198 NETHER LOCHABER. 



Donn mar airneag bha shuil ; speir luthannach lubta, 

 'S faobhar a chnamh mar ghein. 

 An cti sud 'bh'aig Raonull-mac-Raonuil-'ic-Iain, 

 'S trie thug e sithionn a beinn. 



Which, rendered as literally as possible, many stand thus in 

 English 



Ronald-son of Ronald-son of John's good dog, 



He could bring venison from the mountain. 



He was broad between the eyes ; otherwise sharp and black-muzzled to 



the tip of his nose. 



With a horse -like chest, he was small flanked, and his pile 

 Was like the bristles of the den frequenting boar. 

 Brown as a sole was his eye ; 



Supple-jointed (was he), with houghs bent as a bow ; 

 All his bones felt sharp and hard as the edge of a wedge. 

 Such was Ranald Mac Ranald vie John's good dog, 

 That often brought venison from the mountain. 



