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771. Do leighis Dia derbhtha an mirbhail (aceph.) $
Length: short 15qq (frag.)
Certainty: 3
Period:
  1. 16th early
  2. 16th mid
Areas:
  1. Ulster
Classes:
  1. Other mp
Manuscripts:
  1. TCD 1319 (H.2.17) ii, O’Donnell Duan.16c
Motifs:
  1. nobility of blood
  2. comparison with all others
  3. comparison with own kin
  4. liberality to poets
  5. general grief for patron
  6. mythical comparison (Lugh)
  7. Classical allusion (Hector)
  8. illness
Patron Christian Names:
  1. Maghnus mac Aoidh
Patron Surnames:
  1. O Domhnaill (d. 1563)
Apologue Subclasses:
  1. Mazer: its wood improves by hard usage
Meter Vars:
  1. seadhna
Poem:

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Do leighis Dia, dearbhtha an mhíorbhail

[TCD 1319 (H/2/17), 482 bis]

[Acephalous]

[Séadna, Dán Díreach]


1 bec dtar[aidh?] an leim tar line

gabaid[h] fein an rige a-ris.

2 Do leighis Dia derbhtha an mhirbhail

mac meic Aedha dob e a am

da leigedh Dia an t-ainfher d’essgur

cia an Gaoideal nar hessgradh and.

3 Ag breith bisigh bios an masal

da (a) med guasacht do-geibh se

an crand masail medh I Dhomhnuill

fosaigh fedh gach fhorluind hé.

4 Ni brond ri do rigraidh Banbha

a mbronn airdrigh Essa Ruaidh

fer nar car fabhairsi n-einigh [leg. n-oinigh]

anaibhsi ag cradh Oilig[h] uaidh.

5 Ag breth bisigh bid gac bliadha[in] (?)

brondta leogain leithe Cuind

mar gort dedhsil a ndiaigh branair

a criaidh ceinil taraidh truim.

6 A-tait cliara criche Banba

ag breth na roghan ruc me

turcar flatha a rath da-riribh

tar cath Macha sinigh se.

7 Ni hinand cach is cath Eirne

d’airdi[gh] na nduas dailess siad

ní mac samhla an mhoir ’sa minshreabh

do sgoil Banba as ní mer [leg. inbhear?] iad.

8 En firsheabhaic frith a nUlltaib[h]

ar uaislib[h] Banba ag breth gill

ni frith medh an eoin don ealltain

os fer eoil da seabcaibh sind.

9 Ludh Lamhfhada a hEmain ablaigh

is oigri Aedha ar n-eo fiss

medh comtrom rea gcur a gcoimess

Ludh an conclann roinnes ris.

10 Eachtar mac Primh premh an gaiscidh

gnaoi in curadh do-chuaid a gcein

tarla a shamail and no Echtar

re haghaid clann neartmur Neill.

11 An masal da meince brisder

a brised[h] fen ferrde an crand

co fuil méin masail a Maghnus

d’fuil Neill Frassaigh adhnus and.

12 Anonn (?) d’fhinfuil Eogain Taighlig[h]

tond uaibhrech dob fada leim

ni hi an muir ’sa bruaigh nac bentair

do buail fa fuil neartmair Neill.

13 Cuisle beo re brosdadh n-enigh

tre fuil mBriain na mbuabhall cam

fada an fhionfhuil ’na muir maighrigh

linaidh don fhuil fhailgigh and.

14 Ni fhuil dés dár fhás on Art-sin

Art Enfer is oirrdearc luadh

acht dés ceinil co hArt uime

gort dedhshil is truime tuar.

15 Cia [ go rainig r?]ighrad[h] Banba

[b? ...] fir do chlu

ni fess ga [lion tunn? ...]

[...]. Ends here.