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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem/story 120
LECHT HÉILE
- Is eol dam-sa in dluig diatá
Lecht Heile cen immargá:
fuair bás braiti brí na m-breg
do sceol Raitte co romer,
- Diar' cechaing fri fiansa fecht
Fergal, flaith feidil find-chert,
co h-Ailill co Cruachain crúaid
co rig Connacht claideb-rúaid.
- Da shiair occu dib linaib,
Héile is Medb co mór-gnimaib,
grinn-gela im garg-bríg rosgell,
ingena d' ard-rig h-Erenn.
- Dolluid atuaid a tír Breg
Herc mac Echach na n-inber
dar eis Fergail na foga,
cen ergail áig imgona.
- Ni thormailt bíad no bronnud
no caemna no comlongud
ic fir thiri no thalman
icon díni dam-adbal.
- Nogairthi a shiur 'na dochum,
ni d' ág no d' h-ulc no d' fhochua
cor' thoimled fiadach feda:
ba miannach a aiscena.
- Bith i fothrib co ferda
dognítis co comfhedma,
longud fiadaig a fedaib
co diamair os dairedaib.
- Cartais Raitte, reim co docht,
fis co Fergal fír-etrocht,
fail Heile inn óir is na n-ech
ic céile chóir chomaithech.
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- Teine tulcha taircther di,
ar Fergal cen fhirinni,
ar-rochur ind dia h-arggain
corop tind in timmargain.
- Doringned amlaid uile
ic damraid na n-duluige:
truag in garg-dil rogníd and
for ingin ard-rig h-Erend.
- De sin dorochair Fergal
dia cumaid, linib ler-gal,
dia tudchaid aniar ane
co Caillin fial Fergaile.
- Doel ainm am-mathar moalle
ruc d' Eochaid Herc is Eile:
in bás rosfuc as cach eól
fail sund dune dan dag-eol. Is.