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Extracts from Scotch Copy. 



" Oishain's fada do shuaia 

 Eirieh snas is aist na 'sailm 

 Chaill a do luth sdo rath 

 ■Scho chuir u cath ri la garbh." 



" Mo chail mi mo luth smo rath, 

 Snach mairionn cathabh'aig Fiunn 

 Dod chleirsneachd sa's beag mo speis 

 'Sdo chiol eisteachd chonfheach leom." 



" Cha chualas co meath mo cheoil, 

 O thus an domhain mhor gus anochd, 

 Tha ri aosta annaghleochd liath 

 Thir a dhioladh cliar air chnochd." 



" Strie a dhiol me cliar air chnocbd, 

 'Illephadreig is olc run 

 Seacoir dhuitsa chain mo chruth, 

 Onach dfhuair u guth air thus. 



" Chualas Ceol Oscionn do cheoil 

 Ge mor a mholfas tu do chliar 

 Ceoil air nach luigh leatrom laoich 

 Foaghar cuile aig an ord Thiann. 



" Smeorach bheagdhuth o ghleann smail 

 Faghar nom bare rie an luinn 

 Sheinemid fein le* puirt 

 Sbha Sinn fein sai Cruith ro bhinn." 



Parallel Irish Extracts. 



PATRICK. 



" Oisin is fada do shuain, 

 Eirghe suas is eist an t salm ; 

 Chaill tu do luth is do rath, 

 'Snach ecuir feadh cath a ngleo ngarbh." 



OISIN. 



" O Chaill me mo luth is mo rath. 

 Is nach maireann cath aig Fionn ; 

 Annsa chleir ni bhfhuill mo speis 

 Ceol da ndeis ni binn Horn." 



PATRICK. 



" Ni chualais a chomhaith do cheol 

 O thus an domhain mhoir gus anocht 

 Ata tu arsaigh aimhghlic liath 

 Ge go ccurtha gliadh air chnoc" 



OISIN. 



"Do chuirinnsi gliadh air ehnoc: 

 A Phadruig as docht do pin 

 Is mairg duitsi do chain mo chruth, 

 Is nach fuair me guth air ttuis. 



" Chualas ceol dob' fhearr na,bhHr cceol, 

 Ge mor mholas tu an chliar ; 

 Sealaigheachd loin leitreach laoigh. 

 Is faoidhe ghniodh an dord Fhiann. 



" Smolach ro bhinn gleanna sgail 

 No mongair no ttonn aig buain traigh, 

 Budh binne riom trost na ccon 

 Na faaim do sgolsa a chlerigh chaigh." 



