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Fin. " 'S miofa mhic a bhi tu dheth, 

 " Lath catha Bein-eudin, 

 " Shnamhagh na geoidh trolmh do chneas, 

 " 'Si mo lamh a roinn do leigheas." 



Oscar. " Mo leigheas cha 'n bheil e 'n fath, 

 " Ni mo dhianar e gu brath, 

 " Gaimh 'n donach 'm thaobh deas 

 " 'S dorrite do leigh mo leigheas." 

 Thog fuinne air 'n Ofcar aluin. 

 Air bharradh air fgiath an airde. 

 Thug finn as iomchara grinn, 

 Gus an e' thainig fmn tigh Fheinn. 

 Donnalich na 'n con rir taobh, 

 Mar ri buireadh no 'n fean laoch. 

 Is gul an Fhian uile mu 'n feach, 

 Our be fud a chruigh mi nchriodhe. 

 Cha choineadh bean a mac fein, 

 Ni mo chaoineadh a bhraithear e, 

 A mhiad fha bha fmne 'n fm, 

 Bha fuinn uille caoinedh Ofcar. 



Bas Ofca'ir V e chradh mo chridh'', 



Triath fir Eirinii ur-bhuidh' : 

 That is, " The death of Ofcar grieved my heart ; the prince of the heroes of fertile 

 « Ireland." 



And, in the fame fpeclmen, the- Flans of Ireland are introduced bewailing his lofs : 



Mo thruagihe fmn, Ofcair fheil. 



Ma fear thiifa 'nochd rhim fein, 



Guilidh mi am feafd gu iiom. 



Is caoinidh uile Fhian Eirinn. 

 That is, " Woe is me, O generous Ofcar ; if thou departeft from me this night, I 

 " fhall lament as long as I am in being, and all the Fians of Ireland will be 

 " mournful." 



A very correct copy of this poem is preferved in the library of the univerfity of 

 Dublin. 



