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1062. Gearr go laibheora an Lia Fail (Lism.) $
Length: long 31qq
Certainty: 2
Period:
  1. 15th ult
  2. 16th ult
Areas:
  1. Munster
Classes:
  1. eulogy mp
Manuscripts:
  1. RIA 1134 (23/E/29) Bk Fermoy 15th c.
Motifs:
  1. imagery for patron (salmon etc.)
  2. irresistible charms for women (?)
  3. patron’s liberality to poets
  4. fianbhotha
  5. harrying
  6. spartan life of warriors
  7. territory as king’s spouse
  8. fertility in reign (?)
  9. Highkingship - Lia Fail
Patron Christian Names:
  1. David (mac Grainne)
Patron Surnames:
  1. Roche, de Roiste
Meter Vars:
  1. RannMhor
Poem:

Poem in printable PDF format

Gearr go laibheora an Lia Fáil

[RIA 1134 (23/E/29), Book of Fermoy, 149]

[Rannaíocht Mhór, Dán Díreach]


1 [Gearr] go laibeora an Lia Fail

mas lia laibheorus fa righ

tigfaid[h] labrad[h] don Lia Fail

don dail fa mbia [a ............].

2 [...] tuar beime d’adbair Ír

an ceile da ndernadh doigh

fer o shoin gor s[h]anntaigh dib

nir shir righ d[o Fhrancfhuil róibh?].

3 [G?]an a labrad[h] let ni lor

an Banba fa ben do Nial

ar ol sreab[h] a-taoi da tuar

do luagh fan teg do baoi [biadh?]

4 [Lia?]ig 7 faidhe oirir Ír

le hoigher Graine re ngliaidh

tainec fer an engha a huaim

dod buain [..................].

5 Amlaid ot f[h]oghail don urd

ar t’fhoghaibh dob f[h]oghlaid[h] t’f[h]erg

a rath do caithe do cholg

gnath ord do c [....................].

6 A bfuigfead[h] d’f[h]aiscrich da eis

a nduinte o Daibhith ’na ngris

ni lenta ar fhidh d’eis a chnuais

ni g[.............................].

7 Tug anail da n-anntoil áigh

Frangcaig[h] gan gabhail gan gaib

echta oighe[i]r Grainne a ngliaid[h]

’na tháile a cr[..................].

8 Tuir oirir Aine ar gach taoib[h]

o oighir Grainne na ngulu [leg. ngníomh?]

tuc a fholad[h] do ghurt ghliad[h]

a n-iar lucht gor[..........].

9 Ua an Roisdigh as libra an laoi

ingnad[h] an nos-soin do-ní

aghaidh gan relainn gan ré

sénaid[h] ? se ar [.............].

10 Teid faiscrich an erraid[h] oir

o Daibith go cennaib cuain

ilfaobar do gab re ngrein

ben Neill go hin[.........].

11 Clann Milead[h] le mberar buaid[h]

rifhlait[h] ’sa telac[h] (?) re tao[i]b[h]

lin ethuir uime mar fhin

sil buinne do bethaigh br[aoin].

12 Fuair oighre an Roisdigh a-reir

don nos-soin da doilge daib

go soighin ar in gcleth caoil

nir shaoil bheth doil[.....].

13 D’eis ar chaith do chobhlaig[h] cholg

ar fen dob f[h]oghlaid[h] t’f[h]erg

crich Cein da cur ara lorg

do re[i]r na sord di[?] [...].

14 Lin deabhtha n[ach] obtac[h] n-aigh

’na mogal derbhtha ’na diaidh

imda taile geimil geill

ar fhein oighir Ghra[ine i ngliaidh?]

15 D’eis faghla ide[i]r chighaib cnuic

rigrad[h] nach gabtar re gleic

sgat[h] (?) milead[h] an trath do thuit

fath duit im righ[.....].

16 Bith gurb f[h]uar an aghad[h] (?) f[h]uar

ni collad[h] (?) uaib-si dob eol

ni hobair duid acht a dil

cuid dib ag collad[h] [leg. codail?] re ceol.

17 Fat anntoil fhoghlad[h] da ria

don Frangcfhuil ni congnam clu

gerr snam ar imell o eo

go lar ghleo ni thillenn [tú].

18 Aghaid[h] a bfianbothaibh feoir

os griansrothaib chalaid[h] chiuin

rug a tuirsi fhaghla ot f[h]ein

labra geill a cuisle ch[iuil?].

19 Meoir aindre re gliaid[h] a ngi[o]ll

a ndiaidh daingnithi an da rand

siad ar ath do chur id chenn

dob ferr gan cach [...........].

20 Rachaid soin ’na foghail fein

le sgoil ina roghain raoin

tuc na daledh t’f[h]aine oir

coir na daime arin g[cl.............?].

21 As buing toili con da claind

do tol on fhoghail ni fhill

tusa don tochur do boing

usa boing lachan do lind.

22 Fir muighi ’na righraid[h] roim

dirma nach druidinn o ghliaid[h]

mar ibi fleid[h] cuire a gceill

nac fuile reidh as benr Br[iain].

23 Cuirti oirir faidmin Ir

o Daibith ’na doighir smail

fal dia(i)dh im gac aoining uaidh

ar fuaid Erinn is f[iadh Fáil?].

24 [A?]dba gan collad[h] ’na cind

do togbad[h] fa abra all

geis toighi na gcaoilshleag gcorr

gan trom loighi ar aoi[neang ann?]

25 [...............................] [150]

[...] oigfer oid[?]ch nar fhegh

mar do-choidh aoinfer on agh

nar le toir sgailead[h] a sgéal.

26 [................................]

[...]n ar ghial do gheis

do-berar comda don crois

omna ’na bois lebhair leis.

27 [................................]

[.............]id chuir ar gqul

nir gab fer do sanntaig[h] sidh

lin cen do Frangfuil na run.

28 [............................]

[...] fregra da foghur chiuin

do mallaig[h] trebad[h] os traigh

gair ealad[h] ’na crandaib ciuil.

29 [...................................]

bech(?) fan mbec a baind a ngill

doimh sithi a mbaogal a mbarr

ar claonad[h] call bfíthi bfind.

30 [...]d m[or.....................].

a fal- (?) sin arin sin

a cluim benta d’eala on uir

gur lebta cluim srebha sídh.

31 [.................] a cheo

nir thuill mar do rinne ria(i)

do gell cro daighenna do

mo is gerr go laibeora an Lia. Gerr