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oisin

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What does oisin mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Irish, variant of Ossian.

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“Oh, yes,” said I, “and have gone through it. It contains poems in the Gaelic language by Oisin and others, collected in the Highlands. I went through it a long time ago with great attention. Some of the poems are wonderfully beautiful.”
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
“I am the Elk of Ben Gulban,” said Blackfoot, “and it may be that there is no creature in the world more ancient than I am. The Fianna hunted me with their hounds before the Sons of Mile’ came to the Island of Woods. If it was a Tale of Finn or Caelta or Goll, of Oscar or Oisin or Conan, I could tell it to you. But I know nothing of the Unique Tale.”
Padraic ColumThe King of Ireland's SonProject Gutenberg ebook #3495