Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 14

XIV

William O hUigind da rindi in laidhsea

    1. 1575] Fearthain aeini eineach Neill
      naidhi a dheidheach ar gach nduain
      mar ta Niall sa os nos gach Neill
      a iarsma fein fos fa bhuaid.

      2. p.104

    2. Moch fa buaini in fond a bhuil
      1580] is gach tond uaini na ail
      ar gnas na in gnai da gheibh
      nar cheil drai re na fas air.
    3. Meraid a gnai go la in Luain
      ata ghnai os ghnai gach aein
      1585] siltar gan cheilg nosbladh Neill
      do mhorsun chleir ar cheirrd gain.
    4. Mac Nualaidhi do ber bhu
      a dhuan air sin ma thig ata
      gilla bog a Baill na neo
      1590] nach ob ghleo na laid re la.
    5. Teallach nEathach gun min mhor
      deathach dhaentir dae gach thaebh
      saertheallach neamhthlaith mae Niall
      ciabh mhaethghleandach sreathblaith saer.
    6. 1595] Ar teallach ni a treas gan tlas
      teas gacha gleandfhaichi a gris
      teallach sin os tenid thuas
      geinid chnuas a cnaibh fa ciaes.
    7. Leaghaidh caer Dhanar an dun
      1600] on gharadh ni chaer a chaer
      sa teallach od do thogh Niall
      na sgor ndia n searrog saer.
    8. Ro brosnaghadh arm go thadh
      ro dosnaghadh badhbh um buar
      1605] do chomlas in teallach tren
      nell corrghlas reandach dho ruadh.
    9. Ibheall os a teallach thuas
      ni saileam a eallach dfhas
      tiaghadh ciabh ngleandach a ghris
      1610] teallach bis um Niall o Nas.

      10. p.106

    10. Mac thamraghain da shir gnai
      glanbhranan da thil gach ti
      a minlabra da mheall mhe{MS folio 10v a}fearr e
      [...]
      righ.
    11. 1615] Sed sa cruindi ni char Niall
      glan a bruindi sglan a ghlor
      olc fa choin ge dheach dhun
      ur um boin sum each sum or.
    12. Ar fhlathbhili is flaith gan locht
      1620] a math is arighi dhulc
      ni creach roNiall neach gan neart
      tearc neach a choimhfhial a curp.
    13. Flaith Breagh ar bhuga os i Briuin
      gan fhear braith chuga re cleir
      1625] ar shnoidhi dheadhrand dae dhaim
      do thail croidhi neamghand Neill.
    14. In tairgfea tachar no treas
      no in nairgfear gach athchadh glas
      no in thraefa goimh Neill anos
      1630] go buil bos gach geill na ghlas.
    15. No in sguirfea in gilla da gruaimh
      no in laidhfea a finda sna mnaibh
      no in fir cach do neamthoil Neill
      no in gna dreim ri fearchoin Fail.
    16. 1635] No in fir Niall a cagar cnicht
      no ag bagur ghliadh um gach gort
      no in bhuil ga dhreich reigh na reacht
      gan teacht fa breith Neill anocht.
    17. Glas a dhearc gealchorcra a gruadh
      1640] fearchonta a neart cas a chiabh
      flaith Sinda is ghaeidgealta glor
      gilla mor naigeanta Niall.

      18. p.108

    18. Suairc a bhel is bind a ghuth
      nir er ind mar nar er neach
      1645] geg bhosghlan is bhlasta deoch
      ar each ghasta ag cosnamh chreach.
    19. Caimi a gruaga na gach gruadh
      sairi a thaebh na gach taebh
      da chuir me Niall tar gach Niall
      1650] Brian na mBrian e is Aedh na nAedh
    20. Rightaiseach is leabar lamh
      minchraiseach reamar dhruadh
      fear racalma neamcas Niall
      leanas triar catharrdha ar cuan.
    21. 1655] O tilaic slat corcra Chua
      re bo molta mac gach mna
      morfhas do Niall Niall gan bhu
      Brian fa chlu is Tomas mar ta.
    22. Calmach um nach faghar fuacht
      1660] a bhalbhruth gan bladhadh mbharc
      deargaidh a chain seanMuighi Slecht
      sgeamgairi checht re taibh tracht.
    23. Geall gach moighi gun mhoigh min
      geall gach groighi ga ghroidh uir
      1665] geall bo na Banbha ga buaib{MS folio 10v b}buaidh cro is arbha ar a uir.
    24. Magh isirbindi en trom
      mag is minshlimi fer fand
      magh as a fhaidi an adhradh find
      1670] lind sa tamradh aigi and.
    25. Locht a mhoighi ar nach bhuil fraech
      gan mhoir na ghoiri dha gnath
      ni fuair fear enlocht dhaen iadh
      neamh a fhiach braenghort fa bhlath.

      26. p.110

    26. 1675] Gach torudh ar a mhuir mhoir
      da gabhar sa mhaigh mhain ni fuair fear en
      is port righ magh mar mhagh Neill
      fin is ceir is cradh a chain.
    27. Gilla in mhoighi finderg find
      1680] i ngach dhoiri ar dibheirg truim
      tug toirrsi Dia ris an droing
      se fa choill on cloindsa Chuind.
    28. Fuair ar eachtra airum righ
      nir cainidh o thearca ag ol
      1685] athaith teasta mar ta ar Niall
      la na ngliadh ni cneasta a chlodh.
    29. Na thir fein gan fuil se fear
      tar gach ceim da chuir a ghnai
      fearr ar fogra Niall um ni
      1690] na righ fial is Fotlla fui.
    30. Ata oirecht sin ar sodh
      ar toidhecht noir le Niall
      feghain ag toraidhecht re taebh
      moraireacht saer fearrdha fial.
    31. 1695] Gilla minderg chathas chrodh
      gach diberg mhathas fa mhidh
      gilla saer gemhealtrom geal
      da mhbhean mhaer enecland dfhir.
    32. Gilla blath eachamhail ur
      1700] ag creachfhaghail caich nir clodh
      fear conchar neamchrandta Niall
      tromchra a fhian leathghallta a lon.
    33. Mag thamragan cian o chol
      gallbanfhaidh thre Niall gan neamh
      1705] airm na cleith ar comhlaibh tor
      sgeith mun crodh ar formnaibh fear. Fearthain

      34. p.112

    34. Eineach Saidhbhi na sul ngorm
      nir gradhaich bean ga mbhi a righ
      geis Bhainlindi da guidh ghnai{MS folio 11r a}
      1710] ni fuil mnai is crafici i gli.
    35. O Brian Luighneach na land nger
      nir ghein coimfhial chraibhi Sainbh
      gearr leindi gach la fa cuirm
      fa mhuirrn ata sindi ag Saidb.
    36. 1715] Ingean I Choncubhair Chliach
      chreides Dia rer dealbadh neam
      gur fhai Niall fa gealla glan
      leandan na man fial a fear. Fearth
    37. Fearaidh fuil ar faichi naidh
      1720] re tharm Dondchaidh is derg bel
      fian cnicht re thochur ag tnuth
      ur fa nirt fochun is fer. Fearthain aini
    38. Manum ar eineach a sgeith
      sgiath Michel bhu moidi neam
      1725] rug thar gach naemh ceim o chin
      cidh um nach saer fein gach fear.
      Fearthain aeini eineach Neill