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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

poem 78

Carn Amalgaid

  1. Seanchos chairnd Amalgaid fheil
    sloindfed uili don aird-reim
    am lis can dailb can debaich,
    fis in chairnn 's a chinedaig.
  2. 5] Fiachra ealgach na n-ech seng
    robo mac d' aird-rig Erenn,
    do Dathi, fa tend fodail,
    ri 'na chenn ni chualamair.
  3. Fa mac d' Fhiachra na ngruad nglan
    10] Amalgaid na n-arm n-admar,
    o fuil in carn can taisi,
    sa muig thall co tren-maisi.
  4. Is he rothochail ar tus
    in carn sin, ba caem a rús,
    15] mac Fiachra, nar fill ar fhear,
    ler bind briathra na maidden,
  5. Do d'fhegain a long lebar,
    is cum oenaig d'aitegud:
    fa cabsaig sloig far slaitni
    20] sna roim arrsaig adlaici.
  6. Hirfada doib na degaid
    co bas in rig rorebaid,
    co fuil na carn fen in fer:
    leir in cach am a oiged.

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  8. 25] Acsin a denan demin
    carn Amalgaid anenig,
    inad sloig na foind-fhear fras,
    coir a sloinded 's a senchas. S.
  9. Amalgaid mac Fiachrach fen,
    30] uad tir Amalgaid fhoid-reid,
    bunad naem is chell is chros,
    dar lem is saer in senchus. S.
  10. Fearsad Treisi don thaib thuaid,
    bean Amalgaid co n-oll-buaid
    35] a hoiged san ath abos,
    fath far boinead a blath-chros. S.
  11. Amalgaid, nar fhell ar fhear,
    mac Dathi na ngruad ngle-gel,
    is uada an inis anos,
    40] trilis chuanna na caem-dos. Sen.
  12. Brathair Manandain co mblad
    Brón, ler slaidead in sen-mag,
    is uada mag mBroin abus,
    mar nar an foir re Feargus. S.
  13. 45] Acsin na dinda diamra
    sloindim daib do reir riagla
    ni lean eolach ind anos,
    (is treorach sinn) in senchos. Seanchos.

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