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Grian shamhraidh
teist Tomaltaigh
[TCD 1363
(H.4.22), The ’Seithfín’ Duanaire, 132]
Seithfín Mór
[Casbhairdne,
Brúilingeacht]
1 Grían
tsamraidh teist
Tomaltaigh
anmain fan teist
togartur
teist o Neill
a-nallamain
ni
theid tar theist Tomaltaig.
2 Suil
anus clu
in
curadh-sin
ni
fadar [leg. -gh-]
clu a comcosmail
na
cuic cuigidh cuirfider
fan
clui-sin an
Chonnachtaigh. [133]
3 Caidhi
in clu ar nar chinnestur
clu
thair-si nir
thoghumar
do-ro
s[e]in a
Saxanaib
ni
lor le teist
Tomaltaigh.
4 Rug si buaidh o
Bretnachaib[h]
cuairt ’na tir do
thogrostair
mar sin d’Albain echlongaig[h]
far ghablaigh
teist
Tomaltaig[h].
5 Ni clu a
n-esbaigh urradhuis
do
lethnaigh fa Lochlannaib[h]
teid
os aird in
t-allad[h]-sin
ceim san
Fhraingc do
rothogair.
6 Tic ruaig don
reim
siubail-sin
san
Greig ’na
cuairt chonusaigh
ac
sur na n-iath n-anaithnigh
can
srian re clu
in Connachtaig.
7 Mac Diarmada a dheghshamail
in Cliabghlas-[s]a
a comcosmuil
le
hua nEchach adaimter
is
ecluch re n-ollam[h]ain.
8 A
tonn duasbog
deighenigh
ar uaman an fhochogair
a
crodh-san
mar cruinnighter
’ga
brondadh ’na
boctonnaib.
9 Modha a
maicne
medhaighidh
modha
maithi Tomaltaig
is do
modaib Muiredhaigh
Muillethain na
modha-sin.
10 Mac Conqubair certbrethaig[h]
comchobair do Connachtaib
ni
terc im
grib
nghelUisnigh
thech
Da Ti do togradair.
11 Finfhola da
fregairter
fichmura na
fola-sin
fuil
s[e]in gan fhuath d’ealadain
fuil
Duach fa dderc
mongshocraidh.
12 Cru an
Chrobhdhuinn
mun curudh-sin
tus comluinn do cosnaduir
fuil
uasal an Echach-sin
can
cnuasach a comchosmuil.
13 Caer do
mianach
Muiredhaigh
ni
mianach nar
molumar
fuil
Mael Ruanaig
roneartmair
sa
caeir uasail fhola-sin.
14 Crú
in
chúiger do
chanamair
in
crúi-sin an
Connachtaigh
mac Saidhbi gnuiss
genamail
in maigre o Buill
bogsrothaig[h].
15 Med oili ní
hintomhuis
re a
croidhi
acht teg
Tomaltaig
mur
Crúachain ’su[n]
chaithir-sin
do-chúala gur
comcosmuil.
16 Secht ndhoirrsi ar an dhaingen-sin
do
ben coinnme
ar comharsain
Rath
Bregh is í a hindamail
munab i treb
Thomaltaig.
17 Tech ’na
gairdi
gemaghaid[h]
treb
na Cairgi a
comcosmail
gres
d’aibhnes in istaidh-sin
maeidhfed ar thegh Tomaltaig.
18 Loch Ce
’mun cuirt
midhabaig[h]
’na
téid cluim a
colcachaib[h]
coimling bad on bruigin-sin
co
tragh
tonnbinn toburghloin.
19 In
lethanrath
luchtmur-sin
ethurbaid(h) ’na
horsannaib
tegluch righ sa rachathraig[h]
in sith
cernach
comshocair.
20 Bro eges in
istaid[h]-sin
ac ol
trenfledh
Tomaltaigh
cuirm grísderg sa[n] ghelchathraig.
a
ndhíbenn cuirn
clocharsaigh.
21 Fa fleidh
’con ua
Eachach-sin
a
sreith cuach ar
Condachtaib
ol
tar fer ní
faicfidher
acht fledh d’ól co
horsannaib.
22 Rucc toir
ar dhigh
ndrithlennaigh
im noin a tigh
Tomaltaig
fras blaes[c]
isin bruighin-sin
fá
lacht caer gur
(cor) chodladur.
23 Rug lá
ar in digh nderenuigh
suil
tic cach ’na colcachaib
on
fhleidh fhoghnus
d’aiffrinnaib
a
corrbrudh
in Connachtaigh.
24 Mac mic Aedha enechbhuig
in
t-Aedh-sin a
forcosmuil
Magh
Luirg na fedh foithremail
ar techt fa chuing cosantaig.
23 Tir is
feitmech d’fhil[eda]ib[h]
tír
da creided
comarsain
[134]
tír
nach beg ar
brughadhuib[h]
terc do tid [leg.
do-chíd?] a comchosmail.
24 Tír can
cruas ’na
cunnartaib[h]
tír
na suan tir Tom[altaigh]
as e
a n-aithnim
d’uiresbaid[h]
ar an fairsing fochlocaigh.
25 A fuil
d’i[sle] a n-uisged[h]aib[h]
isin tir-si
Tomaltaig[h]
ara
muillib mothaig[h]ter
a
cuidigh nir cognaduir.
26 Don triath o
Moigh Muredhaig[h]
grian ac goid gach
lochthobair
mac
Diarmada
in
deighfer-sin
slat
ríaghalta rosgshochraigh.
27 Fer
orruma
d’fhiled[h]aibh
fer cosanta a
comfhocuis
fer
can orruim
d’escaraid
fer comaill a com[fh]ossaid[h].
28 Lámh do cheis
ar cathshleghaib[h]
do-ber bás do
bogadhaib[h]
mac Concobair cnessholuis
gormlachain do gonustur.
30
Eóin
créchtacha
ar calad[h]aib[h]
ó
trénbogha
Tomaltaig[h]
easbaid[h]
ar na
heltadhuib[h]
suil
bentair
don
bogha-sin
31 Ua hEchach bas
barramail
spregus
cath re
Connachtaib[h]
ar ndhail
in croinn cuirfider
laim ar [loinn?] an
Lochlannaigh.
32 Do-ni
in lann a lethcumaidh
si
’sa crann fa
comfalaid[h]
fráech [leg.
fíoch?] catha
ar an
coingir-sin
fala
righ do fhromadur.
33 Is
terc bias can
bithainimh
da
ria o thres Tomaltaig[h]
lamh
ass mó assa muinighter
mór
do cách do comartaig[h].
34 Cossa
croind fa
curadhaib[h]
o
loind
corcra in
Connachtaigh
aighedh ar gleo
in
gilli-sin
aithrech leo nar
locadur.
35 Sceith
lethna ’na
lethscoiltibh
tar eis tresa
Tomaltaig.
Tar éis tresa
Tomaltaigh.