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me down , for his blue - eyed fon, who flept in
the cave of ftrcams. But he brightened before
them 5 and Ipoke to the broad-fhielded kings.
Crommal, with woody rocks, and mifty
top , the field of winds , pours forth , to the
iight , blue Lubar'"S ftreamy roar. Behind it
rolls clear-winding Lavath , in the ftill vale of
deer. A cave is dark in a rock ; above it
ftrong-winged eagles dwell; broad-headed oaks,
before it , found in Cluna's wind. Within
his locks of youth, is Ferad-artho *) , blue-
eyed
*) Ferad-artho Was tKe fon of Cairbur Mac-Cormac^
king of Ireland. He was the only one remaui-
ing of the race of Coiiar , the Ion of Trenmor,
the firft Irifh monarch, according to Oflian. I22
order to make this pafiage thoroughly under-
ftood , it may not be improper tp recapitulate
feme part of what has been faid in preceding no-
tes. Upon the death of Conar the Ion of
Trenmor , his fon Cormac fucceeded on .the Infli
throne. Cormac reigned long. His children \ve-
re , Gairbar , Mho fucceeded him , and Ros-crana,
the firft wife of Fingal. Cairbar , leng before
the death of his father Cormac , had taken to
wif»? Bos gala, the daughter of CoJgar, oiie of
Q 3 th«