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The Book of Clanranald (Author: [unknown])

section 17

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Niall Mor Mc Varich for Rory Mor Macleod.

    1. Six nights I had been in the Dun,
      It was not a fallacious entertainment I received;
      Plenty of ale was drunk at the board,
      There was a large wine-hall and a numerous host.

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    3. The attendants of the house were on every side,
      It was a cheerful great clan;
      As quietness was better for the prince's comfort
      The party of the tribe took their drink in retirement.
    4. The merriment of the harp and of the full bowls,
      With which hatred and treachery are not usually accompanied;
      The laughter of the fair-haired youngsters,
      We had inebriating ale and a blazing fire.
    5. A prince from whom a good disposition is required,
      He keeps the fellowship of all ecclesiastics;
      In his regal court drinking is not a dream,
      To his numerous company he is plentiful and hospitable.
    6. We were twenty times drunk every day
      To which we had no more objection than he had;
      our food * was in abundance which consisted of * [mead?]
      Four, three, seven along with six of varieties.

      Six nights.