The Slaying of Conbeg
A beloved hound of Fionn's which Goll mac Morna drowned
in despite of Fionn.
Caoilte sang this:
Mournful to me the slaying of Conbeg,[103]
Little hound, great was his brightness;
Never was one more deft of paw
Seen in the chase of swine or deer.
Tribulation to me the slaying of Conbeg,
Little hound, of the baying voice;
Never was one more deft of paw
Found in the running down of the deer.
Tribulation to me the drowning of Conbeg
Upon the mighty grey-green seas;
His cruel loss, it brought contention,[104]
A "fill of sorrow" was his death.
FOOTNOTES:
[103] Conbeg means "little hound."
[104] i.e. between Fionn and Goll; Goll was leader of the Connacht Fians and the deadly enemy of Fionn.