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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem 64
Carn Fráich
- Carnd Fraich, ca hadbar dia fuil,
fiarfaidear dona heolchaib:
in Fraech o fuil in carn coin,
nachar moeth arm a n-imgoin.
- 5] Fiarfaidim dib, ni fath fand,
a eolcha ata 'na thimchall,
caidi ced-ainm in chairn chuirr?
far gairm baid bet buachaill.
- Sloindfead-sa daib, in fis fir
10] can imresain, can imsnim,
in Fraech o fuil in carn cruaid
isin muig thall co tren-buaid.
- Cnoc na Dala a ainm roime
re re Meidbe mor-gloine:
15] dobi se co sen arsin
is cach fear and ca airim.
- Cid mor n-ainm do cloechlo in cnoc,
co tanic Conn, fuair formod:
dochuadar sin uili as,
20] is cach duni dar duschas.
- Oidi Chuind moir mac Fheilim
Conall Cruachna in clair-leibind:
ce dobi a Cruachain na clach,
robo ri ar tuathaib Temrach.
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- 25] Ceathrar mac, fa mear teglaig,
ac Conall a claen-Temraid:
rohoilead i Cruachain chuirr,
sa tuathaib oirir Umaill.
- Corc is Condla is Ceitgen cáem
30] ocus Fraech, mearda in macaem,
cleathcur fa calma in cach cath
in ceathror merda menmnach.
- Dofhas cocad itir Chonn
ocus Eogan na n-ard-glonn:
35] rointer Eri leth ar leth
ac in da menne meadrach.
- Sul docheartaid cach a crich
doerig aqo eisith,
corbean cach da chele crod:
40] nochor thrath reid im ruathar.
- Tainic Eogan taidlech trom
co Cruachain na clad comdond
is taseach a theaglaig thréin
deadlaid craisech re crand-scem.
- 45] Doniad chreich isa Cruachain
gasraid Muman mor-chuachaig,
Eogan ocus Fraech fearrda,
da leoman laech loindearda.
- Beris Conall 'sa cland chruaid,
50] 'sa menne mearda marc-sluaig,
ar crechaib Chruachna na cnead
d'eachaib fuartha na fenned.
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- Gonais Fraech mac Conaill chais
Eogan an aignich neambrais:
55] beantar a chrod d'Eogan ann,
ar son seolad na saer-clann.
- Congbais a sciath co sceanmda
Fraech an aignid oireagda,
mac rig Espaine na neach,
60] brig a deas-laime, is dligthech.
- Frecrais mac Conaill chneadaich
Fraech an aignid oilmeadaig:
in da Fhraech a hiath Eorpa
da laech na triath tren-seolta.
- 65] Suigid na sluaig ca slegaib
ca fhnaicsin 'na n-oic-feraib,
sa dias deig-fer can dearbad
ar deibead le deig-engnam.
- Rob i crich in chomraic chruaid,
70] marbthar mac Conaill cleath-ruaid:
tegar ár Mumnech na mag,
fuiglech na nar ca niamad.
- Deadlaid re chele sa chath
clanna Conaill co crechtach,
75] ocus is log ur aile
can lug mor ac Meadraide.
- Tocbaid ar crandaib craisech
leo in macne mer mor-thaisech,
berar leo a Cruachach na clach
80] int eo do thuathaib Temrach.
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- "Cuirthear sa carnd-sa rem thaeb,"
ar Conoll in cleath nemdaer:
"biaid a ainm ar in carn coin
aca gairm and ac eolchaib."
- 85] Carn Fhraich on Fhraech sin ille,
ce be uil ca fhiarfaidhe:
mac Conaill, nar cruaid im chrad,
molaim na sluaig co sulchar. C.
- Doni dream denam aile
90] ar Charn Fhraich na rigraide,
a beith o mac Fhidaid ain,
slat dominaid ar mor-daim.
- Cindis do beith in carn cruind
o Fhraech an aignid edruim,
95] sa beith re lind Meadba amuig,
dochind a menma ar maeraid.
- Re Coinculaind na cleas coin
dothoit co tenn an tanaid:
a comroc usci, cerb oil,
100] dothuit si lesin tren-choin.
- Ar bord Slebe Fuaid fledaig,
ac Áth Omna oil-meadaig,
robaithead mac Fidaich fen,
glac nar minaid ar michell.
- 105] D'eis a baiti sa lind lain
beantar de a chenn 'sa chongair:
dobi in slog ara sleagaib,
sa ri mor ca midemain.
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- Doniad in slog sin uile
110] trell iman ceann comnaidi:
leagaid iman ceann gair guil:
dobad fearr daib a diguil,
- Sul dofhacaib Meadb in mag,
atchondairc chuici ingnad,
115] bandtrocht guth-bind, as buan blaid,
a snuad sa sruth-lind surchair.
- Bearaid in bandtrocht builich
leo in corp sa sith sidamail:
doniad guba is toirrsi theann:
120] nir choimse a cuma choitchend.
- Baister sith Fraich ac fearaib
o mac Figaid oir-sleagaig:
ara sith, fa caem cuaine,
dith in laich, is lan-truaide,
- 125] Acsin an oiged uair thall
maic Fidaich, Fraech a hUmall,
ar Tain Bo Cuailgne na crech:
lor a truaidi da teaglach. Carnd Fraich.
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