CONNEL 
 
 
Alice Egerton, the younger brother is Mr. 
Thomas Egerton, and the elder brother is 
Lord Viscount Brackley (eldest son of 
John, earl of Bridgewater, president of 
Wales). The lady, weary with long walk- 
ing, is left in a wood by her two brothers, 
while they go to gather "cooling fruit" 
for her. She sings to let them know her 
whereabouts, and    Comus, coming    up, 
promises to conduct her to a cottage till 
her brothers could be found. The broth- 
ers, hearing a noise of revelry, become 
alarmed about their sister, when her guar- 
dian spirit informs them that she has 
fallen into the hands of Comus. They run 
to her rescue, and arrive just as the god is 
offering his captive a potion; the brothers 
seize the cup and dash it on the ground, 
while the spirit invokes Sabri'na, who 
breaks the spell and releases the lady 
(1634). 
 
   Conach'ar, the Highland apprentice of 
Simon Glover, the old glover of Perth. 
Conachar is in love with his master's 
daughter, Catharine, called "the fair maid 
of Perth ;" but Catharine loves and ulti- 
mately marries Henry Smith, the armorer. 
Conachar is at a later period Ian Eachin 
[EHector] M'Ian, chief of the clan Quhele.- 
Sir W. Scott, Fair Maid of Perth (time, 
Henry IV.). 
 
  Conar, son of Trenmor, and first "king 
of Ireland." When the Fir-bolg (or belgee 
from Britain settled in the south of Ire- 
land) had reduced the Cael (or colony of 
Caledonians settled in the north of Ireland) 
to the last extremity by war, the Cael sent 
to Scotland for aid. Trathel (grandfather 
of Fingal) accordingly sent over Conar 
with an army to their aid; and Conar, 
having reduced the Fir-bolg to submission, 
assumed the title of "king of Ireland." 
Conar was succeeded by his son Cormac 
 
 
I.; Cormac I. by his son Cairbre; Cairbre 
by his son Artho; Artho by his son Cor- 
mac II. (a minor); and Cormac Jafter a 
slight interregnum) by Ferad-Artho (re- 
stored by Fingal).-Ossian. 
   Concord    Hymn, by     Ralph Waldo 
 Emerson, and beginning: 
 "By the rude bridge that arched the flood, 
   Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, 
   Here once the embattled farmers stood 
   And fired the shot heard round the world." 
 was sung on the Anniversary of the Battle 
 of Concord, April 19, 1836. 
 
   Conkey Chickweed, the man who 
 robbed himself of 327 guineas, in order to 
 make his fortune by exciting the sympathy 
 of his neighbors and others. The tale is 
 told by detective Blathers.-C. Dickens, 
 Oliver Twist (1837). 
 
   Con'lath, youngest son of Morni, and 
brother of the famous Gaul (a man's name). 
Conlath was betrothed to Cutho'na, daugh- 
ter of Ruma, but before the espousals 
Toscar came from Ireland to Mora, and 
was hospitably received by Morni. See- 
ing Cuthona out hunting, Toscar carried 
her off in his skiff by force, and being over- 
taken by Conlath they both fell in fight. 
Three days afterwards Cuthona died of 
grief.-Ossian, Conlath and Cuthona. 
 
  Connal, son of Colgar, petty king of 
Togorma, and intimate friend of Cuthullin, 
general of the Irish tribes. HIe is a kind 
of Ulysses, who counsels and comforts 
Cuthullin in his distress, and is the very 
opposite of the rash, presumptuous, though 
generous Calmar.-Ossian, Fin gal. 
 
  Con'nel (Father), an aged Catholic priest 
full of gentle affectionate feelings. He is 
the patron of a poor vagrant boy called 
Neddl Fennel, whose adventures furnished 
 
 
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