Editing Conn of the Hundred Battles (section)

===Early life and accession===
The ''[[Annals of the Four Masters]]'' says that five roads to [[Hill of Tara|Tara]], which had never been seen before, were discovered on the night of Conn's birth.<ref>''[[Annals of the Four Masters]]'' [http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/text026.html M122]-[http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005A/text027.html M157]</ref> According to the ''[[Lebor Gabála Érenn]]'', he took power after killing his predecessor [[Cathair Mór]].<ref>R. A. Stewart Macalister (ed. & trans.), ''Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland Part V'', Irish Texts Society, 1956, p. 331–333</ref> In other sources his predecessor is [[Dáire Doimthech]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Scela_Mosauluim.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007000123/http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Scela_Mosauluim.html|url-status=dead|title=Scéla Mosauluim|archive-date=7 October 2008|access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref> The ''[[Lia Fáil]]'', the coronation stone at [[Hill of Tara|Tara]] which was said to roar when the rightful king stood on it, roared under Conn for the first time since [[Cúchulainn]] split it with his sword when it failed to roar for [[Lugaid Riab nDerg]].<ref>''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55 §57] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715225248/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html#55 |date=15 July 2010 }}</ref>

In the saga ''Baile in Scáil'' ("The Phantom's Ecstatic Vision"), Conn treads on the stone by accident while walking the ramparts of Tara, implying that the stone had been lost and half-buried since Cúchulainn's time. A [[druid]] explains the meaning of the stone, and says the number of cries the stone made is the number of kings who will follow Conn, but he is not the man to name them. A magical mist arises, and a horseman approaches who throws three spears towards Conn, then asks him and the druid to follow him to his house, which stands on a plain by a golden tree. They enter and are welcomed by a woman in a gold crown. First they see a silver vat, bound with gold hoops, full of red ale, and a golden cup and serving spoon. Then they see a phantom, a tall beautiful man, on a throne, who introduces himself as [[Lugh]]. The woman is the [[Loathly lady|sovereignty]] of Ireland, and she serves Conn a meal consisting of an ox's rib {{convert|24|ft|m|-1|disp=x| long (| approximately)}}, and a boar's rib.{{efn|Here, the Irish foot is ''[[wikt:traig|traig]]''.}} When she serves drinks, she asks "To whom shall this cup be given?", and Lugh recites a poem which tells Conn how many years he will reign, and the names of the kings who will follow him. Then they enter Lugh's shadow, and the house disappears, but the cup and serving spoon remain.<ref>[http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/phantom.html "''Baile in Scáil'': the Phantom's Frenzy"], Miles Dillon (ed. & trans), ''The Cycle of the Kings'', Oxford University Press, 1946</ref><ref>[http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Home.html Cycles of the Kings Web Project]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227214217/http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Home.html |date=27 December 2008 }}: ''[http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Baile_in_Scail.html Baile in Scáil] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507075301/http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/kings/Baile_in_Scail.html |date=7 May 2008 }}''</ref><ref>[[Kuno Meyer|Meyer, Kuno]] (1901) ''[https://celt.ucc.ie//published/G105001/index.html Baile in Scáil]'' via CELT corpus</ref>

An earlier text, ''Baile Chuinn Cétchathaigh'' ("The Ecstatic Vision of Conn of the Hundred Battles") gives a poetic list of kings, many of which are recognisable from the traditional [[List of High Kings of Ireland#Kings in the Baile Chuind|List of High Kings of Ireland]], but without narrative context.<ref>Cycles of the Kings Web Project: ''[http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Baile_Chuinn.html Baile Chuinn Cétchathaigh] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120075004/http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Baile_Chuinn.html |date=20 November 2008 }}''</ref>