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j)UA£J III. CATH LODUINN. 23
Ach clìlisg e o bhàs a mhic.
Bhuail e ro' oidhche gu luath
Gu sruth Thurthoir tha shuas sa* chòs, 1 50
'S na chuir e nighean Thorcuil o thuath,
'S anns an d'lhàg e chruaidh bu chòrr.
Ghairm e òigh Lula nan triath ;
Bha ise an nial le Loduinn.
* I)h'at ardan an anam an laoich, 15-5
*S dh'aom e ro* 'n raon gu Fionnghal,
Luidh an righ air sgiath san fhraoch,
'Na aonar, gun smaoin air iargail.
A bhorb shealgair nan torc ciar,
Cha *n i làmh-gheal nan ciabh tha d* chòir ; 1 60
Cha ghiullan air raineach san t-sHabh,
Aig sruth Thurthoir nan toirm mòr :
An so fèin tha cònuidh nan treun,
A dh'èireas gu beum a' bhàis.
A shealgair nan ciar thorc sa' bheinn, 16.5
]^^a mosgail fuathas — fan thall.
Thàinig Starno le fuaim anall j
Dh' èirich Fionnghal nan lann sa' mhagh,
*' Cp thusa, mhic oidhche sa' ghleann ?"
Thilg esan san àm an t-shleagh. 170
Bhuail iad-anns an strì mar aon ;
Thuit san raon an sgiath fo lainn ;
Sgiath sgoilte bh'aig Starno ri thaobh,
As cheangladh e ri daraig thall.
'Nuair chunnaic Fionnghal righ nan long,. 11 Jt
Thionndaidh e gu trom a shùil ;
Bha smaointean air na laithibh a bh' ann,
Mar cheòl uasal nan caoin dhàn.
Ach clìlisg e o bhàs a mhic.
Bhuail e ro' oidhche gu luath
Gu sruth Thurthoir tha shuas sa* chòs, 1 50
'S na chuir e nighean Thorcuil o thuath,
'S anns an d'lhàg e chruaidh bu chòrr.
Ghairm e òigh Lula nan triath ;
Bha ise an nial le Loduinn.
* I)h'at ardan an anam an laoich, 15-5
*S dh'aom e ro* 'n raon gu Fionnghal,
Luidh an righ air sgiath san fhraoch,
'Na aonar, gun smaoin air iargail.
A bhorb shealgair nan torc ciar,
Cha *n i làmh-gheal nan ciabh tha d* chòir ; 1 60
Cha ghiullan air raineach san t-sHabh,
Aig sruth Thurthoir nan toirm mòr :
An so fèin tha cònuidh nan treun,
A dh'èireas gu beum a' bhàis.
A shealgair nan ciar thorc sa' bheinn, 16.5
]^^a mosgail fuathas — fan thall.
Thàinig Starno le fuaim anall j
Dh' èirich Fionnghal nan lann sa' mhagh,
*' Cp thusa, mhic oidhche sa' ghleann ?"
Thilg esan san àm an t-shleagh. 170
Bhuail iad-anns an strì mar aon ;
Thuit san raon an sgiath fo lainn ;
Sgiath sgoilte bh'aig Starno ri thaobh,
As cheangladh e ri daraig thall.
'Nuair chunnaic Fionnghal righ nan long,. 11 Jt
Thionndaidh e gu trom a shùil ;
Bha smaointean air na laithibh a bh' ann,
Mar cheòl uasal nan caoin dhàn.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Dàna Oisein mhic Fhinn > (43) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/78769748 |
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| Description | " ... air an cur amach airson maith coitcheannta muinntir na Gaeltachd." |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.1.d.34 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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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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