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8. Patrick. Oflain gur fadda do fliualn, 

 Erich fuas as eifd na failm ; 



Chail u nife do lu as do rath. 

 As cha chuir u cath ri la garbh. 



9. OssiAN. Mu chail mife mo lu *fmo rath, 

 'S nach marthain aon cath bh' aig Fion, 



Dod chlerfenachd 's beag mo fpeis, 

 'S do cheol eifdeachd cha neach liom. 



10. Patrick. Cha chualadh u co-maith mo cheol 

 O thus an domhuin mhoir gus anochd, 



Tha u aofda anna-glic liath. 

 Fir a dhioladh cleor ar chnochd. 



1 1. OssiAN. 'S trigh a dhiol mi cliar air chnochd, 

 Gh' ille Phadruic ab' olc run, 



Be-coir dhuit achain mo chruth, 

 O nach dfhuair me guth air thus. 

 1 5. Bha da gaothair dheug aig Fionn, 

 'S leighadhmid ad re gleann Smail, 

 'Sbu bhinneadh luinn profnadh air con 

 Na do chluigfe chlerich chai. 



17. Patrick. Se mead ar meothair ri profnadh chonn, 

 'S ri dhiobhail fgoU goch aon la, 



*S nach lugadh fibh oraindo Dhia, 

 Tha Fionn na Fiann annife an laimh. 



18. OssiAN. 'S olc a chreidas mi do fgeul, 

 A chleirich, le 'd leobhar bann, 



Gu bithad Fionn, na co-fial, 

 Aig duine na aig Dia an laimh, 



* This verfe is abruptly introduced, and is not connected with the preceding part 

 of the poem. We muft look to the Irifh copies for the remedy of the corruption. 



(N 2) 



