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248 THE BOOK OF CLANRANALD.
Nior bhac Do?;ihnall dioni re dhul
• ni riamh do mhaoidlifin mar mliogh
a mbeirn baoghr^/ ni bhiaidh lemh
mo ghriau gheal nar caowiuin crodh
[On Allan of Claiiraiiald, who fell at Sheriffinuiiv
1715].^
Do ttuirlin seasui?Mli sioll ccuifi .
sdi ratha ar degli fhuil Do7«linuill
le ccradh ag hiasgnadh* abfhear, * bfasgn, MS.
1 a brisd baire a^- gcaisgadh Gaoidheal
Disligh solas cloiii a colla,
dfairigh foivm a bfeagh men a
ata iia chas doiligh don droing
2 bas hoighir riog clafi raghnaill
Sioll chain fa chuam croidhe,
a neasbhuigli haoibh en duific,
slaoic fa bròn ambailtibh bregh
3 mag gloir gaisgedh na Gaoidheall,
Scasbhuidh ar uaislibh a bhean breagh
as baire ar gaisgadh na Gaoidheall
bualadh i chuiii don cosgar
4 uabhan lin is lomlosgadh.
lias ailin san bhlar do bhrisd,
na har ar fhearuibh nighisd,
go beac/ii o cradh a chneaduibh,
5 gan neart mna na?- miladhnibh.
Ar morthir gan luaigh a leas,
ma cean sluaigh seile feai'guis,* * searguis, MS,
gac haon da cradh da ciima,,
6 sglaodh gach mna ar mearuigha(i/i
nihaoil go harcuibh ni fhail
fear gan hacviin da hiarguin
sliath gach bhan da niarmnisda?-
7 ma thriath uighisd na haonar
(xaoidheal o ghaisgadh do chnir
ttuitiwi a?' triath san lathuir
fag * breith sealbh do narm oile * rag ? ag Ì
t< o bheith marbh san machoire
^ Here begin the coarse liaudwriting and poor spelling.