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178 C A T H U L A.
Dh' eirich air a charraig tonn
Gu h ard trom, le cheann geal 5
Sguab
A' caithe na fairge gu dian
An taobh ciadn' a ghabh a bheari.
Bha chlaidhe trom toirteil nach gann
Teannt' air a fhlios gu re,
Sgia dhrimneach dhubh air a leis,
'Se'g iomaiit chleas air a clè.
B' àrd a chroinn, bu gheal a fhiuil,
Bu mhire 'n tiul na cobhar fruth ;
" Thig a mharcaiche nan fteud ftuadhach
Gu cuilm Fhinn nam buadh an diugh."
Mar ghalla-n uaine a bharraich,
Air a chrathadh le ofunn an aonaich,
Sheas an Ainnir ; ach thain' an tfaighead :
" 'S maith tamas, a Laoich, ach 's baoth thu."
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Dh' eirich Ofcar 's dh' eirich Go!l
Bheireadh lofga lorn 's gach cath,
'S dh' eirich iad uile na fluigh
A dh' amharc comhrag nam flath.
Thug Goll mac Morna 'n urchair threun,
Asa dheigh do thilg e fhleagh ;
B' i 'n urchair bu truime 's bu treine,
Da fgei do rinn i da bhlòidh.
Thilg,
Dh' eirich air a charraig tonn
Gu h ard trom, le cheann geal 5
Sguab
A' caithe na fairge gu dian
An taobh ciadn' a ghabh a bheari.
Bha chlaidhe trom toirteil nach gann
Teannt' air a fhlios gu re,
Sgia dhrimneach dhubh air a leis,
'Se'g iomaiit chleas air a clè.
B' àrd a chroinn, bu gheal a fhiuil,
Bu mhire 'n tiul na cobhar fruth ;
" Thig a mharcaiche nan fteud ftuadhach
Gu cuilm Fhinn nam buadh an diugh."
Mar ghalla-n uaine a bharraich,
Air a chrathadh le ofunn an aonaich,
Sheas an Ainnir ; ach thain' an tfaighead :
" 'S maith tamas, a Laoich, ach 's baoth thu."
********
Dh' eirich Ofcar 's dh' eirich Go!l
Bheireadh lofga lorn 's gach cath,
'S dh' eirich iad uile na fluigh
A dh' amharc comhrag nam flath.
Thug Goll mac Morna 'n urchair threun,
Asa dheigh do thilg e fhleagh ;
B' i 'n urchair bu truime 's bu treine,
Da fgei do rinn i da bhlòidh.
Thilg,
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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Sean dana; le Oisian, Orran, Ulann, &c > (188) |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/77675232 |
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Description | Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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