J. F. Campbell Collection > Original collection of the poems of Ossian, Orrann, Ulin, and other bards, who flourished in the same age

CONLAOCn,
The sorrowful tale is lately heard, a cause of
grief to ns: tlie hero from Inis-Phail we cannot
mention hut with melancholy and heavy hearts?
The royal sons of the slow carriage, from Duns-
caich to the land of Conul, with their noble young
sons in the fteld, are come within the plains of
Cuig'-uladh. There came to us a fierce hero, the
courageous, valiant Conlaoch? By him valourous
deeds of prowess were performed from Dunscaich
to Erin. He struck the shield on the plain, and
cut the turf* of conflict; none of his appearance
the king or his heroes ever beheld in the five di-
visions J of Erin.
To the other chiefs Cranchur spoke aloud : Who
is desirous to meet the young hero, to ask him the
news of his race and generation, and to accept
no denial from him? Conull departed with his
strong hand-weapon, to ask the news of the hero;
and the fruit and effect of the race of heroes from
whom he descended was seen, from ConuH's being
bound with thongs by Conlaoch's mighty hands,
and a hundred valiant heroes more. A tale this,
says ConulTs wife, who saw the deed great to be
told : thou hast treated my hero with disdain and
* Signals for battle.
:]:(Cuig) fifth, and Uladh, Ulster, the fifth division or part of Ireland.
It is called Ulin in Mr. ]VITherson's translation.