Now it was shown at this time to Angus Og, at Brugh na Boinne, the great danger Diarmuid was in, that was his pupil at one time, and his dear foster-son.  He set out then with the clear cold wind, and did not stop in any place till he came to Doire-da-Bhoth.  And he went unknown to Finn or the Fianna into the place where Diarmuid and Grania were, and he spoke kind words to Diarmuid, and he said:  “What is the thing you have done, grandson of Duibhne?” “It is,” said Diarmuid, “the daughter of the King of Ireland that has made her escape with me from her father and from Finn, and it is not by my will she came.”  “Let each of you come under a border of my cloak, so,” said Angus, “and I will bring you out of the place where you are without knowledge of Finn or his people.”  “Bring Grania with you,” said Diarmuid, “but I will never go with you; but if I am alive I will follow you before long.  And if I do not,” he said, “give Grania to her father, and he will do well or ill to her.”

With that Angus put Grania under the border of his cloak, and brought her out unknown to Finn or the Fianna, and there is no news told of them till they came to Ros-da-Shoileach, the Headland of the Two Sallows.

And as to Diarmuid, after Angus and Grania going from him, he stood up as straight as a pillar and put on his armour and his arms, and after that he went to a door of the seven doors he had made, and he asked who was at it.  “There is no enemy to you here,” they said, “for there are here Oisin and Osgar and the best men of the sons of Baiscne along with us.  And come out to us now, and no one will have the daring to do any harm or hurt on you.”  “I will not go out to you,” said Diarmuid, “till I see at what door Finn himself is.”  He went then to another door of the seven and asked who was at it.  “Caoilte, son of Ronan, and the rest of the sons of Ronan along with him; and come out to us now, and we will give ourselves for your sake.”  “I will not go out to you,” said Diarmuid, “for I will not put you under Finn’s anger for any well-doing to myself.”  He went on to another door then and asked who was at it.  “There is Conan, son of Morna, and the rest of the sons of Morna along with him; and it is enemies to Finn we are, and you are a great deal more to us than he is, and you may come out and no one will dare lay a hand on you.”  “I will not indeed,” said Diarmuid, “for Finn would be better pleased to see the death of every one of you than to let me escape.”  He went then to another door and asked who was at it.  “A friend and a comrade of your own, Fionn, son of Cuadan, head of the Fianna of Munster, and his men along with him; and we are of the one country and the one soil, and we will give our bodies and our lives for your sake.”  “I will not go out to you,” said Diarmuid, “for I would not like Finn to have a grudge against you for any good you did to me.”  He went then to another door and asked who was at it.  “It is Fionn, son of Glor, head of