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1030. Gach fonn go Feraibh Muighe $
Length: long 36qq
Certainty: 2
Period:
  1. 15th mid
Areas:
  1. Munster
Classes:
  1. eulogy mp
Manuscripts:
  1. RIA 1134 (23/E/29) Bk of Fermoy 15th c.
  2. TCD 1289 (H.1.15) T. O Neachtain 1729-
  3. RIA 781 (23/G/5) M. O Cathasaigh 1797-
Motifs:
  1. envoi to spouse (Siobhan, “ben Monaigh�)
  2. comparison with own kindred
  3. patron’s feasts
  4. liberality to poets
  5. caithreim
  6. spartan life of warriors
  7. fertility of land under true prince
  8. Hostages
  9. Historical Comparison
  10. Landscape, praise of homeland
Poet Christian Names:
  1. Seaan Og (RIA 1134)
Poet Surnames:
  1. MacCraith
Patron Christian Names:
  1. David
Patron Surnames:
  1. Roche
Apologue Subclasses:
  1. Mogh Ruith chooses Fermoy
Meter Vars:
  1. RannBheag
Poem:

Poem in printable PDF format

Gach fonn go Fearaibh Muighe

[RIA 1134 (23/E/29), Book of Fermoy, 197]

Seaan Og Mag Rait[h] cecinit

[Rannaíocht Bheag, Dán Díreach]


1 Gach fonn gu Feruibh Muighe

do meaghaigh gac fhonn ele

ar chan in faidh in fili

sligi dam ar raidh reme.

2 Mog Ruith arna radh romum

gu fuil i ndail mar derum

gib e san Ă­ath nac anann

ní fhaghann se a fhiach d’f[h]erunn.

3 Torad[h] ac tnuidh re ar-oili

oman don uir a here

dil a fhiach d’F[h]eruib Muighi

treabhuidh duini a hiath ele.

4 Inadh righ moighi Muman

mas fir gu foighi folumh

in fuigheadh ind fher nAdhar

da fagad teagh Cind Corad[h].

5 Gu faghair iat da hibhi

re n-aghaidh a n-iath oili

do taisceadh d’f[h]éinn F[h]er Muighi

fleagh duini on f[h]eil co ar-oili.

6 Si ’ga iarraid[h] ’na hagaid[h]

nocha bhi acht d’f[h]iaghain fhaluigh

le haigidh gu fer fuinid[h]

cuirid[h] ben ainfhir fhaluigh.

7 Do is cuibdhi a ceannus fine

cuibhdhi ina cennus ele

mon foid-sin Airt ni fhuighi

duini a cairt Roitsig reme.

8 ’Na leith in tan nac tiagat

nĂ­ ghabh gan breith na bragatt

an reir gnath o nac gebhat

denat trath re feinn Fanat.

9 Adbar ordraic ’ga fagluibh

marbad[h] Cormac do chuimhnig

benaid[h] slat LĂ­ do Laignibh

nĂ­ do aidbligh mac Muimnig.

10 Le baidhith do muig Muman

ar Daibhith ni fhuil anad

in cuairt rug gu Cenn Corad

fogar gerr tuc a tarad.

11 [........................]

do cuiread [ar?] iath oili

bud le[n?]sin fein a fuighi

Fir Muigi arn[a..............].

12 Ni hé so a-bháin do-berair [198]

a crodh leisin ndaimh ndoiligh

do beanad mian oir d’f[h]ilidh

a tighibh oil fhian nOilig[h].

13 Mar der ris is radh firi

a-dér ris radh gac daime

dod re[i]r is-tegh a teghi

flegh a celi o fheinn Aine.

14 Slighi na hagra is aluind

da n-agra fhini Fhelim

da n-eirghi lib bur luaghuill

tualuing sibh eirghi d’Eirinn.

15 Crodh gac airdi do airigh

da rabh cairdi ar dho comuidh

da rabh sil Airt att agaid[h]

maraid[h] cairt na righ romuibh.

16 Comha nochan ail aca

ac dola a ndail na gleca

teilgid t’fiann is cach cuca

bruta san ath siar seca.

17 Seoch gac neach da mbi ad baili

da mbeath nac bi an bur ngoiri

red bidbhaid[h] a-dir duini

luighi a n-imdhaid[h] fhir oili.

18 Muna dil in cain cumtha

niba din daibh a ngerrtha

minic cuiri ucht orrtha

lucht fromhtha duini derbtha.

19 An toir ac dol a dailsi

niba cor (daib no) doib re dilsi

gona ort 7 uaib[h]si

fola uaisli ac tocht trib[h]si.

20 Ga nech mar do-ni t’fele

ni bhi ac neach acht a nairi

niba buan di acht a daini

a mbi a Cailli in Druagh dhaili.

21 Ni trath d’aignead[h] gan f[h]ormat

cach ’na caidreabh da n-ad[h]rat

a triall gu ndeach ar dermod

nem[h]g[h]rod nech o fiad(einn) Ab[h]rat.

22 Lingter froigh d’ab[h]luibh uaine

le damraid[h] a ngoil grene

re hucht chuach fa Magh Maighi

gar scaili cruach da chele.

23 Re n-ighnuib[h] selg ar suidi

fa figraidh dearg os doiri

cuirit ucht ar fhoir nEne

lucht bleghe oir re ar-oile.

24 Duilli ar craibh ac breith buiri

da gac leith a laibh ailli

ibhidh craebh le goil ngrene

a braen fene a Moigh Maig[h]i.

25 Do lethnaig[h] soin na srotha

ferthain do cnoib mar cetha

torad[h] geg ar lar lacha

nar fhed lacha snamh seacha.

26 Nir an ar es da fhuairi

in cradh le tes na traigi

laigh in cruid aga cele

a laibh grene a Muig Maighe.

27 Mar tathar fa thuir Codhuil

fuil a máthar do meghaig[h]

in te is diamra rer delig[h]

eighir iarla he a hEamain.

28 Moid da rabh air re héigsibh

dar lat ni mar in moit-sin.

e fein do cuir an ceadsgoil

d’fechsoin scuir reid[h] an Roitsigh.

29 Gach ceim do-coidh a claine

da ceibh ar coir in fhainne

do fhigh in cland ’na cele

a mbarr chebhe fhir Aine.

30 Re fegh echtra ara n-airi

gan techta a teag[h] do loig[h]i

re sgiath ni dealaig[h] duine

d’Feruibh Muig[h]i a n-iath oili.

31 Lainndith don fhoir ’na aenar

Daibhith doibh aga denem

do-rindi in ri ar gart Gaigeal

ni far cainedh Art Einfhear.

32 Uilli uaidh risin rig[h]i

gu mbuail ar builli bairi

mar ta gac[h] bean biaid[h] Eri

’na diaigh fene ar f[h]ear nAini.

33 Daibhith ar ti na troda

do Daibith as i is uga

a coir gid do an aga

is fada on toir car cuga. G.f.g.feraib

34 Gach Siuan gu mnai Monaig[h]

gu Siuan ar ai a hoinigh

ni moidi is trom hĂ­ ar fhilid[h] [199]

tilidh sĂ­ an fonn gu froigidh.

35 Neach nocan f[h]uair a hoba

do leth a fuair gu fada

ni theid di ben da buga

gu tuga as-teagh hi a haga. g.f.g.f.m.o.i.g.e

36 Ni thic dib Daibith d’oba

baidhith ar thir ge tuga

gan sgath ren ag[h]aid[h] aga

ag[h]aid[h] fhada ac cach cuga. g.f.g.f.m.