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of a much more genuine, as well as a more elevated
fort.
A detailed account of the two editions of Mifs
Brooke and Kennedy will be found in the Appen-
dix, NO. 21. From that part of Kennedy's, which
the Committee, from the circumftances here and in
the Appendix mentioned, has no doubt is genuine
ancient poetry, it will fubjoin a pretty long extract,
fubmitting the original to the critical examination of
perfons converfant in the Gaelic, for their detedion
of any circumflances, if any fuch exifts, which can
tend to throw a doubt on its authenticity ; and giv-
ing a literal tranflation, for the amufement, and for
the opinion, as far as any opinion can be founded
on a tranflation, of the Englifli reader.
The ftory of Conloch refembles that of Carthon
In Macpherfon. A young hero lands on the coafl
of Ireland, near the refidence of Conal, the king of
Tonna Gorma, who fends fifteen of his warriors, led
by Beldcnn'-, to invite him to the feaft. The ad-
drefs of their leader is as follows :
' Labhair Beuldearg bu bhinn cora,
" Clmir Conal cròdha finn gu d'fheachain»
Fhir is maille rofg, is ail' thu
Na mhadaiii ar earr aiit flilcibhe !
— Co thu fcin, no cia do dhùthaich,
No cia tùr an d' fhuair tliu t'àracli,
Cid e ghluais thu gu ruigheachd Eirean
Thar na cuantaibh beucach càirghcal ?
Sud dhiarr Conal oirnc fheoraich.
Is til dliol cola ruir.n go aros,