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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: [unknown])

poem 28

Belach Gabran

1. Dear to me is bright Gabran,
   who made his way hither on the trail of Lurgu:
   no quarry ever escaped him over the heather
   except a grey one-eyed pig.
2. 5] He went on its track (bright spot),
   to the chilly territory of Almu,
   till it made a rush underground,
   the loathly long-lived pig.
3. He turned homeward after great fatigue,
   10] after being a while under ground,
   in his rush swift as flame
   his heart burst like a nut for ever.
4. There was he buried underground,
   at the Pass high in renown,
   15] which is called after valiant Gabran,
   is he not dear to the red-weaponed host?
5. A band of bondmen followed Gabran's track,
   with a frenzied chant in their mouths;
   on the trail of Lurgu (fulness of valour)
   20] he was slain in the bog of Almu.¹¹

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