CONTENTS.

TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CELTIC.

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THE AGED BARD’S WISH A celebrated Gaelic poem expressing a longing to rest in a beautiful, natural setting in old age; it is a classic of Highland nature poetry.	79
THE WISH OF THE AGED BARD original: "MIANN A BHAIRD AOSDA"	81
NOTES	100
THE DEATH OF CARRIL Carril was a recurring character in the poems of the Ossianic cycle, often depicted as a venerable bard of the kingdom of Ulster.	103
THE DEATH OF CARRIL original: "BAS CHAIREILL"	105
NOTES	114
FAINASOLLIS Fainasollis was a legendary princess of Craca (likely the Orkney Islands) who appears in the poems of Ossian seeking protection from a pursuing giant.	116
THE BEAM OF LIGHT original: "FAINE SOLUIS"	119
NOTES	128
FRITHIL This appears to be a variation of the name "Fraoch," the hero of one of the most famous and ancient Gaelic ballads.	131
FRAOCH original: "FRAOCH" — A hero of Celtic myth who fought a water monster to retrieve a branch of rowan berries for his lover.	133
EXTRACT FROM DERMID Dermid (Diarmuid) was the most handsome of the Fenian warriors, famous for his "love-spot" and his tragic death involving a poisoned boar's bristle.	148
EXTRACT FROM DIARMID original: "AS-TARRUINN O’ DHIARMAD"	149
EXTRACTS FROM GAUL Gaul, son of Morni, was a key ally and champion of the legendary hero Fingal.	152
EXTRACT FROM THE DEATH OF OSSIAN Ossian is the legendary 3rd-century warrior-poet to whom these epic verses are traditionally attributed.	163
OSSIAN’S ADDRESS TO THE SUN, FROM THE ORIGINAL	168
OSSIAN’S POEM TO THE SUN original: "DUAN OISEIN DO’N GHREIN"	169
ULLIN’S ADDRESS TO THE SUN Ullin was another bard of the Fenian cycle, often portrayed as a senior contemporary or mentor to Ossian.	174
ANOTHER POEM TO THE SUN—BY ULLIN original: "DUAN EILE DO’N GHREIN—LE ULAIN"	175
MALVINA’S DREAM Malvina was the daughter of Toscar and the betrothed of Ossian’s son Oscar; her grief and visions are a central theme in late Ossianic poetry.	176*
THE DREAM OF MALVINA original: "AISLIN MHALMHINE"	179