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CuchuUin, on account of an imagined unfairness in the
division of Cairbre's property, she instigated her husband
to a single combat with him, in which he (Feaird) was
slain.
Di ARMAD, the son of Duibhne, a vouiig Fingalian warrior,
from whom the Campbells derive their pedigree. His en-
counter with a wild boar, and his death consequent thereon,
are celebrated in a poem by Ossian, in Smith's collection.
Dora, a mountain near Temora.
DuBH-CHOMAR, One of Cuchullin's chiefs. He was Cath-
baid's rival for the afifections of Morna, and slew him ni
single combat. He brought intelligence of his fate to the
lady; and renewed lis addrtsses, in the hope that his
bravery might win her heart. She begged to get his sword
still covered with Cathbaid's blood, and plunged into
Dubh-chomar's breast. In the agonies of death, he prayed
her to extract the weapon. She no sooner did so, than,
with a dying eflfort, he buried it in her bosom. — Fing. b. i.
Di'BH-MHic-RoiNNE, the son of Stairnmor. He was a brave
warrior ; but the poems which give a detail of his exploits
are extinct. He was one of the heroes who attended
Cumhal, the father of Fingal, in his last battle against the
sons of Morni. He lived in the north-east of Caithness.
DiBH-SRON-GHEAL, One of CuchuUin's horses.
DfBHMOR, DiMOR, the father of that Minshuil who was
forcibly taken off by Lamha, one of the leaders of Dumor's
army. Minshuil's affections were placed on Ronan, who,
on hearing of the deforcement, went in pursuit of Lamha,
whom he worsted and slew.
EiRix (lar-inn, the Western Isle), Ireland.
Emhir-aluinx. See Aoibhir-aluixx.
Emhir-chaomh. See AoiBHiR-cnAOMir.
Eragon, the son of Annir.
Etha. a tract of country in the west of Scotland.
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Fail, a name for Ireland. — Fing. book i.
Feaird, the son of Amun, an Irish chief. He fell in single
combat with CuchuUin, against whom he had been insti-
gated by his wife, the infamous Deudgheal.
Feargus was the second son of Finaral. From him de-
scended Fergus, the son of Ere or Arcath, who is styled, in
Scottish annals, Fergus the Second. This Fergus came to
the throne about 100 after the death of Ossian, that is,
about the beginning of the fourth century. His genealogy
is thus recorded bv the Gaelic Seanachaies: — " Feargus
mac Arcaith, mhic Chongail, mhic Fhearguis, mhic Fhionn-
ghail nam buadh ;" Fergus the son of Arcath, the son of
Congal, the son of Fergus, the son of Fingal the Victorious.
Ferait-artho, the son of Cairbre Mac Cormac, king of
Ireland, by Baltanno, daughter of Conachar of UUin.
Fingal, king of the Caledonians, the hero of one of the
most splendid epic poems in any language. He was the
son of Cumhal and Morna the daughter of Thaddu. He
was the father of Ossian. His grandfather was Trathuil,
the son of Treunmòr.
FiDEALLAX, the first king of Innistorc.
FiLLEAV, the son of Fingal and Clatho. He lost his life in
the cause of the family of Conar, king of Ireland. Ossian
often calls him the son of Clatho, to distinguish him from
the sons which Fingal had bv Roscrana,
FiRBOLG, supposed to have been a colony of British Belgae,
who, according to Irish antiquarians, settled in the south
of Ireland.
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Flathal, the wife of Learthonn, chief of the Firbolg.
FoLDATH, a conspicuous personage in Ossian's Temora.
He was of the race of the Firbolg. He was fierce and
fearless ; but also generous. He was the friend of the
usurper Cairbre, and assisted him in dethroning Cormac,
king of Ireland.
Gabhra, a narrow vale in Ulster, where Cairbre, king of
Ireland, and Oscar, the son of Ossian, fought and fell by
mutual wounds.
GealmhIx, the daughter of Conlaoch, and the mistress of
Comal. She was accidentally slain by an arrow shot by
her lover.
Goll, Gaul, the son of Morni. He headed his clan for some
time, and disputed the superiority with Fingal himself.
He was at length worsted and brought to submission.
After this he became the most faithful friend and ally of
Fingal. He was ardently fond of a warrior's reputation ;
and sometimes, in the absence of the Caledonian chief, he
was intrusted with the command of the Fingalian forces ;
but his valour was too impetuous for conducting an army.
He owed his death to the following circumstance : —
A party of Fingalians, havinj gone to plunder the hostile
isle of Ifreòine, were followed, some short time after, bv
Gaul, without any attendants. He landed on the island
after his friends had pillaged and quitted it. He was sur-
rounded bv the exasperated inhabitants, against whom.
with his back to a tree, he maintained a desperate con-
flict; until, amazed at his valour and afraid of his strength,
they rolled down upon him a mass of rock which broke
his thigh. The hero thus became incapable of further
resistance, and fell a sacrifice to his enemies.
GoRLO, king of the Orkneys.
Gruamiial, the lord of Ardven.
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Idalla, Hidalla, the chief of Claonrath, on the shores of
Lego in Ireland. In Temora, Ossian speaks in praise of
his personal beauty and poetical genius.
Ixnis-fàil, one of the ancient names of Ireland.
Innis-thoirxe, an island in Scandinavia.
IxKisTORC, the Orkneys.
Ithoxn, (the Isle of Waves), one of the Hebrides, perhaps
lona.
Lamha, one of the leaders of Dumor's forces. He was an
admirer of Dumor's daughter Mmshuil, to whom, with her
father's consent, he paid his addresses, which were slighted.
He carried her off by force ; but, being pursued, he slew
her. He was slain by Ronan, his rival.
Lamhath, a small stream running behind the mountain
Crommal, (Crom-mheall,) in the West Highlands. The
rocky banks of this river afforded a hiding-place to Cairbre,
the only remnant of the race of Conar, during the usurpa-
tion of Cairbre the son of Borbar-duthul.
Lano, a lake in Scandinavia, the mist of which was said to
be pestilential.
Lathmon, supposed to have been a Pictish prince.
Learthoxx, was chief of the Firbolg, and ancestor of
Cairbre and Cathmor.
Lego, a lake in Ulster.
LocHLANN, LocHLixx, Scandinavia.
LoDAixx, LoDA, a place in Scandinavia. Ossian mtkes
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