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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

poem 67

Find-Loch Cera

1. Atbér frib co húain iar n-an
   mar fúair Find-loch co fír-glan
   aní rafhind co fedil,
   ar is limm is lán-demin.
2. 5] Diambái Pátric in raith réil
   for Crúaich maith ina mór-phéin,
   ba sním fri sáethar in sel,
   ic dín láech-ban is láech-fher,
3. Rofhóid Dia dia dídnad de
   10] énlaith fír-glan anglide:
   forsin loch léir cen lacad,
   nochantis cléir cain-abbad.
4. Ba hed adglaitis fo bail
   "a Phátric tairche ocus tair,
   15] a dín Gáedel fo glóir glé,
   a áebel óir ordnide."
5. Búailtis in loch 'na línib
   dona scíathaib scath-mínib,
   co mbíd a tháeb-ler nach té
   20] mar cach n-áebel n-airgdide.
6. Ed-sin fodera in gairm nglan
   Find-loch Cera na comram,
   mar atchúala-sa in cach cill
   in brig búada-sa atberim. A.

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