At the time when Lachlan Kattanach was Chief of MacLean (_ri linn Mhic-’illeathain Lachunn Cattanach na gruaige_), his wife (_a bhantighearna_) dreamt about an Irish chief of the name of William O’Power (?) (_Uilleam O’ buaidh_) and in the same way, at the same time, this Irish Chief dreamt about her. It happened then that they began to communicate with each other. (At that time more trade was carried on with Ireland by these Western Isles than with any other place.) One day MacLean discovered that his wife was keeping on a correspondence, unknown to him, with the Irish Chief, and was much distressed about this injury to his honour. In order to test his wife’s affection for her secret lover, he went to her with a penknife in his hand and said, “There is a present _O’ buaidh_ has sent you.” She looked at the knife and said, “My darling who sent me the knife I weary at his delay in coming across the sea, And may I not enjoy health If I do love it better than the hand that holds it.” (M’ eudail ’chuir thugam an sgian ’S fhada leam a thriall thar muir, ’S na ’n a mheall mi mo shlàint’ Mur docha leam i na’n lamh ’sa bheil). MacLean was then convinced of his wife’s disgrace, and went away and sent for his kinsman, Fair Lachlan (_Lachunn fionn_) who was then at Hynish, and who, on receiving a message from his Chief, went immediately to Island House. On reaching, MacLean said to him, “I sent for you to go to Ireland; you are a clever man and you have seven sons, go and bring me the head of O’Power, and any crime you may commit, or any injustice you may from this time do to any one, will be over looked by me (_tha thu ’n ad dhuine tapaidh ’s seachdnar mhac agad, falbh ’s thoir g’ am ionnsuidh ceann Uilleam O’ buaidhe ’s aona chron na anaceart sam bith nì thu theid a mhathadh dhuit leamsa_). Next day, _Lachunn fionn_ with his sons set off in the galley, and before sundown he was in Islay. The following day he was in Ireland, and asked the first person he met for the man he was tracing (_a bha e air a luirg_). “If you wish to see him,” the person said, “he is coming this way, in a coach drawn by two white horses, and no one in Ireland has that but himself.” The old man then went on to try and meet him, and after going a short distance he saw him coming towards him to meet him (_chaidh an sean duine air aghaidh feuch an tachradh e air, ’s an ceann ceum na dhà chunnaic e e tighinn ’na choinneamh ’s ’na chòmhail_). When he came near, O’Power (_O’ buaidh_) commanded him to stop, and said, “I see you are a stranger in the place?” “Indeed,” he replied, (_seadh ars’ esan_). “Whence have you come?” the Chief asked, (_Co ás a thàinig thu?_). “I came from Tiree,” he answered. “Do you know the lady of MacLean there?” “I know her well,” he said. “Will you bring her a message from me?” (_An toir thu fios uam g’ a h-ionnsuidh?_) “I will,” he said, (_bheir, ars’ esan_). The chief there and then put the message