Here is the story of the Executioner of John the Baptist, of the legend of Mogh ruith.
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ToggleThe Executioner by John the Baptist
Ashkelon, the royal seat,
In which the great deed was committed;
There, without duration was the glory,
The noble John was killed.
"What a bad woman among you
Will take charge of my decapitation?
Not a single one in the east or the west,
Blood of foreigners or Gaels.
"O Jean with beautiful blond hair,
There is a Gael above all the others;
His home is far to the west,
In the lands of the men of the West. "
"I ask a favor from Christ who loves me",
Said the noble John,
"May no gracious Gael obtain
Food, nor clothing in any case. "
Without mercy, Mogh Ruith said,
"Give me his own clothes,
And I'm going to cut off his head
For the prosperity of the men of Ireland. "
So John was beheaded,
The Gael will receive sufferings;
Lots of silver and gold
Were put under the head, in Ashkelon in the east.