Editing Manannán mac Lir (section)

=== O'Neill's Horse Race ===
There is a folk tale that an English horse racer challenges one of the [[O'Neill dynasty|O'Neills]] to a horse race. Manannán wants to defend the character of the Irish and knows that none of O'Neill's horses stands a chance against the Englishman's, so he appears in the form of a beggar and challenges the Englishman to a race that he himself runs from [[Shane's Castle]] to [[Dublin]]. By his enchantments, he wins the race and defends the pride of Ireland and the O'Neill clan.<ref>{{harvp|Borlase|1897|p=825}}, citing O'Donovan, O.S.L. [Ordnance Survey Letters] Co. Londonderry <math>\tfrac{14}{E. 12}</math> p. 30.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Borlase's is a 3-volume work, so the vol. no. is needed.}} The tale bears some resemblance to the horse race of [[Macha]] and also the Roman tradition in which [[Neptune (mythology)|''Neptune Equester'']] oversaw horse races.