A Descriptive Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the Advocates Library Edinbur
A Descriptive Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the Advocates Library Edinbur
Donald Mackinnon
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Goll slew two of the three Amazons, Gamog and Cuilin cen{n) ruagh, ' russet-headed C The third, larnach, seized hold of Goll, when his back was turned. The two had a bout of wrestling, and eventually Goll was the victor. The Amazon now swears by her gods that she will release the Feinn if Goll spares her life. This is done. Goll enters the cave, frees the heroes, the poet, Fergus Jinnbheul, first. They come out exhausted, sit down, and Fergus sings a lay of twelve quatrains in praise of Goll, b...eginning : — Bvadhacli sin, a GJivlJI, (/ iii-huaidh, ' Victorious, ever victorious, Goll ! ' Thereafter larnach comes out fully armed and challenges all the Feinn. They all decline the combat. Fionn himself is about to engage her, when Goll interposes with the plea that it is not meet that the great leader should fight a cailleach. He fights the Amazon himself, and slays her. He then demolished and burnt the Bruigh/lon, after removing the treasure. Fionn gave his daughter Caom chnes geal . \.
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