firinne says at another thread "I have a version of The Coulin by Carroll Malone. The one that contains the verse; ''The king had forbidden the men of O' Neill, With the coulin adorned, to come o'er the pale; But Norah was Irish, and said, in her pride, If he wears not his coulin, I'll ne'er be his bride.''

Firinne was to put the poem here, but I don't see it. That's the verse Annraoi was curious about (see my message 29 Jan 03). It is different from the other verses given; in this case the coolin/coulin (cúilfhionn) does refer to a man's hairstyle, rather than to a beautiful (long-haired) maiden.