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A Dhomhnaill,
deaghlam fá shíodh
[Rawlinson B 514,
74r]
[Quiggin, E. C.,
‘Prolegomena to the study of the later Irish bards, 1200-1500’,
Proceedings of the British Academy 5, (1913) 89-142
(appendix).
In Muireadhuch
cédna cecinit (i.e. Muireadhach Albanach
Ó Dálaigh)
[Deibhidhe, Dán
Díreach]
1 A Domhnaill
deglam fa sid
denu-sa
aicned indrig
ni
maith sidh acht co
subach
na
bidh flaith co frichnumach.
2 Dena righacht
is reidhe
ni
haicned rig
rodheine
as
lat Erne 7 Eine
brat ar n-erghe a
hainbfine.
3 Tarla damh lamach dar lem
do-fetar iss e
m’fuighell
ni
derna fuighell
acht fer
ar nach
cuirenn a
cáinedh.
4 Geis do righ a
rí Finde
sceinm re scel an
ceadgille
ni
dlesidh gach duine
tren
go
fessidh luidhe
ar
lethsceal.
5 An me do-cuaid
d’iarruid Finn
fiarfaig da fuil
’san airdchill
fech
a cridhe
solus
s[a]in
ca
dorus tighe a
torchair.
6 Is hi an
foiridhin fallsa
do-soised uaib
oram-sa
ger b’e a Domnaill
do dilleacht
do
congbhuinn
rét
cipineacht.
7 Dob e an coimes
echt oile [74v]
Mac Coissi ’s a
cirmoiri
dail
nar bferr
rium do-ronadh
Find
am cenn do
comóradh.
8 Tainic is tuc
mo loissi
fa
fhichid am
fiadhnaise
do-sía ara
corp no ara cruth
cia
les nac olc an
t-enghuth.
9 Da
marbaind
7 me ad tig
mac rig maith no
mac taisig
fulang
h’anfaid dob
ussa
triasan
tarbchoin
turussa.
10 Mo a ndernais
ina i ndlighe
d’fhalad at fhir
muinntire
ge
sith do-ne[i]ss(i) a-nossa
frit do sith d’eis
Aengossa.
11 An cedlong
triallfus tar tuind
uaid
a ri Doiri a Domnaill
leic
a milid me
tar ais
le
[i]sna tirib ó tucais.
12
Oirdeochad duid a
ndlige
rim a
shoerclann
tShuilige
a
n-íc Finn
no Duib
no Duinn
na
cuir ind dít a Domnaill.
13 Eacail leam-sa
do moid mer
a
Domnaill
Droma Lighen
ar los do rímhoide
rim
cros na
Trinnoide a timchiull.
14 Ge tussa
nac ti
tar aiss
ar an ceadglór do canais
gach
Conallac sa
cruinde
go
rolonduch romhuinde.
15
Clann Aindílis an
fuind gloin
clann Eochach is
clann
Ceallaig
Sil
mBaigill ni biad am cinn
ní
shailim íad
dom imdill.
16 Muindtir
Tercheirt
ar mo thí
ni
creidim uaid a
airdri(gh)
mó
sailim mo cin do
ceilt
d’fhir mar Ó
taibhseing Terceirt.
17 Da ngreistea a
ri dom
rochtain
muintir dedgheal Dochartaich
cuich
dob anathlamh ann
sin
no clann maluchdub Maengail (?).
18 Clann Breislein ni biad am
cenn
ge
bhud d’aicmedaib Eirenn
mac Duinn ge bac do
bunadh
is
mac
Cuinn is
Concubar.
19 Dócha iad uili
ar mo druim
ina duine d’Ibh Domhnaill
ní
ticc mac daib
no dalta
lat a
ndail na dighalta.
20 Gach maith do
tír is do tuind
cugaib a cinel
Conuill
na
raib d’foghail no
d’esbuid
oraib
acht an
t-enfer-soin.
21 Ni facadhu[i]s
re hathaidh
me a
meic í Quind Ceadcathaig
a
Domnaill na
duin mar sin
an
suil mongduinn red
muinteir.
22 Traethfud-sa
th’ferc da
fhédar
dligther
airdri(c) d’uirbrégad
báithfed a flaith
Breag do
béd
ni
maith cnedh gan a
coméd.
23 C(r)etrar is gruamdha dar ghin
leoman buidhe
7 beitheir
mathghamain
finn dregan
donn
dar lium tecar ’na thimcholl.
24 H’ferg mor-sa
is do miri
baidfe[idh] ceol ar
cerdi-ne
dan
7 gan duais da cinn
sámh
les gac cluais dá
cluinenn.
25
Sloindfed da creide
a cul lag
a
meic hua nEchac Fanad
ni
fhuil a dearcc
ceibfhinn cais
ceard a
nEirinn at
fhecmais.
26 Tucais leat a
cais corcra
cearda bregtha
banntrochta
comláine gaca cerde
bondbaine
7 beildeirge.
27 Derge n-aighte
7 n-ingen
rosc
leathan gan luathfillead
maigri saer tana
troighed
mala
cael nar
caeloideadh.
28 Colpa seda
sliasad geal
mala
dub Dia dá díden
ded
as caeimhe ’sa cruinde
med
is saire is
sulcuirri.
29 Long do brondadh cona beart
is
cloidhem
co n-ór d’imbeart
long cona beart do bronnadh
’s
gan a ceilt ar
ceadlongadh.
30
Tinnscnamh
ar sidha i[s] se
sin
a
meic
Ecnechain
Oiligh
anadh
bud
lomlainn leam
sunn
ma
ferr a Domnaill
deglum. A
Domhaill
31 Do
corcras clochan don
áib
a
Maeil Mhaedoic Meic
Amlaib
nirb
furail deit degláidh glan
a
Meic
Amláib ’na
inadh.
32 Logh damh a
ndernus ad cill
a í
Neill Teamra a
Tailcinn
is tu
caraim is
ru-m car
a
Calaim dan clú
crabad.
33 A Dubgaill na
delaig rind
a
codhnaig cloinde
Baighill
a Í
Baigill duinn
Doiri
ó
tuind taibse[i]ng
Thoraighe.
34 Na deglam
ar Dia do nimh
a
Diarmaid finn Í Fhirgil
is tú
at aenar is
imlán
ót
aeradh ot athimradh.
35 A I
Breslein a barr
lacc
a
meic
Duinn a dun
Fhanad
na
díslig mesi a
meic
Duinn
ma
deit bud tresi ad
trenqhuing.
36 A Aed Í
Terceirt na
treicc
mesi
no mac mo leithéid
a
cinn Caisil od
omhnair
taisich ind ’nar
n-ollomhnaib.
37 A Concubair duinn daltaig
meic
Domnaill I
Dochartaig
na
leic loidhe ó nDalaigs
do
géicc Doiri dimbádhaigh.
38 Na deglam
ar Día
nime
a
Mail tShechlainn
tShuiligi
masa
leir deit ar
ndograing
a
meic réidh í
righDomnaill. A
Domnaill....