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1518. Ni fa hindmhe is measta Mor $
Length: long 44 qq
Certainty: 3
Period:
  1. 15th mid
Areas:
  1. Munster
Classes:
  1. eulogy wp
Manuscripts:
  1. RIA 1134 (23/E/29) Bk Fermoy 15th cent.
Motifs:
  1. envoi to spouse ....Roche
  2. imagery for patron (geg)
  3. nobility of ancestry
  4. aithghin of noble ancestor ?
  5. comparison with all others
  6. poet invoking blessing
  7. liberality to poets
  8. poet-patron relationship
  9. Historical Comparison
Poet Christian Names:
  1. Eoghan mac Conchobhair (Bk Fermoy)
Poet Surnames:
  1. O Dalaigh
Patron Christian Names:
  1. Mor inghean Mathghamhna
Patron Surnames:
  1. O Briain (wife of
  2. ... Roche)
Apologue Subclasses:
  1. Tochmharc Ailbhe: Finn’s courtship of Ailbhe
Meter Vars:
  1. RannMhor
Poem:

Poem in printable PDF format

Ní fa hinmhe is measta Mór

[RIA 1134 (23/E/29) Book of Fermoy, 124]

Eogan mac Conqubair hI Dalaig cecinit

[Rannaíocht Mhór, Dán Díreach]


1 [N]i fa hindmhe is measta Mor

measta mar do-righne riamh

terc do-ni mar do-ní Mor

ni mor ri do bhi mar Brian.

2 [...uing] gu Brian d’airimh as

a airimh is cian do-clos

ga dulc dhí na mna do mheas

ma [t?]a thes mar do bhi a-bhos.

3 [Ni thi?]bread[h] acht ben d’Ibh Briain

a tibhread[h] re headh in oil

do-cuas tar a flaithis fé[i]n

ce[i]m suas do mh[aitheas?] Moir.s

4 [..d]am is dligead[h] di

riar gac fhilead[h] dob al le

bean Eile gé imre fai

Ere do mhnai a hinnmhe he.

5 [.....]a ga bannrulla o mBriain

a n-anmunna a-ta ar an tir

gebe bean oar baisdead[h] Boinn

baistter o Mhoir teagh an Trir.

6 [...] Ele is conclonn don mhnai

munab comhtrom Ere is he

ni [da?] mhed nibudh mor dhi

gidh cred an ni budh lor le.

7 [Díl?]es breath do breth le Moir

da mbeth gan bheth ana siair

[...........]ghoimne righ don [fh]re[i]mh

tir Ne[i]ll ag banoighre Briain.

8 [M]or Muman is meadh da clu

bean nar tubhadh acht mar ta

as diles bean do radh ria

gidh cia on lan meadh na mna.

9 [.......]la cubra clanna Briain

a n-ubla ni cranna [g]an cluain

inmain [cra]ebh don fhidhbhuidh uir

inmhuin an uir don taebh thuaidh.

10 [.........] figbaid[h] abhull og

is abull don fhigbuidh ud

ingen [ri]gh do gasraidh Greg

geg is casmuil rea sil sud.

11 [...] [gun?] gu rainig Brian

linmar tainig da gach thaebh

[geilf?]eadhach nar ghab a shnimh

genealach righ is gar gael.

12 [...] [car?] a ceadrind re clu

oa ceadrind gan bladh ni bia

[..........] ar maith na mna

a-ta faebhar a raith ria.

13 [...........] d’fine Briain

sroll is tighe ars ? dina doibh

[..in] a gruaidhi ar gre[i]n

in fin fen is fhuairi an oir.

14 [...................] cuach

a sidhbrugh os cind na crich

a-ta [................] gnath

trath da mair fen m [...]

15 Tnudh na mna re henndigh uaim

risin endig [..........] a tnuidh

cach le digh molta gu Moir

don tig [mhoir?] is dolta dhuinn.

16 In bean a cuigeadh Con Rai

ar crodh nochan fuigeabh hi

fad na hu[aire?] is adhbhal le

is mhe ag mh’adhmad duaine d[i].

17 Molad ban oile ara huain

is gur ghoire dha[mh] mu dhoigh

da maitheadh don te rem thaibh

nir thsail me a mhaitheam do Mhoir.

18 Baidh re Moir Muman ’con mhnai

nar tubadh glor budh glor lé

is do mnaibh an enig[h] hi

as si a baidh re hEmhir he.

19 Ni hobair nar dligead[h] dinn

obair gac fhilead[h] ’na huaim

[do?] hinichead[h] lind in laidh

do thsail sinn d’inichead[h] uainn.

20 Do-chuala a Temhraig Da Thi

a buadha do mheabraig me

adh [leg. mac?] samhla Moiri do mhnai

damhna gnai ar an oighi he.

21 Adbhur a measta re Moir

budh-easta [ni had?]bhur ruin

Aillbhi ’na h[in]gin do righ

airrdhi sidh san fhinngil uir.

22 Inghin Cormaic fa gheal gne

dob orrdruic ar ge[an?] ’s ar ghnai

mac Cumhuill gidh do iar hi

nir [........] ri miann do mnai.

23 Righan tsluaigh Banbha isin brugh

ní tharrla [an?] uain da gac fhi[o]r

te [...] [g...e?] righ gu Boinn Bregh

ga fear dibh ar nar coir [cion?]

24 Cuiger righ gu tolaig[h]? Te

budh dín ar toghail nar [...]

fa taisci gu teag Da Thi

ri o mBaiscni d [..........].

25 Terc ara chi[o]nn cara gliadh

ag Fi[o]nn ní rabha nar [...]

ar cuigead[h] gac damhna dibh

cuiger righ re tarrla [.........].

26 In rath ana rabha Conn

mar nar gnath cara ara c[hionn?]

[...?] fregair in uain dob ferr

a ceann tsluaigh bud [...........].

27 Sidh Cormaic re flaith na fhiann

ordraic a ma [...] maith buan

amhlaid do siread[h] an sidh

d [..............] a hAlmain uadh.

28 Cormac mac Airt amhra in triath

a cha[irt?] Banba fa blath [...]

[...] mar do aentaigh shith

maeltair fich cor [..........].

29 Maith an aentumha fuair Mor

fu [....................] do iar

cosmail lim a n-airrdhi [...]

[..........] mhi Finn na fían.

30 Mor 7 Ere gan fhear

fa mor ar [...] luach aha [...]

[..........................] ndol

do thogh si a haentogh[adh?] [...].

31 Ingean Mhathghamna an fhinn fh [...]

[..............] lim re luadh

is mor [....................]

nac fuil acht glun ere uadh.

32 Is gan rer rainicc [...]

[................] anall

ní acoga [....................]

[...] aidh le [..............]

33 [Ba lí?]nmur a mbaili hi Briain [125]

righrad[h] asa raibhi ar [ndo?]igh

ga healmha dob uaisli dhibh

uaisli thsil [Meadh]bha gu Moir.

34 [R]ogha gac dealbha a dealbh nua

in dealbh nac derrnad[h] a clo

a-ta aghadh gach raith ria

cia da tabar maith is mó.

35 Du-chuadur fa mhela o Mhoir

arna n-era diaigh a ndiaigh

coigeadac gac damhna dhibh

righ doigfheadhach Banbha Briain.

36 [’G?]a gaeltuibh no gur gabh cead

nir an ar an aentuigh thug

dob ferr di ana dola a fad

nír lag si as an rogha rug.

37 Gabaid na sgola ni raen re[i]dh

lenuid do gael [Mo?]gha Moir

ni tig slighi dochma dhaibh

[dá?]il dighi molta ar Moir.

38 [Gibe?] tiri do thagh se

do ghabh righi mar bud ri

an tir [dil?] le nderna an drai

ni dil do mhnai E[amh?]na hi.

39 [...] ch Fher Muighi na magh redh

a ar re huilli gac dhuin

do-rinni si [a dút]haig[h] dibh

tir nar dhuthaig[h] di na dhuin.

40 [Caill]i in Druadh is dilsi lim

gan luadh ar in [tír]-si thall

in gheg o Mhuigh Adhar fhinn

do [chuir?] lim fa anad ann.

41 [...] gan mergheal on Mhuaidh

’na haenar ag dirgheadh doibh

[...] suidhi as seadh dob ail

do mhnaibh [Fhear] Muighi tre Mhoir.

42 [..........] rainic don mhnai

da togha mar tainig si

rogha [...]lmhadh fhuair se

in te dar sealbad[h] [.....]. Ni...

43 [...]ighi na mur corr

gan tsuidhi [...] a crann

mar do bhi Ere fa Fhinn

ri [..........] glere Gall.

44 [...] a Roitsi is ard uaill

d’iarlacht Uludh as he [...]

[...] [s?] li d’ua na n-iarad[h] he

gebe [..............] a do-ni. N...