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Ni rabmuirne ann acht beagan
Ag dul a n-aghadh chriche Fodhla
Ro-bhi Fionn is a mhuintir
Ar shlighe na Romha.

We were but few in number,
Opposed to the provinces of Ireland :
Fionn and his people
Were on their way to Rome.

* Figuratively, on their way to the grave.

(с)Transactions of the Ossianic Society for the year 1853. Vol.1, Dublin 1854
p.74-75