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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 21

XXI

    1. Beag nach lor a luaidhim dhe
      a tigfadh dulc ad esie
      gidh cuich ga mbiadh breath in ill
      a leath no trian ni thuirmhim.
    2. 2620] Do fhoir Dia Bhrefni mbhraenaigh
      fhairsing fheraigh fhindraenaich
      gach uir ri hidhnaib taraidh
      san ibhraigh uir erlamhaigh.
    3. Latsa a meic Briain i bhairr thais
      2625] do fhoir Dia Bhrefni mbhraenglais
      tu a slat Chuilt ar do chagar
      bac in uilc nir fhobradar.
    4. Gor fhoillsigh Dia bha dheni
      fis duid a chind Coirrslebhi
      2630] a flaith Gabrain gan grain dreas
      rob ail tadhbhail a nuaingneas.
    5. Ni hamhlaidh sin tarrla in toisg
      be maith gon ti ro thegoisg
      do chuadhais on lucht rod ling
      2635] an fuarais dulc ni airmim.
    6. A meic Bhriain nocho breg damh
      indLogha fhuarais rabhadh
      ba gaeth manuar thear robhaidh
      a sduagh Breagh od bhidhbhadhaib.
    7. 2640] Nos amhlaidh fhuarais a fhis
      sluaigh ar ti theacht mad rolis
      o balbhthuind ag ben ri tir
      go redh a bharrthruim baismin.

      8. p.172

    8. No no rob e thfer rabhaidh
      2645] ge dho berium baramhail
      fod glan mar bha gnath ri Lugh
      bagar do chach god chogur.
    9. Bid ort i nam na troda
      buadha Logha Lamhfhoda
      2650] terc a gheg Chlair nach cualaidh
      med taigh o na hilbhuadhaibh.
    10. IndLogha thu a dhregoin Druing
      i nagh no sinChonculaind
      coir do shechna a badhbh Berrnais
      2655] debhtha tharm is inFerghais.
    11. A meic Bhriain na tachor te
      Tommas gidh e thainm baisde{MS folio 17r b}duid a laich Annla is ainm Lugh
      rigairm thanma ni hantur.
    12. 2660] Lugh mac Ethne in errla fhind
      braithreas nir faemh fa Erind
      bha fraechdha rindaigh in fhir
      do mhill a bhaigh re braithribh.
    13. Fuath do Lugh fa iadh nUisnich
      2665] dob aithreach don feadhoinsin
      ba lan gaidh gach tir o treas
      nir mhin a mbaigh na mbhraithreas.
    14. As casmhail tusa a thuir Dhor
      is Lugh ri maicni a mhathor
      2670] glor faidheadh ag dul san drem
      gan Lugh daireamh fa Erind.
    15. Aisi sin ainbreath rob ail
      do breth ortsa a fhir Gabhrain
      mad chuid don chindsa Chlair Bhreagh
      2675] dar limsa nirbh ail thairemh.

      16. p.174

    16. Biaidh aireamh as uaisli ort
      ana fuil a chleath Cianocht
      gan rimh ni fhagmaid dot agh
      mar do sgribh Padraig peandbhan.
    17. 2680] Ader dhuid a fhir Eni
      uirsgel ar a fhaisdeni
      tocht imslan o dha ed soin
      breg dimradh nochor fhoboir.
    18. Ag findChill Fhearta in fheoir bhuig
      2685] aenna la dhar loigh Padruig
      an amra da fhoir indi
      tarrla ar a oigh aislingi.
    19. Tarfas do bili buadha
      sa moighsea a fhir fhindChluana
      2690] medh i taraoidh do thoill air
      nir samail coill re craebhaibh.
    20. Ingnadh re habhsdal fhear Fhail
      do ghluais gach coill na comhdail
      nochtaid ochta geala gleand
      2695] fedha ag tochta na thimcheall
    21. Lucht cnuasaich ar cnuas a chraebh
      do condairc Padraig peandchaemh
      nir thearcthana a dhuilli dhe
      ealtadha on chruindi chuige.
    22. 2700] Musglais Padraig na peand noir
      nachar mhaidh mheadhar egoir
      rem i chroind ga labhra leis
      poind a amhra da indes.
    23. Do chan Phadraig phuirt Chimi
      2705] ar nindisi a aislingi
      ros ber fen go beacht a breath
      fa rem ceart airsen clereach.

      24. p.176

    24. Cuingidh gebhas in gortsa{MS folio 17v a}brigha in croind do chondarcsa
      2710] Dia nir char chogur nar thuig
      do chan re phobul Padruig.
    25. Is iad coillti a chrand soichleach
      do iadh man crand craebhthoirtheach
      is fa cheart is doigh gach dream
      2715] na sloigh ig teacht na timcheall.
    26. Innmhus i cniuas do fhear as
      egis na healta iarrfas
      tromdhamha ga naithni air
      orrlamha caithmhi in cnuasaich.
    27. 2720] Barr rug orraim o eadhaibh
      barr in croind gil gegleabhair
      is i rachlann chaemh i chroind
      gach craebh da dhathbharr dhighoind.
    28. Crand buadha nar thearc toradh
      2725] tathairsiu a geg gormCharadh
      a dreagun Ce in cridhi gloin
      in bili rob e thathoir.
    29. Tusu craebh bairr i bhili
      a leomhain glan Gairighe
      2730] a fhlaith Caillmidhi is clu linn
      is tu tairngiri in Tailgind.
    30. As tu a Mheg Shamhradhan shair
      leandan Brefni in bhuird sgothchaimh
      a chraebh phuirt braenamlaich Bhreagh
      2735] do shaerabhlaibh ghuirt Ghaidheal.
    31. Togbhail cridhi dod chliaraibh
      tagh a chonchair chailiallaich
      saer o ferg uaibhrigh thfhaghlaidh
      a ghruaidhghil derg dondabhraigh.

      32. p.178

    32. 2740] An rosg da ndech do drech noig
      inghean ur edaich sgarloid
      ai bhili Gergi do ghebh
      dergi agus gili id ghruaidhebh.
    33. Mailghi donda is dubh guairi
      2745] agus rosg gorm geguaini
      folt mar umha na fhailghibh
      ort ag dula ar dondmhailghibh.
    34. Fuarais o Dia is demin sin
      a Mheg Samradhain shuirghigh
      2750] buaidh ndealbha is nenigh ar aen
      a dheghir Emna daentaebh.
    35. Buaidh naigh ort a fhir Chodhail
      buaidh mbuga ar do bhrughodhaibh{MS folio 17v b}cuis fhormaid ri gach sluagh soin
      2755] buad comraig ar bar cathoibh.
    36. Buaidh sed oirbh ni coir a chelt
      buaidh molta oirbh ban imert
      denumh indluis bhar sluaigh sin
      buaidh nindmhuis ar bhar negsibh.
    37. 2760] A meic Briain na mbriathar mbind
      leath tenigh nochon airmhim
      ri tabhairt shed mbuadha id bhais
      a gheg Cluana nir charais.
    38. A Thomais Chruachna in cnis ghil
      2765] a Mheg Shamhradhan shuilbhir
      lat gach giall da ndleaghair dhe
      du deabhaidh fa iadh nEle. le leath.Cuind.d.o.
    39. Mac De go ndearna a Nualaith
      an errla choim craebhdhualaich
      2770] congnm dan loind treabh dho thath
      let ear led chloind led chonach.

      40. p.180

    40. Anocht nach dearg do drech gil
      a inghean mhall Mheg Uidhir
      a shlat Bhreagh ni dolta dhe
      2775] ad geal nochta ad geal ngaire. re
    41. Sgailedh Dia goirmidh dho ghlais
      ai Shitriug mac Briain bharrchais
      bidh maith din ar ndomhain de
      ar fhoghail a ghribh Ghaille. l.ea.th.