MORNA.

But

GLOOMY fon of Mugruch, Duchommar! I love thee not: hard is thy heart of rock; dark thy terrible brow. Cadmor the fon of Tarman, thou art the love of Morna! thou art like a fun

beam on the hill, in the day of the gloomy ftorm. Saweft thou the fon of Tarman, lovely on the hill of the chace? Here the daughter of Cormac-Carbre waiteth the coming of Cadmor.

DUCHOM MAR.

AND long fhall Morna wait. His blood is on my fword. I met him by the moffy ftone, by the oak of the noisy ftream. He fought; but I flew him his blood is on my fword. High on the hill I will raise his tomb, daughter of Cormac-Carbre. But love thou the

fon

fon of Mugruch; his arm is ftrong as a

ftorm.

MORNA

AND is the fon of Tarman fallen the youth with the breast of fnow! the first in the chace of the hill; the foe of the fons of the ocean! - Duchommar, thou art gloomy indeed; cruel is thy arm to me. But give me that fword, fon of Mugruch; I love the blood of Cadmor.

[HE gives her the fword, with which fhe instantly stabs him.]

DUCHOM MAR..

DAUGHTER Of Cormac-Carbre, thou haft pierced Duchommar! the fword is cold in my breaft; thou haft killed the fon of Mugruch. Give me to Moinie

the maid; for much fhe loved Duchommar. My tomb fhe will raife on the hill; the hunter fhall fee it, and praise But draw the fword from my

me.

fide, Morna; I feel it cold.

[UPON her coming near him, he ftabs lier. As the fell, fhe plucked a stone from the fide of the cave, and placed it betwixt them, that his blood might not be mingled with hers.]

XV.

*WHERE is Gealchossa my love, the daughter of Tuathal-Teachvar?

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I left her in the hall of the plain, when I fought with the hairy Ulfadha. turn foon, fhe faid, O Lamderg! for here I wait in forrow. Her white breaft rofe with fighs; her cheek was wet with tears. But the cometh not to meet Lamderg; or footh his foul after battle. Silent is the hall of joy; I hear not the voice of the finger. Brann does not shake his chains at the gate, glad at the coming of his mafter. Where is Gealchoffa my love, the daughter of Tuathal-Teachvar?

*The fignification of the names in this fragment are; Gealchoffack, white-legged. Tuathal-Teachtmhar, the furly, but fortunate man. Lambhdearg, bloodyhand. Ulfadha, long beard. Firchios, the conque

ror of men.

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LAMDERG!

LAMDERG! fays Firchios fon of Aydon, Gealchoffa may be on the hill; the and her chofen maids pursuing the flying deer.

purfueth.

FIRCHIOS! no noife I hear. No found in the wood of the hill. No deer fly in my fight; no panting dog I fee not Gealchoffa my love; fair as the full moon fetting on the hills of Cromleach. Go, Firchios! go to Allad, the grey-haired fon of the rock. He liveth in the circle of ftones; he may tell of Gealchoffa.

ALLAD faith Firchios, thou whe dwelleft in the rock; thou who trembleft alone; what faw thine eyes of age?

I faw, answered Allad the old, Ul

*Allad is plainly a Druid confulted on this occafion.

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