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i-alfed the tomb of Cathol "^) ; that bards have
fung to his ghoft. Tell him that Cairbar
has heard his fame at the ftream of refonnding-
Carun '^*). Cathmor **^) is not here, Boibar-
duthiul's
'"') Cathol the fori of Maroiinan, or Moran , was
murdered by Cairbar , for his attachment to the
family of Cormac. He had attended Ofcar to
the 'war of Inis - thina , vrhere they coiitravlcd a
great friendfhip for one another. Ofcar imme-
diately after the death of Cathol, had fent a for-
mal challenge to Cairbar , which he prudently
declined, but conceived a fecret hatred agafnft
Ofcar , and had beforehand contrived to kill him
at the feaft, to which he here invites him.
'^■'■') He alludes to the battle of Ofcar againfi Caros,
king of f hips ; who is fuppoled to be the fame
with Caraufius the ufurper,
>p-.^-;=^ Cathmor, great in battle, the fon of Borbar-
duthul, and brother of Cairbar king of Ireland,
had , before the infurreftion of the Firbolg, pars-
ed over into Inis - huna , fuppofed to be a part
of South -Britain, to a.>lilt Cx)nmor king of that
place, againft his enemies. Cathmor was fucce£-
fill in the war, but, in the coiiri'e of it, Con^
inor was either killed , or died a natural de.tih.
Cairbar , upon intelligence of the defigns of Fiii-
gal to detliroue him ; had dispatched a ineffen-