"The slaying of Conbeg, Fionn's beloved hound." Original in _Gaelic Journal_, ix. No. 104, Feb. 1899, p. 328; the poem occurs in the "Colloquy of the Ancients," where the readings are slightly different (_Silva Gadelica_, text, p. 143).
"The Fairies' Lullaby." Original in _Waifs and Strays of Celtic Tradition_, Argyleshire Series, No. iv. (David Nutt, 1891). It was collected in Argyleshire by John Gregorson Campbell.
"The Lay of the Forest Trees." Original in _Silva Gadelica_, i. p. 245; trans., ii. p. 278. This curious poem, which contains much folklore regarding forest-trees, arose out of the gathering of wood for a fire in the open air, by a servant or "Man of Smoke," as he is called. He accidentally threw upon it a block around which woodbine had twined. This called forth a protest from the onlookers, who declared that the burning of the woodbine would certainly bring ill-luck.
"St. Patrick's Breastplate." See Dr. Kuno Meyer's _Ancient Irish Poetry_ (Constable), pp. 25-7. Original in Stokes' and Strachan's _Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus_, ii. p. 354. Probably eighth century.
"Patrick's Blessing on Munster," ninth century. Original in Dr. Whitley Stokes' _Tripartite Life of St. Patrick_, p. 216; literal translation in Dr. Kuno Meyer's _Ancient Irish Poetry_, p. 29. The present poetic rendering, kindly contributed to my book by Mr. A. P. Graves, has not hitherto been published.
"Columcille's Farewell to Aran." See Dr. Douglas Hyde's _Three Sorrows of Story-telling_ (T. Fisher Unwin, 1895), pp. 146-8.
"Columba in Iona." Printed in William Skene's _Celtic Scotland_, ii. p. 92, from an Irish manuscript in the Burgundian Library, Brussels. It bears the ascription "Columcille fecit," and was transcribed and translated by O'Curry for Dr. Todd. Many poems are ascribed to the Saint, but the language of most of them is later than his time.
"Hymn to the Dawn." From _Silva Gadelica_, by Standish Hayes O'Grady (Williams & Norgate); original, vol. i. p. 56; literal trans., ii. p. 59. The hymn was composed by St. Cellach on the morning on which he was slain by his old friends and fellow-students, who had been bought over to destroy him.
"The Song of Manchan the Hermit." Original in _Ériu_, i. p. 39. A ninth century poem, with translation by Dr. Kuno Meyer.