caol

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adj. slender; c.-ethor 1298; c.-leitreach 942; c.-líneach 914; c.-shlegh 129; as subst. channelgs. an chaoil 802.

Duanaire Mhéig Uidhir: The poembook of Cú Chonnacht Mág Uidhir, Lord of Fermanagh 1566-1589. Editor: David Greene. Translator: David Greene.

narrow. an chuid chaol, the lesser portion, 111. As subst. 'narrowness': tug mo chroidhe a ccaol chumhang, has constricted my heart, 282.

Poems on the Butlers of Ormond, Cahir and Dunboyne (A.D. 1400–1650). Editor: James Carney.