undoubtedly he had given every giant in ireland a considerable beating , barring finn m'coul himself . he swore that he would never rest night or day , winter or summer , till he could serve finn with the same sauce , if he could catch him . finn , however , had a strong disinclination to meet a giant who could make a young earthquake or flatten a thunderbolt when he was angry . accordingly he kept dodging about from place to place -- not much to his credit as a trojan , to be sure -- whenever he happened to get the hard word that far rua was on the scent of him . and the long and the short of it was that he heard far rua was coming to the causeway to have a trial of strength with him . he was , naturally enough , seized in consequence with a very warm and sudden fit of affection for his wife , who was delicate in her health , poor woman . she was leading , besides , a very lonely , uncomfortable life of it in his absence . " god save all here , " said finn good - humouredly , putting his honest face into his own door . " musha , finn , avick , an ' you 're welcome to your own oonagh , you darlin ' bully . " here followed a smack that it is said to have made the waters of the lake curl , as it were , with kindness and sympathy .
he did not want to be beaten by far rua .
why did finn have a strong disinclination to meet far rua ?
why did finn have a strong disinclination to meet far rua ?