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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

poem 76

Ard na Riag

  1. Ard na Riag, raid a fhoros
    duind, ma fhedaich fhir-thomas:
    cred thuc baisdead anma air n-aiss?
    cir mar tharla ar tengaich?
  2. 5] Abair bec rind na Riada,
    ota in t-ainm a n-imciana:
    ní gné can tarba a thorad,
    o tharrla he ar illrugad.
  3. 0 cheithri riabaib raiter
    10] in t-ainm an uair imraiter:
    beithri nach somolta sin,
    ceithri comalta Cellaich.
  4. Cellach mac Eogain Eoga
    hiad a aes fritholma:
    15] cleathchor, nar chair a charcrad,
    a cethrar caid comaltad.
  5. Maelcroin is Maelsenaich sin
    ocus Maeldaluad lendmair
    ocus Maeldeórad don droing,
    20] noclaen-seólad ar saer-cloind.
  6. Guairi doclaen in curi,
    nir anse, ca sir-guidi:
    tuc doib cach ni ar chrad Chellaich:
    rob i dal in díchennaid.
  7. 25] Ar marbad Chellaich chrechtaich
    da fhir-muintir ainechtaich,
    do chind luaidi nachar leas,
    dobi Guairi can gnath-leas.

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  9. Cuchoingelt do uair áraig
    30] ar an droing daír duálaig:
    ranic do a mbreith leis a laim,
    do nochor ges a ngabail.
  10. Tuc co port Rig da riagad
    na hiuidail, da n-il-pianad:
    35] and rochrochad in ceathrar,
    fa sochar a sir-chechrad.
  11. Ard na Riag de na deadaich
    gnath-gairthear ac Goeidelaib:
    sibal is clecht le cach mbard
    40] a lecht a n-inad irard. A.

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