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725. Dlighim ioc as m’fhearacht graidh (or ‘fearsacht’) $
Length: long 39qq
Certainty: 2
Period:
  1. 15th mid
Areas:
  1. Munster
Classes:
  1. eulogy wp
Manuscripts:
  1. RIA 1134 (23/E/29) Book Fermoy 15th c
  2. RIA781(23/G/5) M.OCathas.1797<1722x
Motifs:
  1. envoi to David son of Maurice Roche
  2. eulogy of appearance
  3. nobility of patron’s blood
  4. comparison with all others
  5. privileges of poets (seat at right hand)
  6. patrons’ liberality to poets
  7. poet-patron relationship
  8. Historical comparisons
  9. proverb ? q. 4
Poet Christian Names:
  1. Cormac mac Eoghain RIA1134, 781
Poet Surnames:
  1. O Dalaigh
Patron Christian Names:
  1. Caitilin ingh. Taidhg (perh. O Meachair?)
Patron Surnames:
  1. Roche wife of David son of Maurice
Apologue Subclasses:
  1. Bricriu & Flidhais, in Tain Bo Flidhais
Meter Vars:
  1. deibhidhe
Poem:

Poem in printable PDF format

Dlighim íoc as m’fhearacht gráidh

[RIA 1134 (23/E/29) Book of Fermoy, 201]

Corm[ac] m[ac] Eogain hI Dalaig cecinit

[Deibhidhe, Dán Díreach]


1 Dlighim ic as m’feracht graidh

ni sirtha a n-aiscidh anair

a faghail gemadh dual damh

ni buan anair nach icthar.

2 Fuarus aiscidh nar fhiu mhe

fuarus failti fhecht oile

fuarus ni nar dailti damh

gidh hi an fhailti ni hicthar.

3 In deoch graidh do dearluig damh

ua na righ o Raith Cruachan

ní mor ar ar dhail an ndigh

gerbh ail a hol a n-aisgid.

4 Cengal na toili tic as

in toil mall as hi anas

feirdi in ti da tabhuir toil

nac faghuir hi mar iarthoir.

5 Mu breath fein da fagad me

o ingin Taidhg fhecht ele

ni do sin a-bhain do bheind

acht don digh graidh do-gheibheim.

6 Fuarus anair dob ferr lind

dail a sed ni he airmhim

fiss a ruine do dhail damh

nair duinne muna diltar.

7 Don laimh cle dá cuire mhe

d’egla ollumhan ele

in lamh deass narbh í mh’inad[h]

nir mes si ’gar suighighadh.

8 Duas mar aighidh uaithi soin

do-geib misi is moirn olloim

ni hail gan riar desi damh

tresi nacar iar ollam.

9 Le med m’ainbreath uirri soin

egal leam in la a-derthoir

gur cuir mesi cach am cenn

ni gnath tresi nac traigenn.

10 Sgel ar Bricne na mbreath ngrinn

fuair misi ’s ar mhnai Oilill

tainic tren in olluim as

ni scel gan orraid[h] fhuaras.

11 Gu Dun Atha Fén na flegh

Bricne gid beg do sailead[h]

teit in uair-sin o [fh]reimh Roigh

ceim do uaisligh ar n-anoir.

12 O nac fuair Bricne sa mbrugh

Flighais nar etigh ollam[h]

ní mor gur toirind is-toigh

slogh Oilill no gur fagoibh.

13 Mar fuair Bricne na mbreath caidh

ben Oillill arba an anair

da reir do athraigh tar ais

da cathraig fein le Flidhais.

14 Ben Oilill fa hordraic blad[h]

tuc bronnta d’ollam[h] Uladh

nar chasmail d’faghail gan fhi[o]s

casnaidh d’anair na n-eigi[o]s.

15 O mhnai Oilill na n-arm tais

re n-imteacht d’ollam Fherghais

frith gac aiscidh ar ar an

gur scith n-aistir in t-ollamh.

16 Gidh mor tindlacadh tuc soin

ar son molta meic Carbhoidh

is mo ar ndil gac uair budh ail

ni do sir fhuair in anair.

17 Re hingin Taidg in taibh gil

a-der os damh is aithnidh

do ben imtha a ben Bert(h)a

ni fhindfa h’fer einleptha.

18 Da tegmad a thabairt duit

d’oighreacht ingine Cormuic

sealbh na teasta fhuair Aillbhe

ni huain ceasta comairle.

19 Do-chuaidh tú tairsi a taebh geal

gidh tusca tainic Emhear

do clú ar dereadh ní dlighi

is tu Eimer h’aimsire.

20 Inghen Fhorgaill nar ér nech

gid hí dob airdi eineach

do an bladh an einigh ort

a bladh d’Eimhir gur iasocht.

21 Meadbh Cruachan nar eitigh fher

Mor Mumhan ger mhó a hairemh

do chinn tu ar bladh na mban-sain

nac an do clú a gcomharsain.

22 Gach toirbert dá tugad libh

lentar ort ag na hinsibh

do-chaidh a n-oigreacht oruibh

dail na toirbert tugobhair.

23 Nir ghabhtha damh od dreich gil

t’anoir d’fagáil mar aighidh

gemad nuaidhe ar n-anair ass

buaine a faghail mar fuaras.

24 Fuarus orruim nar fhiu me

d’faghail a hucht do treise

dom anair a bhean Banna

gan fer d’fagáil m’urrama.

25 Da lentai orm a fholt cas

do tresi in trath fa fuaras

ar moirn a clechtadh do-chaidh

nac lentar oirn ar n-anair.

26 Ar dail tusa a fholt mar fhail

do thuill bladh do Cloind Carrthaig

cuid molta don cuan cinil

do gruadh corcra a Caitilin.

27 Gibe ele a errla tiugh

th’oighrecht ó aicme Gaighiul

gne h’aigthi no aebh na nderc

a craebh aithli is don oigreacht.

28 Mas dot’ oigreacht o fhuil Cein

in rosc corr [nar?] thuill toi[bhéim?]

in folt tais no in taebh leabhar [202]

ar ghael Cais is cuimhneaghadh.

29 Muna beim do gruadh mar gloin

ni fuighthi le techt toroibh

a troigh reidh bairrleabhar bog

beim re aibhlegad orod.

30 Nir an aguibh a folt tais

d’eis gach daimhe dar dilais

gan bronnad acht in brat sroill

nar glac ollam[h] mar anoir.

31 Nir ingnad aisgidh oili

da tibread[h] ben Boroimi

dailid[h] si ar son a molta

a tol gid hi as ingonta.

32 Fa ingin Taidg tuilleas blad

falta rim ac mnaibh Muman

d’aithle molta mna Adhar

ar folta a-ta ag tromaghad.

33 Gibe blath do bhi ar an fidh

croind uaisle fhine Gaeighil

tuicti ar blath na crand cinil

barr o chach ag Caitilin.

34 Da fosta ac fuireac re dail

sed buadha ara mbí anair

ni fhost geg abaidh o fhir

sed acht re hagaid n-aighidh.

35 A-tait re tabhach toili

ruisc malla mna Maenmoighi

abhra fiar ler toibhgheadh toil

níamh mar oighreadh san aghoidh.

36 Ni thuigim da mbeind ’ga brath

cia dibh da tibraind tosac

na fola lé fhuair-si geall

mogha uaisli da n-airmhem.

37 Ar toil comuind da chele

misi 7 craebh Coirrshlebhe

ni hi in toil nacar gabh greim

ni foil dhamh acht mar dligheim. Dligim...

38 Gidh mor toirbeart do dail damh

mac Muiris na mur línmhar

ní thug duin aisgidh bhudh fhearr

in taiscidh ruin nac roindfem.

39 Daibhith a Roitsi rosc glan

gur thogh ind tar gac n-ollam

do shaer so ar gac n-aincin inn

ar n-aithnimh is do dlighim. D...