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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem/story 8
CRECHMAEL
- A drem-sa, nach duairc ic dáil,
ma thucsaid cuairt i Crechmáil,
cid dia fail, ós Brega blaid,
ainm ind fheda i tancabair?
- Diambaí 'ca cethrai chlethaig
ingen Bethrai balc-brethaig,
Sampait garg, cen gním núachair,
sech ba bard, ba ban-búachail:
- Dosfánic thuaid oca taig
drúth Ennai chrúaid Chendselaig:
is dó ri cach sogairm sáer
ba comainm comnart Crechmáel.
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- Roduscar in drúth iarsain:
rongab lúth 'ma lán-aicsin:
romídair dia thálgud túaid
a sárgud ica sáer-búaib.
- Roncúr, roncengail in ben:
fo rengaib rún rocailled:
a chend ní thúargaib din troit:
rothend búaraig 'ma brágait.
- Is deshin ní senntar sund:
derb ná celtar in comlund:
atá Crechmáel arin chaill:
ní senchas leth-máel labraim.
- Cía beith i n-don cech mairb maill,
robrog a gairm in glan-chaill:
co derb rodelig messe
scél demin na dreimme-se. A.
- A Chríst rochés croich corcra,
co n-dernur grés glé-molta
duit, a rí búan cach beinne,
ar lúad cacha láech-dreimme. A drem.
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