree between
yourselves now; and let us be helpful to one another," he said, "and pay
whatever fines are due."
So they agreed to that, and they made peace, and gave children to be
fostered by one another: a son of Finn's to Angus, and son of Angus Og
to the Fianna.
But for all that, it is not very friendly to Finn Angus was afterwards,
at the time he was following after Diarmuid and Grania through the whole
length of Ireland.
CHAPTER XV. THE HUNT OF SLIEVE CUILINN
Finn was one time out on the green of Almhuin, and he saw what had the
appearance of a grey fawn running across the plain. He called and
whistled to his hounds then, but neither hound nor man heard him or came
to him, but only Bran and Sceolan.
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