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—:Ih Mhonur Ghliniie Garadli.'77throw me into yonder cauldron." <strong>The</strong> son of tlie King of Ireland,upon this, shook the bridle and got the steed, and reached hisfather's house before ho stopped.<strong>The</strong> woman ho had left at home met him."You have come,"she said. " I have," he said. " Have you found out how theGreat Tuairisgeul was put to death ? " "I have," he said." Go now to the liillock on which you left the black fellow, andtell him every turn that befel you." " " ! said he, " what is thegood of that when one bone of him does not stick to another today? " " Go you and tell to the p)lace you left how he was putto death."He rose alive and well from the hillock; and the son of theKing of Ireland and the woman were married.DO MHORAIR GHLINNE-GARADHLe Iain Lom.[<strong>The</strong> following poem by John M'Donald, the Keppoch bard, isfrom a MS. collection of Gaelic poems, transcribed from anolder MS. by the late Mr. Ewen M'Lachlan of Aberdeen.]1. Bidh an t-uidheamsa triall,Gu Ceaun-uidhe nan cliar.Far 'm bu chubhaidh 's 'm bu mhiann le 'r seod ;2. Gu tur mheadhrach nach crion.Am bi Cinn-fheadhna 's glan liondi,A chiiirt ghreadhnach an rioghail gloir.3. Mi fada mu thuath,Gu 'n lion fadachd mi 's gruaim,Cha chadal dhomh uair air choir.4. Th^id mi shealltainn a nunnAir nighinn Sheumais nan tur,Gu 'm meall thu 'n stuoidJde sin pu.sd' ri d' bheo.5. Gu mnaoi aillidh 'n fliuilt r^idh ;Cir do'n airgiod 'ga reir,Agus coinnlean do 'n cht^ir 'g a coir.G. Gur tu 'n iuchair nach bath,'Chuir do fhradharc thar chaeh'S tu 'thaghainn do'n als' 'tha beo.7. Mach Mhorair nan steud,Nan organ, 's nan tend,'S tu 'h' fhormaile beus tra-neoiu.

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