The Room of the Cupbearers. 1909-14. The Destruction of Dá Derga's Hostel. The Harvard Classics

The Destruction of Dá Derga’s Hostel.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

The Room of the Cupbearers


“There I beheld a room with a trio in it. Three grey-floating mantles they wore. There was a cup of water in front of each man, and on each cup a bunch of watercress. Liken thou that, O Fer rogain!”	1
“Easily done. Black and Dun and Dark: they are the King of Tara’s three cupbearers, to wit, the sons of Day and Night. And after that, whom sawest thou there?”	2