Dearmad fleagha ga 'n d'roinn Fionn, 



'Sa 'n Albin ri linn non laodhach, 



Air cuid do 'n Fheinn fhuos diuim-dearg, 



Gus 'n d'eirich fearg is fraoch. 



Mu dhibhir fibh finne mu 'n ol, 



Se dubhairt Macronain nan gloir binn, 



Bheirramfa agus Ailde iir 



Breireach bliadhna ri mur Finn. 



Thog iad gu fibulte 'n triall 



'N cloidheamh agus 'nfgiath air luing, 



G'luais 'n dithift iarloch ur 



Gu riochd Lochlunn na 'n friann fleom. 



Muintearas bliadhna don riogh 



Thug 'n dithift bu ghille cneas ; 



Mac riogh Connchar no 'n arm geur, 



Agus Ailte nach d' ear neach. 



Ghabh bannriogh Lochlunn no 'n fgiath donn 



Trom-ghaol trom nach d' fheud i chleath 



Air Ailte greanach no 'n arm 



Gus n' d' eirich a chealg leis. 



D' eirich i o leaba 'n riogh 



Sud 'n gniomh mu'n dhoirte fuil. 



Gu h Albin laodhach no 'n Fiann, 



Thogadar 'n triall thair muir. 



palace in Leinfber. This feems to be a common miftake amongft the Highland 

 fongflers. But in the poems before us the error of Mr. Mc. Pherfon is lefs ex- 

 cufeable, as the king of Lochlin is reprefented fteering his fleet boldly to the coafts 

 of Ireland, and challenging the heroes of Innisfail. The infidelity, therefore, of 

 the queen of Lochlin could not be faid to have been the caufe of fpilling Scottip 

 blood, fmce the fcene of the whole tranfaftion is laid in Ireland, and they are the 

 heroes of Innisfail who fell in battle. The two lines above quoted are altered as 

 follows in the Perth edition : 



&ud an gniomh mu'n doirtear fuil, 



'S a dV ionnfuidh Flaitheas na'm Fionn, &c. 

 That is, " This was the deed which occafioned the effufion of blood, and endangered 

 " the government of the Fians." 



