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931. Feidhm flatha feitheamh einigh
Length: very long c. 50qq
Certainty: 1
Period:
  1. 17th early
  2. 17th mid
Areas:
  1. Munster
Classes:
  1. eulogy mp
Manuscripts:
  1. RIA 744 (A/v/2) 17th cent.
Motifs:
  1. envoi to wife (dau. of O Donnamhain)
  2. liberality to poets
  3. fertility under true ruler
  4. kingly functions
  5. prophecy of ruler
  6. house
Patron Christian Names:
  1. Tadhg [an Duna] mc Taidhg, ua Diarmada
Patron Surnames:
  1. MacCarthaigh ( fl.1618-49)
Apologue Subclasses:
  1. Colmcille’s miraculous hospitality
Meter Vars:
  1. deibhidhe
Poem:

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Feidhm flatha feitheamh einigh

[RIA 744 (A/v/2), 78a]

[Deibhidhe, Dán Díreach]


1 Feidhm flatha feitheamh einigh

airrghe f(h)eile foillsighidh

ceird doiligh do dhruim thoile

cuing an oinigh d’ionghuire.

2 Menma a fheithme as feidhm flatha

imreas berta baoghlacha

tearc do mhilidhibh fhuinn Airt

fa chuing fhireinigh orrdhairc.

3 Feidhm flatha iar bhfromhadh deacra

do-ní d’airghibh uaislechta

an tan as siobhluidhe sein

cur re hionghuire an einigh.

4 Teacht le a dhoilghes do-ni nech

dan ceird aghradh don oineach

do-chi a thruime mur tharbha

tar ni an chruinne chethardha.

5 Gibe neach iomchras d’eire

diol gach aoigheadh d’áiridhe

d’f[h]ein ghlanoirir Thé ó thoil

rodhoiligh e re a iomchar.

6 Tadhg Mag Carrthuigh cosg troda

cuid d’obúir ua Díarm[ada]

diol aoigheadh um fhonn cCriomhthuin

budh trom d’aoinfhior d’[Éirionnchaibh?].

7 Ni theid uadh duine diomdhach

mac Taidhg thuilleas neimh[ionnlach?]

giodh dal anfhoilmhe is ni hegh

ar lar ghlanfhoirne Gaoide[al].

8 Diol fhileadh innsi Logha

do shior as í a ealadha

brigh na fortuile a-tá ag techt

an lá as dochr[o?]idhe an daonna[cht].

9 [A?]mlaidh bhios fa bharr oire

fiodhbhaidh an chnuais cumruidhe

biodh go sni a fhiorbhun da a folt

do-ni diorghadh [dá? d]eacra[cht?].

10 [...]s al na hoibre docra

chleachtas iomchar anshocra

gach deacruidhe da n-éir air

a dheaghcroidhe féin fuilngid.

11 Oilifint an oire truim

iomchruidh giodh anba an doghruinn

lucht toighe cumhduigh a ccath

go a n-urduil oile d’ualach.

12 Da (a)nos-soin iomchras oire

[ca?]ingidh chriche Maonmh[o]ighe

le a ttuill do Ghaoidhealuibh geall

fa aoigheadhaibh fhuinn Eirenn.

13 Breatha caigh giodh antrom air

ni mhothaig[h] med an dochuir

giodh trom do d(h)eacra an einigh

mo a fherta ’ga fhoir[eidhin?].

14 Mac Siobhain as é a fhaire

riamh on lo fa leanbhuidhe

diol [a?]oigheadh [onnm?]uige Fail

sgaoileadh comhnuighe [a chonáigh?].

15 [T]arla an gnás da a ttug a thoil [78b]

ag Colam Chille an chrabhaidh

[có?]ir daonnachta fuair an fer

gan uain aonobtha aoigheadh.

16 [Ua] Fhearghuis iul na n-aoighedh

nar chleacht coigill iolmhaoinedh

[ro?]gh[a?] fadh f(h)reimhe Criomhthuin

lamh dob f[h]eile d’Eireannchuibh.

17 [M]ac Feil[im?] le a mbeirti breth

an treas fear dob f[h]earr oinech

[...]en [leg. fear sein?] d’f[h]irfhechuin gach fhir

do threibh ghnimhesguidh Ghaoidhil.

18 [Gach?] ionadh a ttogbhadh teach

do thogbhadh Colam craibhtheach

[fear?] an chroidhe gan chionuidh

teagh oile da aoighedhaibh.

19 Caoin cheda a ccoinne a chaithmhe

gach la inn do horduighthe

re a dail d’aoigheadhuibh gach fhuinn

fa laimh ccaoimhioghuin cColuim.

20 [A?] meaghon lae gacha laoi

d’aos graidh Choluim do chleachttaoi

[a r?]oinn on fhaidh gan obadh

a bproinn daibh do dhearrlagadh.

21 [...]n d’éis na proinne

do dháil da a droing chomhroinne

[...]c do bhriogh a bhochta

as-tteach fa díol daonnachta.

22 [...d?]oir do raidh ris

“bí a-márach fan áit oiris

[...]n riarachuidh cáigh um chenn

o fháidh fhialachaid[h] Éireann.”

23 [An?] dara la ag techt as-ttegh

d’uair airithe na n-aoigheadh

[...] an fear gan riar roimhe

a tteagh bhfial na furnuighe.

24 “[...]nn a-niogh dhamh-sa a ndailimh (?)”

freagruis fear an friothailimh

“[...]n [...]ed techt [n?]i thuguis

ni ceart an tann tanaguis.”

25 “[D?]o-bher luach cairde fam chuing

a dheora” ar cleirech Coluim

“do barr a-rís fad radha

da ttis am a fhaghála.”

26 Trath riaruighthe lochta an lis

an treas la do léig tairis

suil do-roighne tocht as-tteach

do port coinnmhe na ccleireach.

27 [An d?]eibhlén iar tteacht don toigh

d[o?] raidh do chomhrath chialluidh

“[...s?] da a haoghuire a dail damh

cain gach aonduine ón érlámh.”

28 “[...] an treas uair a-tu ag techt

sunna” ar an t-aoighe om imthecht

“[...ig] eall[adh?] a-ne a-niogh

se aineallamh ni heider.”

29 [...] Coluim do chan ris

“cred í an riaghuil do-roinnis

[...mh?]ne ar thriall as-ttegh

biadh r[io?]chuirme suil roinnter.”

30 “Tri ceda ar ttoighecht don toigh [79a]

re trí laithibh dam dioltuir

diongna an bheart nar thogh tusa

teacht ar an ccor ccedna-sa.”

31 “Gabhuim uait” ar an t-aoighe

“can ris an bhflaith bhfiornaoighe

na biodh se ag cuma fa a ccuid

o as e as urra re [an?........].”

32 Do Cholam an aignidh fhéil

bearar le a oglach ainnséin

a measg cliar curadhfhuinn Bhreagh

ciall uraghuill a n-aoigh[eadh?].

33 “Gach uair feasda iarthar ort”

ar Colam do char daonna[cht?]

“cuid naoimhionaidh cháidh mo cheall

dail ar aoighedhaibh Eir[eann?].”

34 Do lean sibh-si a dhreach dhedla

inntinn an fháidh f[h]iren[da]

ad ráth le reiribh docra

a ttrath déinimh daonn[achta].

35 Maoin gach énla dáilter duit

ar ghnás Coluim cei[n?...]

d’aos imdhechta ó eing go heing

ar eing fa[..............................].

36 Nior diultadh aghaidh aoinfhir

lat um ór nó um io[lmhaoinibh?]

nó um riar ndaonnachta dar dhligh

riamh a [..................................].

37 D’ionnmhus na cléire do chuid

gach uile am [........................]

tig dod bhuaigh daonnachta daibh

g [.........................................].

38 On chedlo do cuiredh libh

ainm t’feile [...........................]

la a athruighthe ni háil d[...]

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

39 Tú as buaine maith ga [...]

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beg sein dod ce [...............]

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40 A ttainig [.........................]

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flaithe [togh?.................... ....]

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

41 A ttiog [...........................]

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[f ... ar tu ..............................]

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

42 [........................................]

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43 Go dun ngrianach Gleanna an Chruim [79b]

gabhus a Thaidhg fad thuaruim

feagh an mhuighe fheraird fhinn

duine as gach enaird d’Éirinn.

44 Cnuas fiod[h] [i?]s torchar a ttuinn

do-gheibhe d’aoibhnes t’f[h]eruinn

don rath as inleanta ar th’eing

a sgath finnshleachta Feighlim.

45 [...o?] feduis amharc sealga

ar arduibh sliabh soineannda

[as?...]al as toinnbhleachta ag techt

os chlar th’oighrechta d’amharc.

46 [Do-gh?]eibhter ar lar do lis

mar ta ag cach ’na áit oiris

iul triath na ttiredh bile

a sgiath miledh Maonmhoighe.

47 A [ngl]enn an Cruim ge a-taoi ad thocht

roimh fhial as ullmha daonnacht

ga [...] Eireann dod ghasruidh

siodh Éireann an t-adhbhar-soin.

48 [..........] dúna as daor dhuit

giodh fada téid t’ainm oirdhruic

[..................c]eimenn ccuradh

le lucht Éirenn d’aisdriughadh.

49 [..........] do chosg fhoghla

a lamh réigh d’aois ealadhna

[.......................]a gach fhir

a thoil coigealta a chinidh.

50 [..........] anghoire ghliadh

a rún cennsa ag ceilt ainmian

[.....................] os tragh the

a thairrngire fadh bfhoirfe. F.

51 [.................................]le

bheith mur mhilidh Maonmhoighe

[..................................] agh fhuil

fan reir dob áil d’áoigheghuibh.

52 [.................................]

[...] inghine Í Dhonnamhain

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

[........] ar oileamhuin aici.

53 [...................................]

[........................] as soileir

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

[....................] daonnachta.

54 [..................................]

[..............................] mhan

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[...........] de [.............]tuir.