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22Z T E M O R A : Book VII.
They told to Son-mor'^), of Clunar^*),
ilain by Corniac the giver of fhells. Three
days darkned Son-mor, over his brother's fall.
■ His fpoufe beheld the lilent king , and
forefaw his fteps to war. She prepared the
bow, in fecret,^ to attend her blue - flilelded
hero. To her dwelt darknefs, at Atha, when
the warrior moved to his fields* From
their hundred ftieams, by night, poured down
the fons of Alnecma. They had heard the
fhield of the king, and their rage arofe. In
clanging arms, they moved along, towards Ul-
lin the land of groves. Son - mor ftruck his
lllield ) at times ^ the leader of the war.
Far
'"*) Son-mor, tall bandfome man. He was the i'ather
of Borbar-diithul , cKief of Atha, and graiul^father
to Cathmor himfelf. The propriety of this epis-
ode is evident. But , tho' it appears here to
be only introduced as an example to Sul-malla^
the poet probably had another delign in view ,
which was further to illustrate the antiquity of
the quarrel between the Firbolg and Caiil,
*•-'') Cluan-er, man of the f eld. This chief was killed
in battle by Cormac Mac-Con»r, king of Ireland,
the father of Roscrana , the firft wife of Fingab
The ftory is alluded t© in other poem*.