Uses of the Round Towers of Ireland, fyc. 445 



" t)un m-6aili pijbailea caij, 

 Pope cup cijoip placet pail, 

 Can ba pi cpoba cpecac 

 Conains beooa 66565106. 

 Conairi5, mac Conaill calma, 

 Ip cpen po cecc m-6anba, 

 Co n-oepna Capiul caerii cloch 

 Qp ITlaj Re'm ic f,oc Saloch. 

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t)un m-5aili amm oo'n chacpaijj, 

 Ocup ni 5&pp in achui5, 

 O pe in Conam5 mere n5Opa 

 Co peapjna, mac peapgopa." 



" Dun Baile, royal town for all, 

 A fort to which the chiefs of Fail were wont to come, 

 When the vigorous Conaing Begeglach 

 Was brave and plundering king. 

 Conaing, son of Conall the brave, 

 Who mightily consolidated Banba, 

 And built a beautiful Casiul of stone 

 On Magh Eein, at Loch Saloch. 

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 Dun Baili was the name of the cathair, 

 And not for a short time, 

 From the time of Conaing of great valour 

 To Feargna, son of Fergus." 



Again, in mentioning the resignation of this fort and the surrounding dis- 

 trict to St. Caillin by Aodh Finn, the son of Feargna, the following curious 

 reference is made to the door of the cathair, which was closed by a huge 

 stone : 



Qe& cup in caipci amach 

 1 ppim oopup na cacpach, 

 Co tuj ann pin peapano cpa 

 Oo Chaillm, o'd anmchapa." 



" Aedh come out to the rock 

 In the chief door of the cathair, 

 So that he gave land 

 To Caillin, his spiritual friend." 



