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Bu riogh air Lochlunn fa 'n uair 

 Fear a bhuidhne buoigh gach blair, 

 Airgin mac Ainnir no 'n long, 

 A riogh bu mhaith lamh fa lann. 

 Chruinnich riogh Lochlunn a fliluagh, 

 Caubhlauch cruoigh a bhi gu deafs, 

 Gur he d'heirich, fa 'n aon uair, 

 Naogh righrigh fan fluogh leis. 

 Lochlannich a bhuidhean bhorb 

 ('S ro mhaith 'n colg gu dol 'n feum) 

 Thug iad a mionnan an 'nan triall 

 Nach pilleadh iad is Fionn no n ndeigh. 

 Stiuradar n caubhiach gu h'ard 

 Gu crich Eirin no n arm nochd, 

 Is leg iad am puibleach gu tiugh, 

 Gairid o 'n reutha 'n rabh Fionn. 

 Teachdaireachd thainig gu Fionn, 

 Sgeul tium a chuir ruinn go truogh, 

 Comhruag no 'n laodhach Innfeadhphail 

 Fhaotin air 'ntraigh fa thuath. 

 Thug finne dhoibh inghin riogh, 

 'S guirme fiul fa s' gille deud, 



" huin of the Fians." Almhuin is generally in the Irifli romances called Almhu'm 

 hathati mor Laigion, that is, " The great and fpacious Almhuin in Leinfter." 



' This line is thus written in the edition of Perth, p. 307, the word Innisfail 

 being omitted : 



Comhrag dluth d' Fhiannaibh Fhin. 

 That is, " A challenge of the clofe combat to the Fians of Fin." 



