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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])
section 13
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- 1415] Bean anois chabhras chrich Meadhbha{MS folio 9v a}maith da furta.cht feidm na mna
din o Cuind cabhair o Meadhbha
ar chanaidh fhuind Theamra ta.
- Inghean I Chonchabhair cabhras
1420] coigeadh Meadbha is maith da thath
in tin bhalbh ag brath na Sadhbha
Sadbh dha rath go cabhra chach.
p.94
- Ni bean ele acht inghean Chathail
chabhras da feidhm fod a sean
1425] ed le cach im ghnai dha ghebha
ar mnai Raith ni bera bean.
- Ni bhia triath gan teacht da bruidhin
ni bhia bean gan bheith na raith
ni bhi teadh na mna gan muirear
1430] ge ta in bhean a cuireadh chaich.
- Ata a nos is ni dha diadhacht
ag din bhan is ag badhudh locht
ata bladh is brigh a guidhi
ag din na mbhan uili ar olc.
- 1435] Da gheibh chlu gi chuich nach faghaibh
nach bean sa beith os chach
fuair dhin ar choiribh na colla
an dil doiribh troma tra.
- Nos a feili is fada rainig
1440] righan maerdha Mhaighi hAi
fada soir ro feas a feabhas
im muir theas gebhas ri gnai.
- Clu na righ ni ragha dhisi
dul da teist ma ta air gach righ
1445] geall as gach mhodh ag maith Shaidhbhe
re ndol do sgaith Dhairbri dhibh.
- Inghean Chathail chrichi Teamrach
do fuair chlu le cosain gheall
bheith os gach laith is lor dhisi
1450] mor is mhaith gidh issi is fhearr.
- Beraidh mhna is as minic bheireas
tar bhladh caich ge chuich nach rug
rath don mnai mar da ga thuilliumh
air gnai gach mna is tuilleadh tug.
p.96
- 1455] Ingean i Chonchubhair chaitheas
ri clu in rath nach rangas dreim
roind da crudh ar chradh nach raibhi
do cur bhan a baili o bheim.
- Neach ar chlu nir cuireadh tairsi
1460] in teist fuair da fhaghbhadh neach
geall ar ghnai gibe dhar beanadh
le mnai ge berar a bhreath.
- Da ni run bhae riarfa in Duileamh
le ningne a din diadha in reim{MS folio 9v b}
1465] da ni gach naemh ni ar a guidhi
mar ra ni craebh Ruighi a reir.
- Ni fhuil chleir gan chuit da hindmas
ni fhuil daimh nach denand toil
ar faghail raith do gheig Ghabhra
1470] ni theit tar maith Sadhbha soin.
- Ar ghnuis corcra chraibhi Boindi
da bher theist ga teist is fearr
ed ar mnaibh ma breith mar bheiri
tre breith gair da gheibhi in geall.
- 1475] Tugais ar nos ni as da thossaich
tugais druim re denamh locht
ni fhindfa bean da mbhi at aghidh
na in mheadh bhas ainibh ort.
- Taithneamh cumhdaigh da chiabh ndhighaind
1480] dath in fhuilt is amhlaidh bhis
ni bhean tfholt cam as chloidhibh
tocht da bharr fa troighidh tis.
- Tu gu cian o chintaibh Eabha
amhghar sibh ar son bar nghail
1485] ni bhiad dot chli coiri Eabha
ni is ghoiri na deala dhaibh.
p.98
- Maith do chlu o chur rit mhaitheas
maith dae din gan denamh nuilc
muna din cathmithi in chroidhi
1490] taitridhi ag dil choiri in chuirp.
- Tussu os mnaibh le meat da theasta
mar dai eir chlu os chind gach shluaigh
ni he da chradh ni hi hanair
da rabh ni gan fhaghail uaibh.
- 1495] Ar ndail chruidh do chanaidh Mhuaidhi
tar mna Chondacht ni cuirthear dhi
ar ndhail nghreadh seang leis a Saidhbh sin
bean is fearr na haimsir hi.
- Da ni mhaith ar mhuindtir nimi
1500] da ni ri Dia dil a chrecht
a dula gan choiri o cheanaibh
oiri is lughu a neaghaidh derc.
- Da mhbheath gan fhear ibheall Chunga
do chath Breifni o mbearntar sluaigh
1505] ni fuighthi dhi a dil da cheili
acht ri dharir Eiri dhfhuaim.
- Geall einich ga haigneadh bhandta
buaidh ndhealbha ga dreich mar bhlath
geall ag Saidhbh ar a son feine
1510] is do naidhm dhol da cheli os chach.
- Dealbhaidh i leomhan laimh re dreagan
dealbhaidh eochu a neangaib sroill
geis Leamna ga car a corrchail
ealbha dhamh re nonchoin oir.
- 1515] Morthair cliara le crodh Saidhbhi
seachnaidh chinta on cheirrd da ni
daibhfear chean ge chraet da geabhtha{MS folio 10r a}ni fhet bean a seachna ach si
p.100
- Ludh go cill do ceandach loghaidh
1520] ludh gu daimh ga doirbhi ceim
ludh na coindi da me air bhochtaib
loindi le rochtain da reir.
- Suil bheanaid gega a glac ndhighaind
ri dlaithib fuilt fleisgi Liag
1525] clanda boga na ceibh chaistigh
foda gan bhein aistibh iat.
- Feacaidh thili a tosach cairbhi
cuiridh each ag imtheacht raen
beanaidh a beirt breig a cuma
1530] nir mheit neirt ach truma a thaebh
- Glor gach daenfir aein rith hinghin Cathail
do chath Bhanbha o bhit na purt
neach dhan leir gach ainibh fholaigh
ni airich beim oraibh dhulc.
- 1535] Teist gach fhileadh ar fholt feacdha
fiu na teasta ticfa dhit
gi bladh bha deara gi derca
ceana ban da fhetfa a nic.
- Teighe air rath tar righnaibh Connacht
1540] air chlu dhit ni dheachaidh sluagh
teit tar shlogh thar nar dhu dhula
mor dho chlu is ni ludhu a luadh.
- A Shadhbh ni hingar dhot anmain
ar oir tu da teit a curp
1545] mna o pheinn tre peacthaibh marbha
beantair ag bein tanma o ulc.
- A ingean Aillbhi fhuind Bhoindi
bean bha theist ni thicfa a diaeidh
dar lat is duit ata tharbha
1550] cuit gach mna da Bhanbha Briain.
p.102
- Da gheibh rath da reir gach dhuini
Dia dhae riar mar ranig le
tar a mbhia naghaidh a hanmun
raghaid le Dia nadhbhrugh nDhe.
- 1555] Mar da rath os righraigh Bhanbha
biaidh ar chlu os chind gach mna
in rath nar thuil do mnai mhuili
mar mhuir ar lai thuili ata.
- 1560] Ge rabh uirri uamhan cintadh
cin na leath ni leicfi naemh
da maitheadh Dia is di na mhaithfeadh
ni fa ria aithfear gach aen.
- Inghean meic Dhomhnaill dhuin Tuathail
ar thuar chlu dhae cheandaigh neamh
1565] dinidh hi dhanair is dfheili
nach bi ag faghail bhemhi in bhean.
Bean annois chabhras
- Lor dhae chabhair choigidh Meadhbha
Mag amhraghan righa a re
ceandchait na sloigh sidh ar Neillni{MS folio 10r b}
1570] no gur din dfhoir Eirni e.
- Mag Shamhraghan shireas cheandus
ar chath mBreifni da mbalbh sreabh
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ndail rand do rath a aghla
geall dae cath Bhanbha dae bhean.
Bean anois cabhras chrich Meadba