Red remembers

It was a great while ago in Emuin Machae the seat of Conchubur, King of the Ulaid, which is the name the people of Ulster of that day went by, and spelled their land. And the Druidry in these parts, meanin' Ulaid, was troubled on account of Conchubur's shenanigans. As Cathub would say, "He's not right, with the Goddess." Then there was the business with Conchubur sleepin' with his grown up daughter Deichtine, and her bein married off so sudden like. Plus everone knew that he had Derdriu hid away, bidin his time til she was old enough to spell Deichtine or whoever else the old fool was dickerin with.

So with little regard for Conchubur, us Druids was on stand down alert, which meant we was just sort of workin for Conchubur. Then one day Cathub called a meetin. I had pretty well got over my fidgetin by then, Ray, so I got an invite too. At the meetin, the Druidess Lebarcham, who is well known for bein efficient and also (well known) as a smart aleck prissy pants, allowed as how, "I, Lebarcham, have been visitin with Derdriu all along, while the rest of you were sort of workin fer Conchubur. So I, Lebarcham know, that about now Derdriu has run off with Noisiu and Noisiu's brothers have gone with them. So now there is a beginnin to the endin of Cathub's foretellin. Serves Conchubur right, fer sure."

But Cathub sang,

"It spells death for the Sons of Uisliu, and Derdriu too.
And much sorrow through many ages will come to the Ulaid from this."

That set a somber tone for the remainder of the meetin and we determined that the best course was to keep sort of workin for Conchubur and do what we could to keep the people and the little wonders safe and happy and fend off the anticipated generalized panic attack.

Conchubur tried ever way to catch the Sons of Uisliu and Derdriu, but they continuously, fer awhile, stayed one step ahead of him in their adventures. But at last, through treachery, Noisiu and his brothers were murdered and Conchubur had Derdriu for a year. We know this from Lebarcham: "At the end of a year, Conchubur wearied of Derdriu, for she was sullen and miserable and poor company. "I do not sleep now, nor do I brighten my nails" is the kinds of songs she would sing, sadly. So Conchubur, said, "Derdriu,, who do you hate more than me? And Derdriu replied, "Eogan". Eogan was the one Conchubur got to kill Noisiu. "Alrighty then, you shall go and stay with Eogan for a year", said Conchubur." So Conchubur took her over to Eogan's. But the next day they went off to a fair, these two evil men and Derdriu, and that's when Derdriu espied a big rock and jumped head first into"

"That'll larn 'em!"

Gaul dern it Judy, lemme finish up the rememberin and we can listen to yer opinions later. Now where was I? er,.................it (the big rock), killin herself.