The Scottish Celtic review

—THESCOTTISH CELTIC REVIEW.No. 4.— JULY, 1885.DUAN NA MUIREARTAICH.[From a MS. collection of Ossianic poetry, taken down in 1802by the Rev. Mr. Sage, minister of KilJonan, Sutlierland.shire,from the recitation of Donald M'Kay, of Borgybeg, in Strathmore,in the same county, and of George Morrison, Lord Reay's foresterin Strathmore, "two illiterate, sagacious,aDd genuine Higlilanders."The following copy, which is longer and less corrupt than anyhitherto published, is printed exactly as it was written by thecollector; but a revised vereion, with a literal translation, isannexed.]The following is written in the MS. at the beginning of theballad :"From George Morrison, Lord Recujs Forester, now liviiuj (1802)."La dhuinn air tulach ear'Sag amharc Eirinn mu timchiollGu facas leinn air barraibh thonn,A fuath arach adhbhail chrom.'S e b' ainm do 'n fliuath nach tim,Mhuireartach, nihagh ruadh mhoitheaaO chrich Lochlin tighean air sailGu CIS Eirin a throgail.Bha claidheamh meirg air a crios'N iim dhi clisgeadh garljh glasQ