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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem 18
Alend
- Alend óenach diar n-ócaib,
ráth Airt cona ríg-rótaib,
fertas búada for a blai,
conosfuair Fál mac Fidgai.
- 5] Fert in' rochland Conchend clí
mac Fergnai, fer co find-lí,
lerg-luam Lugdach, letrad cailc,
forad ba Setnai síthbaicc.
- Brug forsmbíd Messdelmond dúr,
10] leis conuargbad a ard-múr;
is d' a brunnib attib dig
Mess Scott Scegra di Laignib.
- Faithche Ruamaind, ruamnad rind,
co falgib flatha forfhind,
15] tír chadla, cathir crichid,
grianán i m-bíd Andrithir.
- Ferand Fergusa fairge,
orba uais co n-imarde,
flesc Find maic Rossa rebaig,
20] ríg-dinn Bresail Bregamain.
- Luchdond letrad lecne líach
ótá Gabrán co Áth Clíath,
i Fáil Segi snáad lind,
ba garga a gluind im Alind. A.
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- 25] Bethir bethrach, breó co n-gail,
lepad luithech do láechraid,
fri ré Niad Corb, calma cend,
ba h-adma alma Alend: A.
- Carpat Catháir, comrar sét,
30] tailc rothairmchell triathu trét,
lúad cech medra, monur n-glé,
ard-rí Emna is Alinde: A.
- Fidchell Fhiachach, búadach rí,
dracon daigrech, dron a chrí,
35] ruamnais tria rígu rinne,
nenaisc níthu Alinde: A.
- Brí Bresail beólaig fri gail:
leis ba Tuaim Tenbad Temair:
rí gorm for gabru grinne
40] rochroth armu Alinde: A.
- Sruthar saeglond nodassaig,
Segsa snás a Síd Nechtain;
Life, luathem a linne:
tibit tulmag Alinde. A.
- 45] Triar trén-fher, trialla clas,
Buirech, Fiach is Aururas,
it é cen meth, monor n-glé,
acclaidset múr nAlinde. A.
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- Buirech focheird uad do ráith
50] dar in múr, nírbo rothláith,
ail focheird dia riged rind
- conid hí 's ail i n-Alind. A.
- Robái sund
[gap: extent: one monosyllabic word]
ben balla14,
ingen Lugdach loech-banna,
55] fria gairm nirbo dirgna dremm,
diarbo ainm rígda Alend. A.