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Fin, at a feaft at Almhuin% in the age of heroes, forgot fome 

 of the Fians on the red hill, which excited their anger and refent- 

 mcnt. " Since you did not admit us to the honor of the feaft," 

 faid Maronnan of the fweet voice, " I and the noble Aldo with- 

 " draw ourfelves for a year from the fervice of Fin." They 

 filently at their departure put their fliields and fwords on board 

 their fliips. The two noble chiefs went to the kingdom of 

 Lochlin, of polifhed reins. The fair champions were for a year 

 the friends of the king, the fon of royal Connchar of fliarp wea- 

 pons, and Aldo who never refufed a requeft. The queen of Lochlin 

 of brown fnields conceived a ftrong palTion, which fhe could not 

 conceal, for long-hair'd Aldo of arms. With him fhe carried 

 her deceit into execution, and ftole from the bed of the king. 



This was a deed for which blood was fpill'd. To Almhuin"" of 

 heroes, refidence of the Fians, they took their voyage acrofs the fca. 



* This line is thus written in the copy of this poem preferved in the library of 

 the univerfity of Dublin, 



An d Almhuii! le /in nn laoch. 

 See alfo the Perth edition, where it is written in the fame manner. Almhuin, as wc 

 already have hadoccafion to obferve, was the refidence of Fin-mac-Cumhal in Leinfter, 

 where this feaft was given, which excited the refentment of Aldo and Maronnan. 



'' This paffage is thus written in the above-mentioned copy in the library of 

 Dublin College: 



Aig fo an giiiom far doirUadh fiiil. 

 Go h' Almkuhi Laigion na h Fian, 

 That is, " This was the deed for which blood was fpill'd. To Almhuin in Leinfter, refi- 

 " dence of the Fians," &c. The corrupt orthography of the word Almhuin (fee the Perth 

 edition, p. 305) and alfo the fnnilitude in found between it and A!bin, perhaps contri- 

 buted to miflcad Mr. Mc. Phcrfon, and induced him to conclude that by Almhuin, or 

 Alb'cin, as it is fometimes written, was meant Albion, or Scotland, and not Fni's 



palace 



