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437. Cia chosnas clann Dalaigh $
Length: long 33qq
Certainty: 1
Period:
  1. 16th ult
  2. 17th early
Areas:
  1. Ulster
Classes:
  1. eulogy mp
Manuscripts:
  1. RIA 475 (24/P/25) L. Cl. Suibhne 16th c.
Motifs:
  1. envoi to wife Grainne
  2. description of weapon (axe)
  3. intellectual attainments?
  4. comparison with all others
  5. liberality to poets
  6. patron to honourable to satirise
  7. prowess in war
  8. mercenaries
  9. spartan life of warriors
  10. fertility under just ruler
Poet Christian Names:
  1. Domhnall (RIA 475)
Poet Surnames:
  1. O Dalaigh
Patron Christian Names:
  1. Domhnall mac Toirdhealbhaigh mhc Ruaidhri
Patron Surnames:
  1. MacSuibhne Fanad (fl. 1570-d. 1619)
Meter Vars:
  1. seadhna
Poem:

Poem in printable PDF format

Cia chosnas clann Dálaigh?

[RIA 475 (24/P/25) (= Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne, 79r, p. 151]

Domhnall O Dalaig[h] cecinit

[Séadna, Dán Díreach]


1 [.........] chosnus clann Dalaig[h]

decair teacht o taob- (?) s[ud?]

an te do foir ar iath nGáoid[h]eal

is sgiath dóibh an t[-aoinfhear úd?].

2 Fer n [...] lo [...] tromm comhluinn

re cathaibh ni chuirid druim

síad san ágh ar tos ga tet...

[an nos gu ag ciredh ch.....?].

3 Teid ré n-ógaibh ar fhed troda

a tos aigh g[er?]b annamh r[e..?]

tar luth i[.]nna ar fud[?] bfedhma

ruc gac s[...]a ón berna [............].

4 Fer nac m[a?]oidend méd a thoirb[ert?]

tuc aoinneac is coir ’na [chlo?]

ger thend ollam[h] as a fhoghlaib[h]

dob ferr bronn[adh Domhnaill do?].

5 Minic do-ghebhid geall oinigh

dh’iomad na nduas dhailis se

róighne caigh do char ’na caraid

ni blad[h](?) le [daim Fhanaid é?].

6 Nir cuired[h] riam ag ríar chléire

an clu a c[...]th nac cosain soin

[.................] se cem ina cho[........]

gi bé ar chl- (?) is [...................].

7 Méd a nduas ag dol a clechtad[h] (?)

crod[h] o Cuinn ni cradh gan tóir

sgol ’ga fegain fein a foghlaim

nir (?) mhéd[aigh?] rer Domnaill doibh.

8 Mar bhios crand ar cur a dhuille

on daimh gan crodh do-chuaidh se

do-s[i]a a tibhread[h] do daim do[iligh]?

[.......gn-.(?)..] a ndóigh oinigh he.

9 Tar ais ni fhillfe gan [..........]

[.............] n[d]aoine a ndan

[...................] gan riar a-tuaid

[...] cliar nar búail fa [...].

10 Reidh thiccid fa thighibh [...]

an trath tainicc si [...] gan drud

[...] ar chúirtibh chlann Cobhthaig[h]

an t-am dhúintir [....................].

11 Siol Suibhne [...] sl[...]fin [...]

[...] goire ni ghabhuid [.............]

nirbh iongnad[h] lenbh do chor comhlainn

ar ndol a selbh Domhnaill [dó?].

12 [La]oich ag sníomh a samhthi lebhar [79v]

ar lar troda go tig nóin

ni ruc a leis (?) an tuaigh tairrngid[h]

buain an [........................].

13 D[...] erge do nagaid[h] (?) Domhnaill

dúal taman do theacht a cnáoi

lor a chuimge le fri [leg. fear?] bfalad[h].

is fedh bruighne fal- (?) [......].

14 Do chlecht sin sirdhail a maoinedh

mac Toirrdhealbaig[h] nar thoill bem

ri riam bhudh chóir ina charuid

dóigh nac bi[.....................].

15 Decair coimmes re cath Fanad

fada a n-oirbeart on aird thall

ni bentar gell do mhuigh Muman

o a fuil o fe [........................].

16 Ni creiter thú do thúar beme

ar do bhronnthaib[h] da mbeth locht

nac moltar tú le daim dhoiligh

do cai [.............................].

17 A dáil toirbert ni thed caithiomh

cur at agaid[h] ni fhed síad

ni bhí 7 cach a cló a chele

an trath bud m[...............].

18 Fa dhind ag dáil do bronntadh

do-bher éd ar Inis Ir

ni thiad deighf(e)ir fúibh a Fanad

on duil eiridh g[.................].

19 Ni ticc le cach cur ’na n-agaid[h].

a n-oirbhire an uair do thuill

ni fhúair fholaidh fa triall [trithi?]

t’fía[n.............................].

20 Gell gac criche do crich Oilig[h]

d’iomad na ndúas dháiles sud

ge luath le fer an tann tánac

mall [.............................].

21 San tir thuaid a taobh a dheghbhreth

dual torad[h] do theacht a huir

ni fa Domnall dho bhi an brugaid[h] (?)

nac fog[.........................].

22 Gnath duine ag dul as gac entaobh

go hua Rúaidri na rosg nglas

ge mor ted ina teac comoil

[..................................].

23 Laoich ferrdha nac ob a ndeabaid[h]

fa Domnall ar ndol a fe[i]dhm

ma foda ri san ath uadha

do bi ar [.......................].

24 Ni fetar fulang a ngaisgidh

gasradh échtach na n-arm sidh

anaidh da fein ar cor comlann

a sgol ag be[i]m [Domhnaill díbh?].

25 Cion orrtha ni fholchuid fedha

fir nac éder cur ’na cend

cumma dhaibh a cor ar conair.

crodh caig air bo [.......].

26 A bhuaidh ni ben tir a tochar

da tegmad[h] hé a n-uathad[h] sluaig[h]

na máoidedh cách car an chomhlann

ar ndul ar s[.....................].

27 Laoich nac taobthar a trath fedma

fian Domnaill ag dol ’na selbh

ni foghar roinn don ath uada

ni coill c[...........................].

28 Techt do dhaim a ndiaidh toirbert

[ní?] teo leisin lasair the

bem fuair ar ollam[h] ’na fhoghlaim]

gruaidh ag donnadh [Dhomhnaill dhe?].

29 Fir nac léig ar lepthaib[h] [t...]ra

trath codail ni chlechduid cuilt

in fada as-tigh do tsiol tSuibni

gab[........................].

30 Decair commes re clu Domhnaill

ar dháil gcruid[h] ni chuirenn

annam rí ’na chlo bud chneasda

an ti fa ro tesda [a-tá].x?

31 A tig a chend do chleir Ghaoideal

guin t’aighthi nirbh obair doibh

tig donnadh ad ghruaid[h] a Grainne

ge fuair ollam[h] th’fainne oir.

32 Fer cuartaighthi criche Banbha

bem uirre ni fhaghaibh sé

ben nac fuil re im do deradh

ar dhail chruid[h] do lenadh lé.

33 Ben nac dechaid[h] o dhiol cléire

cráobh fhinemna is aille d’fhiodh

nir thuill riam gorad[h] a gruaidhe

’s do iarr molad[h] [..........].