Sadhbh puts out stories about herself and Séadna. Repeat something often enough and people believe it - as gobnait illustrates with a story.
Seán Ceatach and the priest try to figure Séadna out.
The girls discuss the story. gobnait, in their discussion of how unfair the rumors about Séadna are, tells about someone being hung unjustly. It's often the guilty who go free.
Seán wants to go to see Diarmaid and find out the real story about Sadhbh and Séadna. The priest discourages that, and says he should try and find out what Séadna told Máire.