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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

poem 64

Carn Fráich

  1. Carnd Fraich, ca hadbar dia fuil,
    fiarfaidear dona heolchaib:
    in Fraech o fuil in carn coin,
    nachar moeth arm a n-imgoin.
  2. 5] Fiarfaidim dib, ni fath fand,
    a eolcha ata 'na thimchall,
    caidi ced-ainm in chairn chuirr?
    far gairm baid bet buachaill.
  3. Sloindfead-sa daib, in fis fir
    10] can imresain, can imsnim,
    in Fraech o fuil in carn cruaid
    isin muig thall co tren-buaid.
  4. Cnoc na Dala a ainm roime
    re re Meidbe mor-gloine:
    15] dobi se co sen arsin
    is cach fear and ca airim.
  5. Cid mor n-ainm do cloechlo in cnoc,
    co tanic Conn, fuair formod:
    dochuadar sin uili as,
    20] is cach duni dar duschas.
  6. 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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  8. 25] Ceathrar mac, fa mear teglaig,
    ac Conall a claen-Temraid:
    rohoilead i Cruachain chuirr,
    sa tuathaib oirir Umaill.
  9. Corc is Condla is Ceitgen cáem
    30] ocus Fraech, mearda in macaem,
    cleathcur fa calma in cach cath
    in ceathror merda menmnach.
  10. Dofhas cocad itir Chonn
    ocus Eogan na n-ard-glonn:
    35] rointer Eri leth ar leth
    ac in da menne meadrach.
  11. Sul docheartaid cach a crich
    doerig aqo eisith,
    corbean cach da chele crod:
    40] nochor thrath reid im ruathar.
  12. Tainic Eogan taidlech trom
    co Cruachain na clad comdond
    is taseach a theaglaig thréin
    deadlaid craisech re crand-scem.
  13. 45] Doniad chreich isa Cruachain
    gasraid Muman mor-chuachaig,
    Eogan ocus Fraech fearrda,
    da leoman laech loindearda.
  14. 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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  16. Gonais Fraech mac Conaill chais
    Eogan an aignich neambrais:
    55] beantar a chrod d'Eogan ann,
    ar son seolad na saer-clann.
  17. Congbais a sciath co sceanmda
    Fraech an aignid oireagda,
    mac rig Espaine na neach,
    60] brig a deas-laime, is dligthech.
  18. Frecrais mac Conaill chneadaich
    Fraech an aignid oilmeadaig:
    in da Fhraech a hiath Eorpa
    da laech na triath tren-seolta.
  19. 65] Suigid na sluaig ca slegaib
    ca fhnaicsin 'na n-oic-feraib,
    sa dias deig-fer can dearbad
    ar deibead le deig-engnam.
  20. Rob i crich in chomraic chruaid,
    70] marbthar mac Conaill cleath-ruaid:
    tegar ár Mumnech na mag,
    fuiglech na nar ca niamad.
  21. Deadlaid re chele sa chath
    clanna Conaill co crechtach,
    75] ocus is log ur aile
    can lug mor ac Meadraide.
  22. 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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  24. "Cuirthear sa carnd-sa rem thaeb,"
    ar Conoll in cleath nemdaer:
    "biaid a ainm ar in carn coin
    aca gairm and ac eolchaib."
  25. 85] Carn Fhraich on Fhraech sin ille,
    ce be uil ca fhiarfaidhe:
    mac Conaill, nar cruaid im chrad,
    molaim na sluaig co sulchar. C.
  26. Doni dream denam aile
    90] ar Charn Fhraich na rigraide,
    a beith o mac Fhidaid ain,
    slat dominaid ar mor-daim.
  27. Cindis do beith in carn cruind
    o Fhraech an aignid edruim,
    95] sa beith re lind Meadba amuig,
    dochind a menma ar maeraid.
  28. Re Coinculaind na cleas coin
    dothoit co tenn an tanaid:
    a comroc usci, cerb oil,
    100] dothuit si lesin tren-choin.
  29. Ar bord Slebe Fuaid fledaig,
    ac Áth Omna oil-meadaig,
    robaithead mac Fidaich fen,
    glac nar minaid ar michell.
  30. 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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  32. Doniad in slog sin uile
    110] trell iman ceann comnaidi:
    leagaid iman ceann gair guil:
    dobad fearr daib a diguil,
  33. Sul dofhacaib Meadb in mag,
    atchondairc chuici ingnad,
    115] bandtrocht guth-bind, as buan blaid,
    a snuad sa sruth-lind surchair.
  34. Bearaid in bandtrocht builich
    leo in corp sa sith sidamail:
    doniad guba is toirrsi theann:
    120] nir choimse a cuma choitchend.
  35. Baister sith Fraich ac fearaib
    o mac Figaid oir-sleagaig:
    ara sith, fa caem cuaine,
    dith in laich, is lan-truaide,
  36. 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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